Nakshathra Nagesh is an Indian actress and television host who has worked in Tamil films and television shows.
Career Nakshathra was schooled at Chettinad Vidyashram in Chennai. She studied hotel management at IHM, before moving into the entertainment industry as a video jockey. She first worked on Thanthi TV by hosting the show Vaanavil before moving on to work as a host on television shows such as Sun Singer for Sun TV, and as an awards host for ceremonies such as Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal and the South Indian International Movie Awards. Nakshatra also acted in short films such as En Iniye Pon Nilave, while also making appearances in small roles in the feature films, Settai (2013) and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014). She then appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Balaji Mohan's web series, As I'm Suffering From Kadhal, which marked one of the first Tamil language web-series. A reviewer noted that Nakshatra "looks fantastic and plays her role perfectly."
Nakshatra subsequently took on a leading role in Khushbu's television series Lakshmi Stores, which marked her first lead appearance on a primetime Tamil television drama. Portraying the timid Bhagyalakshmi, Nakshatra won critical acclaim for her portrayal of the character. In 2018, she was also listed by the Chennai Times as the fourth most "desirable woman on television".
Personal life Nakshathra got engaged to Raghav in early 2021, and they married on 9 December 2021.
Filmography Films Feature films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role(s) Ref. 2013 Settai Gayathri 2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Saraswathi Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramMalayalam filmPulivaalMonica's Friend 2015 Irumbu Kuthirai College Student 2016 Nambiyaar Confused Girl 2017 Indrajith College Student 2019 Mr. Local Sowmiya 2022 Hey Sinamika RJ DivyaTBA Vanjagan Vanigan
Short films Year Film Role(s) Ref.2015En Iniya Pon NilaveMegha2017Yeno Vaanilai MaarutheyArchana2020Kadhal Ondru KandenJenni
Television Reality Year Name Role(s) Network 2014 Vaanavil Host Thanthi TV 2015 Jodi Number One Season 8 ContestantVijay TV 2015–2017 Sun Singer Season 4 & 5HostSun TV2021Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ReunionStar VijayRani Maharani2022 The Galatta Crown 2022 Kalaignar TV Anda Ka Kasam Participant Star Vijay Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai Contestant
Shows Year Name Role(s)Channel 2015–2016 Vani Rani RudhraSun TV 2017 As I'm Suffering From KadhalTanviDisney+ Hotstar 2018–2020 Lakshmi StoresBhagya Lakshmi Sun TV Bilingual series2019 Gemini TV Roja Bhagya Lakshmi (Special appearance) Sun TV2020MinnaleHerself (Special appearance)Thirumagal Nayagi Divya2021–2024 Thamizhum SaraswathiyumSaraswathi ThamizharasanStar Vijay2021 Pandian StoresSaraswathi (Special appearance)2022Bharathi Kannamma2026–Present Azhagae AzhaguAzhagumadhi 2026 Ayyanar Thunai Herself (Cameo appearance)
Awards and nominations +YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.2017En Iniya Pon Nilave1st SIIMA Short Film AwardsBest Short Film Actress2019Lakshmi StoresGalata Nakshatra AwardsBest Debut Actor Of The Year –Female Sun Kudumbam ViruthugalPopular HeroineBest HeroineBest Romantic Couple (with Hussain Ahmed Khan)2022Thamizhum Saraswathiyum7th Annual Vijay Television AwardsFavorite On-Screen Pair (with Deepak Dinkar)
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