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Nandini Rai

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Nandini Rai
Born
Neelam Gouhrani[1][2]

Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2010–present

Neelam Gouhrani, known professionally as Nandini Rai, is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films.[3] She is the winner of the Miss Andhra Pradesh title of 2010.[4] After modelling, she went to pursue a career in acting.

Biography

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Nandini hails from a Sindhi family.[1][2] She completed her schooling from St. Albans High School, Hyderabad, graduating in 2005. She has completed her higher education in London. She has modeled for over 80 national and international brands.[5] She holds an MBA Degree in finance from London. During her modelling stint, she has won several beauty contests, being named Miss Hyderabad 2008, Miss Andhra Pradesh 2010, Miss Pantaloons Fresh Face of AP 2009 and Miss Beautiful Eyes of AP 2010.[5]

She has acted in the Hindi film Family Pack and the Telugu film Maaya. She has performed in another Telugu film Mosagallaku Mosagaadu.[5] In 2012, she was seen in the Bollywood film Log In, too.[2] She made her Malayalam film debut in A. Sajeed's Goodbye December. In the "musical love story", she portrays a young, naughty teacher.[5] In 2014, she was signed for her first Kannada film Khushi Khushiyagi,[6] in which she played a fashion designer.[7] She has signed up her first Tamil film, a romantic thriller titled Grahanam. she has signed for a Telugu film Sudigaadu 2, in which she is playing a village belle.[8] She was one of the contestants in reality show Bigg Boss 2, hosted by actor Nani.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2011 Family Pack Sultana Hindi
040 Telugu
2012 Hormones Soumya Nayak Telugu
Login Divya Hindi
2013 Goodbye December Malayalam
2014 Maaya Vaishali Telugu
2015 Khushi Khushiyagi Priya Kannada
Mosagallaku Mosagadu Janaki Telugu
2018 Silly Fellows Pushpa Telugu
2019 Sivaranjani Sivaranjani Telugu
2020 Lalbagh Malayalam Post-production
2021 Koti Kommachi Special song Telugu Post-production
2022 Astakarmma Megha Tamil
2023 Varisu Jai’s lover Tamil
Bhaag Saale Telugu
CSI Sanatan Divya Telugu

Television

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Year Series Role Network Language Notes
2018 Bigg Boss S2 Herself Star Maa Telugu Also available on Hotstar
2019 High Priestess Ruby ZEE5 Telugu Streaming series[9]
2020 Shootout at Alair Nafisa ZEE5 Telugu Streaming series
Metro Kathalu Supriya Aha Telugu
2021 In the Name of God Meena Aha Telugu
2022 Gaalivaana Nandini ZEE5 Telugu Streaming series[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New 'naughty' girl in town". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Asha Prakash, TNN (27 February 2012). "Who inspired Nandini Rai's makeover?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ Pecheti, Prakash (21 May 2021). "Nandini Rai prefers intense roles". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Who is Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Nandini Rai?". 18 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Anasuya Menon (25 February 2012). "Hello Mollywood!". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ^ "It's final, Ganesh's next is Kushi Kushiyalli". The Times of India. 11 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Nandini Rai comes between Ganesh and Amoolya". The Times of India. 3 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Nandini Rai to debut in Tamil". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". 24 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Gaalivaana Season 1 Review: An interesting plot let down by subpar narration", The Times of India, retrieved 11 May 2022
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