ABOUT DIVYA SPANDANA(TAMIL ACTRESS)

Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982),[1] known by her stage name Ramya, is an Indian film actress and politician.[3] She predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Ramya- made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film Abhi, opposite Puneet Rajkumar. She subsequently starred in several Kannada films alongside lead actors and, following successive commercial successes, established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in the Kannada film industry, becoming referred to as the "Golden Girl of Kannada cinema"[4][5] and 'Sandalwood Queen'. Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India, Ramya won the Best Actor Female award for Sanju Weds Geetha.[6] She won Filmfare Best Actress Award twice for her roles in Tananam Tananam (2006) and Sanju Weds Geetha (2011) films. She also won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Sanju Weds Geetha (2011). In 2011, she entered politics by joining the Indian Youth Congress. She became a member of parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka after winning the by-election in 2013, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in India at the time Early life Ramya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka on 29 November 1982 .[9][10] Her mother Ranjitha is a senior member of the Congress Party in Karnataka, while her foster father R T Narayan was an industrialist.[11][12] Ramya is from Vokkaliga caste by birth.[13][14] Her parents originally hail from Mandya.In August 2013,a person named B C Venkatesh Babu claimed that he is biological father of Ramya,and he had filed a petition in court regarding the paternity issue in April 2014.[15][16] JD(S) Legislator M. Srinivas has even called her a test-tube baby during Mandya Lok Sabha by-polls when Ramya didn't mention her father's name in the nomination papers.[17][18] Ramya said that her grandfather is G S Bore Gowda.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] She studied at St. Hilda's school in Ooty, and in Sacred Heart School (Church Park), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[26] She pursued her graduation at St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore Filmography Year Film Roles(s) Language Notes 2003 Abhi Bhanu Kannada 2003 Excuse Me Madhumitha Kannada 2003 Abhimanyu Saira Banu Telugu Credited as Spandana 2004 Kuththu Anjali Tamil 2004 Ranga S. S. L. C. Padma Kannada 2004 Kanti Reema Kannada 2004 Giri Devaki Tamil 2005 Aadi Aishwarya Kannada 2005 Aakash Nandini Kannada 2005 Gowramma Gowri Chandan Kannada 2005 Amrithadhare Amritha Kannada Udaya Award for Best Actress 2006 Sevanthi Sevanthi Sevanthi Kannada 2006 Julie Julie Kannada 2006 Amrutha Varsham Amrutha Telugu 2006 Dattha Divya Kannada 2006 Jothe Jotheyali Divya Kannada 2006 Tananam Tananam Vanaja Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 2007 Arasu Shruthi Kannada 2007 Prarambha Kannada Short film 2007 Meera Madhava Raghava Meera Kannada 2007 Polladhavan Hema Tamil Credited as Divya Spandana 2008 Mussanjemaatu Thanu Kannada Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 2008 Thoondil Divya Tamil 2008 Meravanige Spandana Kannada Guest appearance 2008 Bombaat Shalini Kannada 2008 Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu Preethi Kannada 2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Priya Tamil 2008 Surya s/o Krishnan Priya Telugu Telugu dubbing of Tamil movie Vaaranam Aayiram 2010 Just Math Mathalli Tanu Kannada Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 2010 Jothegara Priya Kannada 2010 Kiccha Huccha Aishwarya Kannada 2011 Singam Puli Swetha Tamil 2011 Sanju Weds Geetha Geetha Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actress Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 2011 Dandam Dashagunam Maya Kannada 2011 Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam Priya Kannada 2012 Sidlingu Mangala Kannada Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada 2012 Lucky Gowri Kannada 2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi Indraja Kannada 2012 Crazy Loka Kannada Special appearance 2014 Aryan Shwetha Kannada