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Divya Spandana
Divya Spandana/Ramya | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office August 2013 – 18 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy |
| Succeeded by | C. S. Puttaraju |
| Constituency | Mandya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Divya Spandana (1982-11-29) 29 November 1982 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College of Commerce |
| Occupation | Actress, Politician |
Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982), known professionally as Ramya (Kannada: ರಮ್ಯಾ Ramyā), is an Indian film actress and politician. She primarily works in Kannada film industry, but also appears in Tamil and Telugu language films. Ramya is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South, an Udaya Award, and a Karnataka State Film Award.
Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film Abhi. Although she has sporadically worked in Tamil and Telugu films her work in Kannada film industry garnered her greater attention; she won the Udaya Award and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the Amrithadhare (2005) and Tananam Tananam (2006) respectively. Her performance as the eponymous heroine in the 2011 romantic drama Sanju Weds Geetha garnered her further critical success and a Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Ramya has also starred in the 2011 blockbuster fantasy film Katari Veera Surasundarangi and other commercially successful films including he 2016 epic-fantasy Nagarahavu.
Spandana joined the Indian National Congress in 2012 as a member of its youth wing; she later won a 2013 by-election to become a Member of Parliament for Mandya constituency in Karnataka, but was defeated in a general elections the following year. She has been appointed as the head of Congress' digital media team and had been credited by media outlets for having transformed the political party's image on social media.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Film career
3 Political career
4 Filmography
5 Awards and Nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Ramya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, on 29 November 1982.[1][2][3] Her mother, Ranjitha, is a senior member of the Congress Party in Karnataka, while her foster father, R. T. Narayan, was an industrialist.[4][5] Her birth name was Divya Spandana. Ramya is the name given to her by Kannda actor Rajkumar's wife, Parvathamma, on the set of her debut film Abhi.[6] Ramya is from the Vokkaliga community.[7][8] Her parents are from Mandya. She studied at St. Hilda's school in Ooty, and at Sacred Heart School (Church Park), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[9]
Film career
Ramya made her feature film debut with Puneeth Rajkumar's 2003 Kannada film Abhi.[10][11][12] She made her first appearance in the Tamil film industry with the stage name Ramya, with the 2004 film Kuththu. The film had a successful run at the box office, as did her next Tamil film, Giri. Her debut film, however, gave her the name 'Kuthu' Ramya, by which she was then popularly known in Tamil Nadu, she had major box-office success with three Kannada films – Aakash, Gowramma and Amrithadhare – garnering critical acclaim for her performances and establishing her as a leading actress.[13][14][15]
In 2006, she starred in Julie, a remake of the 1975 Hindi-language film, but it failed to attract audiences.[14] After her following release, Datta, her next Kannada release, Jothe Jotheyali, was a successful venture[16][17] in spite of unfavorable reviews by critics.[18][19][20] Her final 2006 release, Tananam Tananam, an average performer that released to mixed reviews,[21][22] gained Ramya her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She had described her role in the film as "little complex" and "challenging".[23][24] In 2007, Ramya starred in three feature films; the first of these, Arasu, was a huge hit.[25] She then appeared as a sex worker in a film made to create awareness about AIDS as part of Mira Nair's AIDS Jaago project.[26][27] Her last 2007 film was Polladhavan, released during Deepavali; it was considered a commercial success and her breakthrough in Tamil.[28]Rajinikanth was all praises for the entire crew of Polladhavan.[29]
Her first 2008 release, the Kannada film Mussanjemaatu, was a big hit, and gained her a nomination for a Best Actress Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. She followed this with the Tamil film Thoondil. Ramya later stated that she regretted accepting the film.[30] Later that year, she starred in the films Bombaat and Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu, the former performing well at the box office.[31] Her final release in 2008 was Gautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram, which also won that year's National Award for the best feature film in Tamil. She was credited as Divya in Vaaranam Aayiram.[32] She dubbed her own voice for this film, which became a critical and commercial success. She did not have any releases in 2009, since both her films, Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids and Jothegaara, were delayed due to financial problems.[33]
Her first release of 2010, Just Math Mathalli, received rave reviews, with appreciation for her role.[34] She had two more releases that year, the long-delayed Jothegaara and Kiccha Huccha. Her next release was the Tamil film Singam Puli, followed by the romantic drama Sanju Weds Geetha. This film opened to highly positive reviews, with Ramya being unanimously praised by critics for her performance, which was considered among the best in her career.[35][36][37]
Her first release in 2012 was a comedy drama, Sidlingu, in which she portrayed the role of a school teacher.[38] This was followed by a light-comedy movie, Lucky. She appeared in the semi-mythological movie Katari Veera Surasundarangi. In August 2013, Ramya announced that she was considering quitting acting to pursue a career in politics.[39]
Following her brief political career, Ramya made her acting comeback in 2016 with Nagarahavu, a film which placed deceased actor Vishnuvardhan in the lead role through visual effects. The film received negative reviews upon the release and failed to attract an audience despite this gimmick.[40]
Political career
Ramya joined the Indian Youth Congress in 2012.[41][42]
She became the Indian National Congress (INC) Member of Parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka by winning the by-election in 2013. In the 2014 Indian general election, she again contested from Mandya but was defeated by C. S. Puttaraju by a margin of 5,500 votes.[43]
In May 2017 she was given the task of reviving INC's social media wing and was made national head of Congress's digital team at national level.[44][45] She took over the social media team from Deepender Singh Hooda. According to various newspapers and media houses, she is instrumental in turning around Rahul Gandhi's and INC's social media image.[46]
In August 2017, Ramya created the online campaign #AintNoCinderella to support Varnika Kundu, a woman who was "chased and almost kidnapped"[47] one night in Chandigarh. Senior Haryana state BJP politician Ramveer Bhatti told press the attack was Kundu's fault for being out so late: "The girl should not have gone out at 12 in the night. Why was she driving so late in the night? The atmosphere is not right. We need to take care of ourselves."[48][49]
The campaign started when Ramya and friends began posting photos of themselves out late at night with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella. "Why shouldn't women go out after midnight?" Ramya told the BBC. "I'm asking people like Mr Bhatti who are they to set curfew hours for us? I want to ask him who is he to question us? This is such a regressive mindset."[50][51]
On October 3, 2018, there was a rumor that she was reportedly upset with Congress Party and there was a speculation that she had stepped down as its social media head.[52]
Filmography
| No. | Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Abhi | Bhanu | Kannada | |
| 2 | Excuse Me | Madhumitha | |||
| 3 | Abhimanyu | Saira Banu | Telugu | Credited as Spandana | |
| 4 | 2004 | Kuththu | Anjali | Tamil | |
| 5 | Ranga S. S. L. C. | Padma | Kannada | ||
| 6 | Kanti | Reema | |||
| 7 | Giri | Devaki | Tamil | ||
| 8 | 2005 | Aadi | Aishwarya | Kannada | |
| 9 | Aakash | Nandini | |||
| 10 | Gowramma | Gowri Chandan | |||
| 11 | Amrithadhare | Amritha | Udaya Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada | ||
| 12 | 2006 | Sevanthi Sevanthi | Sevanthi | ||
| 13 | Julie | Julie | |||
| 14 | Dattha | Divya | |||
| 15 | Jothe Jotheyali | Divya | |||
| 16 | Tananam Tananam | Vanaja | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Nominated, Udaya Film Award for Best Actress | ||
| 17 | 2007 | Arasu | Shruthi | ||
| 18 | Prarambha | Short film[53] | |||
| 19 | Meera Madhava Raghava | Meera | |||
| 20 | Polladhavan | Hema | Tamil | Credited as Divya Spandana | |
| 21 | 2008 | Mussanjemaatu | Thanu | Kannada | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress Suvarna Film Award for Favourite Heroine Udaya Film Award for Best Actress |
| 22 | Thoondil | Divya | Tamil | ||
| 23 | Meravanige | Spandana | Kannada | Guest appearance | |
| 24 | Bombaat | Shalini | |||
| 25 | Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu | Preethi | |||
| 26 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 27 | 2010 | Just Math Mathalli | Tanu | Kannada | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress Suvarna Film Award for Favourite Heroine Nominated, Udaya Film Award for Best Actress |
| 28 | Jothegara | Priya | |||
| 29 | Kiccha Huccha | Aishwarya | |||
| 30 | 2011 | Singam Puli | Swetha | Tamil | |
| 31 | Sanju Weds Geetha | Geetha | Kannada | SIIMA Award for Best Actress Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Kannada Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress Udaya Film award for Best Actress Suvarna Film Award for Favorite Heroine | |
| 32 | Dandam Dashagunam | Maya | |||
| 33 | Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam | Priya | |||
| 34 | 2012 | Sidlingu | Mangala | Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress Nominated - Udaya Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 35 | Lucky | Gowri | |||
| 36 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Indraja | |||
| 37 | Crazy Loka | Herself | Special appearance | ||
| 38 | 2014 | Aryan | Shwetha | ||
| 39 | 2016 | Nagarahavu (2016 film) | Manasa, Nagakanika | ||
| 40 | 2019 | Dil Ka Raja | Delayed |
Awards and Nominations
Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Amrithadhare (2005)- Nominated - Filmfare Award South Best Actress - Kannada - Amrithadhare (2005)
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress — Kannada - Tananam Tananam (2006)[54]
- Nominated - Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Tananam Tananam (2006)
- Nominated - Filmfare Award South Best Actress - Kannada - Mussanjemaatu (2008)
- Nominated - Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress - Mussanjemaatu(2008)
Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Mussanjemaatu (2008)
Suvana Film Award for Favorite Heroine - Mussanjemaatu (2008)- Nominated - Filmfare Award South Best Actress- Kannada - Just Math Maathalli(2010)
- Nominated - Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress - Just Math Maathalli (2010)
- Nominated - Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Just Math Maathalli (2010)
Suvarna Film Award for Favorite Heroine - Just Math Maathalli (2010)
Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Kannada - Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)
Suvarna Film Awards for Best Actress - Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)
Suvarna Film Awards for Favorite Heroine - Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)
SIIMA Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Sanju Weds Geetha (2011).[55]
- Nominated - Filmfare Award South for Best Actress - Kannada - Sidlingu(2012)
- Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Sidlingu (2012)
- Nominated - Suvarna Film Awards for Best Actress - Sidlingu (2012)
- Nominated - Udaya Film Award for Best Actress - Sidlingu (2012)
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