Name- Yash
Real Name- Naveen Kumar Gowda
Date of Birth- 8 January 1986
Age- 33 years(as in 2019)
Religion- Hinduism
Nationality- Indian
Mother- Pushpa
Father- Arun Kumar
Sister– Nandini
Brother- N/A
Marital Status/Marriage- Married
Wife- Radhika Pandit
Son- None
Daughter- Ayra (Born in 2018)
Height- 5’11 approx.
Weight- 76kg approx.
Net Worth- N/A
Salary- N/A
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Yash Biography
Yash is an Indian actor and singer. He is primarily known for his work in south industry. Born on 8 January 1986, he completed his schooling from Mahajana High School in Mysore, Karnataka. The actor rose to fame with Kannada movie “Mr. And Mrs. Ramachari” where he played the role of Ramachari in 2014. He is one of the top stars of Kannada industry. Yash is very popular in south cinema and has millions of followers on his Instagram account who loves him a lot. He has won many awards for his performances in different movies.
Facts About Yash
- His real name is Naveen Kumar Gowda.
- He started his career with Kannada television serials and made his debut with serial “Nanda Gokula” which was directed by Ashok Kashyap.
- It took a while for him to make his entry as a lead on big screen. Earlier then, he did a supporting role in movie Moggina Manasu directed by Shashank.
- He even won the award for the same movie for the Best Supporting Actor Award.
- In 2010, his first solo commercial as a lead came with movie Modalasala. The movie was a big hit.
- Over the years, he has given amazing movies to the cinema lovers and have become one of the highest-paid Kannada actors.
- Not only an actor, but he is also a singer and has sung two songs named ‘Annthamma’ and ‘Annange Love Agide’ in his movies Mr and Mrs Ramachari and Masterpiece, respectively.
- He is married to actress Radhika Pandit.
- He and his wife Radhika, have founded an NGO. The name of the foundation is Yasho Margo Foundation which primarily focuses on helping the needy people.
- The actor had worked in one of the costliest Kannada movie named KGF: Chapter 1 starring Srinidhi Shetty, which was made with the budget of 80 crores.
- His movie KGF had collected over 200 crores worldwide giving the actor another blockbuster movie.
Yash Family
He was born in Bhuvanahalli, Hassan in Karnataka into a middle class Hindu family. His father name is Arun Kumar who used to work in BMTC transport service as a driver and mother name is Pushpa, a homemaker. He has one sister named Nandini. The actor has made his family proud by being one of the most popular star of Kannada in spite of coming from a poor family. With his hard work and dedication, he has given his family all the luxuries he could.
Yash Wife/ Girlfriend
He is married to actress Radhika Pandit. They both met each other on the sets of Nanda Gokula and became good friends. Eventually they fall in love and decided to take their relationship to the next level after dating for sometime. Yash proposed her over the phone and after taking enough time, Radhika responded Yes to the marriage. The couple got engaged on August 2016 and tied the knot in a lavish wedding accompanied by family and friends on 9 December 2016. In 2018, they became proud parents of a daughter named Ayra.
Yash Career/ Movies
He started his career with television serial Uttarayana in the year 2004. He further did many serials including Preeti Illada Mele, Shiva, Nanda Gokula among others and won the Best supporting actor for serial Nada Gokula. Then in 2007, he made his big screen debut in a supporting role and finally in 2008, his first solo commercial “Moggina Manasu” as the main lead hit the box wife. Since then there is no looking back for him and he has done many movies. Over the time, he became the highest paid actor of Kannada actors and gave many blockbuster hits including KGF. Here is the list of movies he has been part of:
Year Movies Role
2007 Jambada Hudugi
2008 Moggina Manasu Rahul
2008 Rocky Rocky
2009 Gokula Raja
2009 Kallara Santhe Somu
2010 Modalasala Karthik
2010 Thamassu Imran
2011 Kirataka Nandisha
2011 Rajadhani Raja
2012 Drama T. K. Venkatesha
2012 Jaanu Siddharth
2012 Lucky Vikram / Lucky
2013 Chandra Himself
2013 Googly Sharath
2013 Raja Huli Raja Huli
2014 Gajakesari Krishna / Bahubali
2014 Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari Ramachari
2015 Masterpiece Yuva
2016 Santhu Straight Forward Santhu
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Raja Krishnappa Bairya "Rocky"
2020 K.G.F: Chapter 2 Raja Krishnappa Bairya "Rocky"
Yash Television Serials
The actor made his debut with television serials. He has been part of few serials. Here is the list of all those serials he has been part of:
Year Television Shows
2004 Uttarayana
2004 Nanda Gokula
2004 Silli Lalli
2005 Shiva (Dooradarshan)
2006 Preethi Illada Mele
2007 Male Billu
2007 Sa
Yash Awards
2009- Best Supporting Actor “Filmfare Awards South” for movie “Moggina Manasu”.
2015- Best Actor-Kannada “Filmfare Awards South” for movie Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari
2015- Best Actor – Kannada “SIIMA” for movie Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari
2016- Performance In A Leading Role – Kannada “IIFA Utsavam” for movie Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari
2016- Hero Of The Decade – Kannada “Zee Kannada Dashakada Sambhrama” for Achievement In Cinema.
2019- Won SIIMA and Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kanndiga awards for movie “KGF: Chapter 1”.
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