Chaithra J Achar
Quick Facts
Biography
Chaithra J Achar, also known as Chaithra Achar, is an Indian actress and singer of Kannada cinema. She was born in Bangalore. She made her acting debut in the Kannada film Mahira (2019).
Early life
Chaithra Achar was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. She grew up listening to music at home while her mother sang, she eventually acquired an interest in singing and went on to study Carnatic classical music. Since childhood she has been a part of many theatre productions. She participated in various competitions and received multiple awards. Chaithra comes from a family that values education and arts, she studied in Parikrama Humanity Foundation, where her father used to be a teacher. Later, she went to M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore to study engineering and also worked as an intern at JNCASR.
Career
Acting
Chaithra, while still in college, began her professional acting career with Bengaluru Queens, a Kannada Web Series directed and produced by actor Anish Tejeshwar. She made her Kannada feature film debut in 2019, with the action thriller Mahira, directed by Mahesh Gowda.Chaithra is well-known for her lead roles in films with astounding performances such as "Gilky", "Taledanda", and AaDrushya.
Chaithra has a variety of projects lined-up namely Rakshit Shetty studio's "Strawberry", Srinidhi Bengaluru‘s "Blink", Rakesh Kadri's "Happy Birthday To Me", Shiva Ganeshan's "Yaarigu Helbedi" and other two untitled films, which are ready for release. She is currently filming for Sapta Saagaradaache Ello starring Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini vasanth, directed by Hemanth M Rao.
Singing
Chaithra has always enjoyed music and singing. In truth, she had intended to be a professional singer, and acting came about by chance. She started as chorus singer in many feature films in 2019-20, eventually ventured into playback singing. Later on, she became one of the popular vocalists in the cinema industry. Chaithra's latest hit number is "Sojugaada Sooju Mallige" is talk of the town, composed by musician Midhun Mukundan from Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana, chartbuster album of 2021.
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Mahira | Adya | ||
Aa Drushya | Asha | |||
2022 | Gilky | Nancy | ||
Taledanda | Saaki | |||
2023 | Toby | Jenny | ||
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side B | Surabhi | |||
Strawberry † | Namrutha | Post Production | ||
Blink † | Devaki | Post-production | ||
Happy Birthday To Me † | Adithi | Post Production |
Singing
Year | Song Title | Movie |
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2019 | Neelaakasha Kelu | Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakaasha |
2020 | Neenyaaro | Mayabazar 2016 |
2021 | Sojugada Soojumallige | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana |
2022 | Soul Of Benki | Benki |
Awards and nominations
Year | Song | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "Sojugada Soojumallige" | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | SIIMA | Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Won | |
2022 | "Soul of Benki" | Benki | SIIMA | Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Pending |