Yash (actor)

Naveen Kumar Gowda (born 8 January

1986), known by his stage name as Yash,
is an Indian actor best known for his work
in Kannada cinema. He began as an actor
appearing on stage and in television
shows in Kannada language.[2][3]
 Yash

Yash at the trailer launch event of K.G.F: Chapter

1, 2018
Born Naveen Kumar Gowda[1]
8 January 1986
Bhuvanahalli,
Karnataka, India
Residence Bangalore, India

Nationality Indian

Occupation Actor

Years active 2007–present

Spouse(s)
Radhika Pandit
( 2016)
 (m. 2016)
Children 1

Yash made his feature film debut in 2007

with Jambada Hudugi, playing a supporting
role. In his second film, Moggina Manasu
(2008), he played the male lead opposite
wife Radhika Pandit. The film was a
success and earned him the Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went
on to star in many commercially
successful films including Modalasala
(2010), Kirataka (2011), Drama (2012),
Googly (2013), Raja Huli (2013), Gajakesari
(2014), Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari (2014)
Masterpiece (2015) and K.G.F: Chapter 1
(2018). His rise to success has been well
documented by the media, and has been
often rated one of the popular actors in
Karnataka.[4][5]

Early life
Naveen Kumar Gowda was born in
Bhuvanahalli, a town in Hassan district of
Karnataka to Vokkaliga family.[6] His father,
Arun Kumar J., working in the KSRTC
transport service, and later in the BMTC
transport service, and his mother, Pushpa,
is a homemaker.[7] He has a younger sister,
Nandini. His childhood days were spent in
Mysore where he did his schooling in
Mahajana High School. Soon after his
studies, he joined the Benaka drama
troupe which was formed by noted
dramatist B. V. Karanth.[8]

Career
Early days

Yash started his acting career with the

teleserial Nanda Gokula directed by Ashok
Kashyap, which aired on ETV Kannada. He
went on to appear in several other
teleserials such as Malebillu and Preeti
Illada Mele.[9] He had a small role in a 2007
film directed by Priya Hassan, Jambhada
Hudugi. He then acted in Moggina Manasu
directed by Shashank in 2008, where he
appeared in a supporting role alongside
his Nanda Gokula co-star Radhika Pandit.
He won the Filmfare Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in
the film.[10] Yash then starred in lead roles
in the films Rocky (2008), Kallara Santhe
(2009), Gokula (2009).

In 2010, Yash starred in Modalasala which

became his first commercial solo hit. His
next film was Rajadhani in 2011, which got
good reviews[11] and his performance was
critically acclaimed[12] although the film's
return was below average at the box office.
The same year, his next film Kirataka was a
commercial success. Yash received
positive reviews[13] for his performance in
the village comedy film.[14][15] In 2012 Yash
had two major releases, Lucky (opposite
Ramya) and Jaanu, both of which met with
mixed response[16] upon release and
became average grossers at the box
office.[17][18][19] His next film of the same
year, the romantic comedy Drama directed
by Yograj Bhat was a commercial success.
The film was one of the major grossers of
2012.[20]

2013–present: Success and

stardom
In his first release of 2013, Googly, a
romance-drama, apart from a special
appearance in a song sequence in
Chandra[21] who falls for Swati (played by
Kriti Kharbanda). Directed by Pavan
Wadeeyar, the film performed well, and
was one among the highest-grossing
Kannada films of the year.[22]

In 2014, he starred in Gajakesari, which

was directed by Krisha, and became
commercially successful at the box
office.[23]

Yash's next film Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari

opposite Radhika Pandit had its theatrical
release on 25 December 2014, and opened
to positive reviews and collected an
estimated ₹50[24] crore and went on to
become one of the highest grossing
Kannada cinema, and which made him
one of the highest-paid actors in
Sandalwood.[25][26][27] In 2015, he acted in
Masterpiece, which opened to mixed
reviews by the critics.[28] In 2016, he
starred in Santhu Straight Forward which
performed well at the box-office by
collecting ₹30 crore.[29] His latest film is
KGF, which is made with a budget of 80
crores, and released in Kannada along with
its dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil,
and Malayalam and has the highest
production budget in Kannada cinema
industry.[30]

Personal life
It was speculated in the media that Yash
had been in a relationship with actress
Radhika Pandit for long, and especially
after their film, Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari,
that saw them portray the lead pair, and
their third time together in films.[31] Before
the two disclosed it in public, their
engagement took place in Goa in August
2016.[32] They married on 9 December
2016 in a private ceremony in Bangalore,
while Yash had openly invited everyone
from Karnataka for their reception at
Bangalore Palace.[33] Their first child, a
daughter, was born on 2 December
2018.[34]

Other work
In 2017 Yash along with his actress wife
Radhika Pandit founded an organization
and named it as Yasho Marga Foundation
which marks their contribution towards the
betterment of the society.[35] As a first
step, the foundation took up the water
crisis issue in Koppal district of Karnataka
by reportedly investing ₹4 crores towards
the desiltation of the lakes and providing
pure drinking water to the drought affected
areas.[36]

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All the films are in Kannada language,

unless otherwise noted.
 Title Year Role Director(s) Notes Ref(s)

Jambada
2007 Priya Hassan
Hudugi

Moggina [37]
2008 Rahul Shashank
Manasu

Rocky 2008 Rocky S. K. Nagendra Urs

Kallara
2009 Somu Sumana Kittur
Santhe

Gokula 2009 Raja Prakash

Thamassu 2010 Imran Agni Shridhar Cameo appearance

Purushottham C.
Modalasala 2010 Karthik
Somanathapura

Sowmya Sathyan
Rajadhani 2011 Raja
N. R.

Kirataka 2011 Nandisha Pradeep Raj

Lucky 2012 Vikram / Lucky Dr. Suri

Jaanu 2012 Siddharth Preetham Gubbi

Drama 2012 T. K. Venkatesha Yogaraj Bhat

Bilingual (Kannada, Tamil)

Chandra 2013 Himself Roopa Iyer Cameo appearance in song
"Tasse Otthu"

Googly 2013 Sharath Pavan Wadeyar

Raja Huli 2013 Raja Huli Guru Deshpande

Krishna /
Gajakesari 2014 S. Krishna Dual role
Bahubali

Mr. and Mrs. Santhosh Also playback singer for

2014 Ramachari
Ramachari Ananddram song "Annthamma"

Also playback singer for

Masterpiece 2015 Yuva Manju Mandavya
song "Annange Love Aagide"
[38]
Santhu 2016 Santhu Mahesh Rao
Straight
 Forward

K.G.F: Raja Krishnappa [39]

2018 Prashanth Neel
Chapter 1 Bairya "Rocky"

K.G.F: Raja Krishnappa [40][41]

2020 Prashanth Neel
Chapter 2 Bairya "Rocky"

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)

2004 Uttarayana [42]

[43]
2004 Nanda Gokula

2004 Silli Lalli

2006 Preethi Illada Mele [44]

2007 Male Billu

2007 Shiva

Awards and nominations

Year[a] Film Award Category Result Ref

Filmfare Awards [45]

2009 Moggina Manasu Best Supporting Actor – Kannada Won
South

Filmfare Awards [46]

2013 Drama Best Actor – Kannada Nominated
South

Filmfare Awards [47]

Googly Best Actor – Kannada Nominated
2014 South
[48]
Googly SIIMA Best Actor – Kannada Nominated

Mr. and Mrs. Filmfare Awards [49]

Best Actor – Kannada Won
Ramachari South
2015
Mr. and Mrs. [50]
SIIMA Best Actor – Kannada Won
Ramachari

Mr. and Mrs. Performance In A Leading Role – [51]

IIFA Utsavam Won
Ramachari Kannada

Filmfare Awards [52]

Masterpiece Best Actor – Kannada Nominated
2016 South
[53]
Masterpiece SIIMA Best Actor – Kannada Nominated

Best Performance In A Leading

Masterpiece IIFA Utsavam Nominated
Role – Kannada

Santhu Straight [54]

2017 SIIMA Best Actor – Kannada Nominated
Forward

2018 KGF : Chapter 1 Filmibeat Best Actor – Kannada Nominated

Footnotes

a. Refers to the year in which the award

ceremony was held.
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