Dhanya Balakrishna
Acting
Born June 8, 1991, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dhanya Balakrishna (born August 6, 1991) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside appearances in Kannada and Malayalam films. After working in theatre, she made her screen debut in *7 Aum Arivu* (2011), followed by the bilingual release *Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi* (2012) and its Telugu version *Love Failure* (2012). In 2013, Balakrishna gained wider recognition with supporting roles in *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* and *Raja Rani*, playing her first leading role that same year in *Chinni Chinni Aasa*. Her subsequent Telugu releases included *Amrutham Chandamamalo* (2014), the horror comedy *Raju Gari Gadhi* (2015), *Bhale Manchi Roju* (2015), *Nenu Sailaja* (2016), and *Jaya Janaki Nayaka* (2017). Balakrishna expanded across South Indian industries in 2019, making her Malayalam debut in *Love Action Drama* and her Kannada debut in *Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha*. In streaming, she starred in the series *As I'm Suffering From Kadhal* (2017), *What's Up Panimanishi* (2018), and *Loser* (2022). Her later film credits include *Carbon* (2022), *Lal Salaam* (2024), *RAM* (2024), and *The 100* (2025).
Filmography
- 2026Amaravathiki Aahvanam
- 2025Hathya
- Kab Kyun Aur Kahan
- 2025Krishna Leela
- 2025Sikandar — Saisri's Handmaiden
- 2025The 100
- 2024Lal Salaam — Ammani
- 2024RAM: Rapid Action Mission
- 2024Sharma & Ambani — Sitara
- 2023Undenaama
- 2022Carbon
- 2022Jagamemaya — Chitra
- Mad Company — Roshini
- 2022Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege — Gajalakshmi
- Recce — Gouri
- 2020Anukunnadhi Okkati Aynadhi Okkati
- 2019Love Action Drama — Priya
- 2019Puzhikkadakan — Anna
- 2019Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakaasha — Jhanavi
- 2019Software Sudheer
- Chhaliya
- What's Up Bai — Jessi
- What's Up Velakkari — Jessie
- As I'm Suffering From Kadhal — Meera, Executive Producer
- 2017Jaya Janaki Nayaka — Sweety's friend
- 2017Veedevadu
- 2016Nenu.. Sailaja... — Keerthi
- 2016Savitri
- 2016Thanu Vachenanta
- 2015Bhale Manchi Roju — Maya D'Souza
- 2015Raju Gari Gadhi — Bala Tripura Sundari
- 2014Amrutham Chandamama Lo — Sanjeevini "Sanju"
- 2013Chinni Chinni Aasa
- 2013Raja Rani — Nivetha
- 2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu — A Girl Who Proposes to Chinnodu
- 2012Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi — Rashmi
- 2012Neethaane En Ponvasantham — Nithya's friend
- 2012Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu — Nithya's friend
- 20117Aum Arivu — Malathi
- pilla — Dhanya