Divya Uruduga is a South-Indian actress who gained popularity after appearing in the reality television game show Bigg Boss Kannada season 8. She is a known face in the Kannada film industry.
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Wiki/Biography
Divya Uruduga was born on Tuesday, 16 January 1990 (age 31 years; as of 2020) in Uruduga village, located in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka.
A childhood picture of Divya Uruduga with her younger sibling
She has graduated with a B. Sc degree in Multimedia from a college in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family
Her father’s name is Manjunath Uruduga, while her mother’s name is Kusuma Manjunath Uruduga. She has two brothers named Darshan Uruduga and Deepak Uruduga.
(Right to left) Deepak (Divya’s brother), Kusuma (Divya’s mother), Divya, Manjunath (Divya’s father), and Darshan (Divya’s brother)
Career
Television
Divya embarked on her acting career by appearing in the Kannada TV serial Chitte Hejje. Thereafter, she acted in multiple Kannada soap operas on the small screen including Ambaari, Khushi, and Om Shakti Om Shanti.
The official poster of the Kannada soap opera Om Shakti Om Shanti featuring Divya Uruduga
In 2021, she participated in the eighth season of the Bigg Boss Kannada reality show.
A picture of Divya Uruduga from the Bigg Boss Kannada house built in Bengaluru’s Film City
Filmography
Divya debuted on the big screen by featuring in the Kannada Film Huliraya (2017).
A poster of the Kannada film Huliraya (2017)
She played the lead role of Lachi in the thriller-drama movie. Ever since then, she has appeared in many south Indian movies, including the political thriller Dhwaja (2018), romantic thriller Face 2 Face (2019), and Ranchi (2020).
Facts/Trivia
- Divya used to participate in school drama competitions, but the thought of taking up acting as a profession did not cross her mind until the makers of her debut serial approached her after spotting her picture on one of the social media platforms.
An old photo of preteen Divya Uruduga receiving an award for her performance at school annual function
- Her friends and family fondly call her by her nickname, Chinnu.
Divya’s birthday cake with her nickname, Chinnu, written over it
- Her favourite city is Mangaluru. It’s the city where she went for further formal studies after passing class 10. She also learned to communicate fluently in the Tulu language while staying in Mangaluru.
- She is a tea lover and enjoys sipping on Kalladka tea.
- She follows a non-vegetarian food-diet. [1]The Times of India.
- She travels by a Hyundai Venue SUV that she purchased in February 2020.
References
| ↑1 | The Times of India |
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