Ramya Barna

Ramya Barna is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films.

Personal life Ramya was born in the Coorg district of Karnataka in India. Her father is an Assistant general manager at the RBI. She did her schooling in Bangalore and also in Mumbai. She has completed her bachelor's degree in Travel and Tourism from Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore. She started her career with Wipro in a BPO in Navi Mumbai for a year as a customer service executive. In 2010 she was doing her MBA course from Sikkim Manipal University parallel to her cinema career.

She said that she never dreamt of becoming an actress. She first refused an offer by a producer but her friends insisted her to step into the industry and accepted to act as the second heroine in Hani Hani. and later acted in Neenyare directed by Sindesh. Though the film failed to create any impact at the box office, Ramya got recognised and then her career took off when she was cast for Yogaraj Bhat's home production Pancharangi and Puneeth Rajkmar starer Hudugru. For both roles she got a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. Earlier she also ventured into Tamil and Telugu films, acting in Mathiya Chennai (Tamil) and Kshudra (Telugu). and became a blockbuster hit and was critically acclaimed. She also got a cameo role in the successful Kannada film Paramathma opposite Puneeth Rajkumar.

She has completed shooting for Notorious and has shot for an item number in Doodhsagar. Her other upcoming films are Premaya Namaha and Adrushta in which she plays the role of a NRI girl.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2007 Thamashegagi Soumya Aggarwal Kannada 2008 Hani Hani Neenyare Megha Kshudra Telugu 2009 Nannedeya Haadu Pallavi Kannada Mathiya Chennai Tamil 2010 Nee Bandu Nintaaga Kannada Pancharangi Latha Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada 2011 Hudugaru Sushma Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Panchamrutha Navya segment: "Droha: a betrayal" Lifeu Ishtene Paramathma Pavithra Oriyardori Asal Priya Tulu Nominated, Red FM Tulu Film Award for Best Actress Mallikarjuna Nandini Kannada 2013 Bulbul Nisha 2015 Notorious Adrushta Doodhsagar Special appearance 2016 Sri Sathyanarayana Kannada 2017 Anveshi Toss Premaya Namah