Namratha
Hegde
is
the
latest
addition
to
Sandalwood
actresses'
list.
The
model-turned
actress
is
debuting
in
Kannada
films
through
the
movie
Ninnalu
Neene,
Nannalu
Neene.
She
is
playing
a
comic
role
in
the
film.
She
has
already
acted
in
a
television
serial
called
'Mere
Ghar
Aayi
Ek
Nanhi
Pari'.
She
says
that
now
she
wants
to
explore
the
big
screen.
Namratha
Hegde
is
an
MBA
graduate
from
Ohio
University.
She
has
also
done
her
acting
course
from
Anupam
Kher"s
institute.
She
thinks
she
is
one
among
the
few
lucky
girls,
who
trained
under
Anupam.
Talking
about
her
acting
course,
she
says,
“This
course
helped
me
a
lot
technically."
The
television
actress
started
her
career
as
a
model
and
has
modelled
for
well-known
brands
such
as
Calvin
Klein,
Mango
and
River
Island
among
others
in
Dubai.
She
is
a
designer
too.
She
has
got
store
houses
of
fabric
salwars,
western
wear
and
saris
in
Bangalore.
She
exports
Indian,
Western
and
Indo-Western
clothes
for
inter
alia
beauty
pageants
and
fashion
shows
abroad,
namely
the
US
and
Middle
East.
The
MBA
graduate
says
that
she
found
the
role
in
Ninnalu
Neene,
Nannalu
Neene
was
very
challenging
and
this
made
her
take
it
up.
The
actress
will
also
soon
be
seen
in
a
comic
film
with
Anand
and
also
another
bilingual
thriller,
which
will
be
made
in
Kannada
and
Tamil.
The
movie
stars
her
alongside
Mithun
Tejaswi
and
Atul
Kulkarni.