South
Indian
actress
Karthika
Nair
has
joined
the
club
of
film
stars
who
were
honoured
with
a
Golden
Visa
by
the
United
Arab
Emirates.
The
actress
known
for
her
role
in
Tamil-Telugu
bilingual
film
Rangam
(Ko
in
Tamil)
was
recently
honoured
with
the
distinguished
visa
by
the
Gulf
country
not
because
of
her
name
and
fame
in
the
film
industry
but
for
her
net-worth
as
a
High
Net-worth
Individual
(HNI)
representing
the
Uday
Samudra
(UDS)
Group
of
Hotels
as
a
Director.
Photo
Credit:
The
Golden
Visa
which
has
now
become
a
most
sought-after
visa
to
promote
businesses
in
the
Gulf
country
was
handed
over
to
Karthika
by
Hamad
Almansoori,
a
delegate
representing
the
UAE
at
a
program
held
at
the
media
and
entertainment
hub
twofour54
in
Abu
Dhabi.
Upon
receiving
the
visa,
Karthika
appreciated
the
UAE
for
encouraging
young
entrepreneurs
to
explore
business
opportunities.
Karthika's
mother
and
yesteryear's
popular
south
Indian
actress
Radha
Nair
was
also
honoured
with
Golden
Visa
for
her
contribution
to
films
in
the
past.
Radha
Nair
is
the
Executive
Director
and
Karthika's
father
S
Rajasekharan
Nair
is
the
Chairman
and
Managing
director
of
the
UDS
Group
of
Hotels
headquartered
in
Kerala.
As
per
the
company's
website,
30-year-old
Karthika
takes
care
of
creative
collaborations
and
innovation
in
the
tourism
sector.
Karthika
went
to
the
London
School
of
Economics
where
she
obtained
a
Bachelor's
Degree
in
Business
and
later
pursued
MBA
in
the
USA.
Karthika
made
a
debut
in
the
Telugu
film
Josh
which
is
also
the
debut
film
of
Akkineni
Nagarjuna's
son
Akkineni
Naga
Chaitanya.
Later,
Karthika
acted
in
a
few
films
in
Telugu,
Malayalam,
Tamil,
and
Kannada
languages.
However,
she
was
not
active
in
her
acting
career
since
2017.
Back
in
2021,
actress
Trisha
also
received
a
Golden
Visa
from
UAE.
Other
actresses
including
Amala
Paul,
Trisha,
Rai
Lakshmi,
and
Kajal
Agarwal
were
also
honoured
with
the
Golden
Visa
which
is
given
for
a
period
of
10
years
upon
an
investment
of
a
certain
amount
in
real
estate.