Nabha Natesh

Nabha Natesh (born 11 December 1995) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada cinema. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, she participated in theatre productions under Prakash Belawadi before working as a model. She finished in the Top 10 of Femina Miss India South 2013 and won the Miss Intellectual title. She made her acting debut opposite Shiva Rajkumar in A. Harsha's Kannada action drama *Vajrakaya* (2015), playing Pataka Parvathi and receiving a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – Kannada. She later appeared in the action thriller *Lee* (2017) and made her Telugu film debut in the romantic comedy *Nannu Dochukunduvate* (2018), earning a nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. She had a commercial breakthrough as Chandni in Puri Jagannadh's science-fiction action film *iSmart Shankar* (2019). Her subsequent leading roles include the sci-fi thriller *Disco Raja* (2020), the romantic comedy *Solo Brathuke So Better* (2020), the commercial film *Alludu Adhurs* (2021), and the black comedy crime thriller *Maestro* (2021). After taking a temporary hiatus following an accident, she returned to the screen opposite Priyadarshi in the romantic comedy *Darling* (2024).