Disha Pandey

Disha Pandey (born 17 January)[1][2][lower-alpha 1] is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, Thamizh Padam (2010), and in Telugu and Hindi.

Disha Pandey
Pandey during a photoshoot
Born17 January[lower-alpha 1]
Occupation
  • Film actress
  • model
Years active2009–present

Early life

In comments published in a 2011 article in The New Indian Express, Pandey shared that her father was a gazette officer with the education department, and that her mother worked with Hindustan Copper. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.[3]

Pandey was in class 12 when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.[3]

Career

Pandey has done modelling for commercials, including for Prince Jewellery and Amul Lassi.[3]

Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film Thamizh Padam (2010).[2][3][4]

She acted in Mayanginen Thayanginen (2012), a Tamil flick opposite Nitin Sathya and Moksha (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In Mayanginen Thayanginen she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.[5]

She made her Kannada debut in Jai Lalitha (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit Mayamohini (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress Mythili played in the original.[6] She has appeared in another Kannada films Bombay Mittai (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.[7]

Filmography
Film performances
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2009Bolo RaamJuhi KhanHindiHindi debut[3][5][8]
2010Thamizh PadamPriya TamilTamil debut[2][3][4]
2012Mayanginen ThayanginenShruthiTamil[5]
2013MokshaDishaTeluguTelugu debut[3][5]
2014Jai LalithaDishaKannadaKannada debut[6]
2015Bombay MittaiAditiKannada[7]
2019Adyaksha in AmericaSimranKannada[9][10]
2020KombuTamil[11]

Notes
  1. The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.

References
  1. மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன் [I was stunned and hesitant]. Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 5 June 2012.
  2. "'Thamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films". IndiaGlitz. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "'Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via newindianexpress.com.
  4. Rangarajan, Malathi (5 February 2010). "Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Bharathan, Bijoy (16 November 2010). "Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  6. CR, Sharanya (1 July 2013). "Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. IANS (2 April 2014). "Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai'". The New Indian Express – via newindianexpress.com.
  8. Gupta, Shubhra (2 January 2010). "Bolo Raam". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  9. Suresh, Sunayana (4 October 2019). "Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini". The Times of India.
  10. Sharadhaa, A (5 October 2019). "'Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer". The New Indian Express.
  11. Nayak, Greeshma (4 January 2021). "'Kombu' Movie Review: Disha Pandey's Film Engages Audience With Horror And A Bit Of Comedy". Republic World.
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