Acting
Manipal, Karnataka, India
Sukrutha Wagle
Acting
Biography
**Sukrutha Wagle** is an Indian actress, model, and trained lawyer who works primarily in Kannada cinema, along with appearances in Telugu films and web series. Known for taking on bold, unconventional, and grounded characters, she established herself in Sandalwood through performance-driven roles across parallel and commercial cinema. Born in Manipal, Karnataka, she holds degrees in hospitality management and law from Vaikunta Baliga College of Law. After beginning her journey in fashion modeling and photography, she was cast by director B. M. Giriraj as the female lead in the critically acclaimed survival thriller *Jatta* (2013). Her powerful performance alongside Kishore won her the Chitrasanthe Award for Best Actress, while the film bagged the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film. Following her breakout debut, Wagle showcased her versatility across a range of genres, including Simple Suni’s romantic drama *Bahuparaak* (2014) and Sumana Kittur's adaptation of Poornachandra Tejaswi’s novel *Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu* (2016). She further earned praise for playing an independent documentary filmmaker in Rohit Padaki’s anthology *Dayavittu Gamanisi* (2017) and for taking on a grey, antagonist role in the crime drama *Megha Alias Maggi* (2018). In Telugu entertainment, she featured in the film *Rama Chakkani Seetha* (2019) and Anand Ranga’s legal drama web series *Vyavastha* (2023). Returning to big-canvas cinema, she appeared in major commercial action projects including Dhruva Sarja's *Martin* (2024) and the Sudeep-led pan-Indian thriller *Max* (2024). Outside of film sets, she appeared as a celebrity wild card contestant on *Bigg Boss Kannada* (Season 4).
Feature Films (6)
When forest guard Jatta's wife runs away with a tourist, he is not able to handle the loss and enslaves another woman in his forest home.
Jatta
The movie depicts the indomitable feminine spirit in all its grandeur. Most importantly the role of women in countering the evils of society on a broad canvas of agrarian India.
Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
A middle-aged bachelor, A thief, A young spiritual guru and a frustrated techie wade through a journey of self discovery that aligns them together in it's penultimate phase.
Dayavittu Gamanisi
A maverick senior cop reports for duty at a new police station and soon find himself embroiled in an unexpectedly dangerous turn of events.
MAX
Martin revolves around Lt. Brigadier Arjun Saxena, whose journey takes him from Pakistan to India to discover his real identity and fight against black market dealers, who are involved with terrorists to orchestrate massive attacks in the country.
Martin
Manas, Mani and Mauni are at a critical stage in their lives wherein Manas is caught in a love triangle, Mani is on his way to become a crime boss and Mauni resorts to corruption for political gains.
Bahuparaak
Television & Series (2)
Avinash Chakraborty is a ruthless lawyer who leaves no stone unturned to win a case. His authority is challenged by Vamsi Krishna, his employer's son and a newly graduated lawyer. What will he do next?
Vyavastha
The Kannada version of the reality show where a number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations faces a public vote out.