Acting
Jun 7, 1991
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dhanya Balakrishna
Acting
Biography
Dhanya Balakrishna (born August 6, 1991) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside appearances in Kannada and Malayalam films. After working in theatre, she made her screen debut in *7 Aum Arivu* (2011), followed by the bilingual release *Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi* (2012) and its Telugu version *Love Failure* (2012). In 2013, Balakrishna gained wider recognition with supporting roles in *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* and *Raja Rani*, playing her first leading role that same year in *Chinni Chinni Aasa*. Her subsequent Telugu releases included *Amrutham Chandamamalo* (2014), the horror comedy *Raju Gari Gadhi* (2015), *Bhale Manchi Roju* (2015), *Nenu Sailaja* (2016), and *Jaya Janaki Nayaka* (2017). Balakrishna expanded across South Indian industries in 2019, making her Malayalam debut in *Love Action Drama* and her Kannada debut in *Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha*. In streaming, she starred in the series *As I'm Suffering From Kadhal* (2017), *What's Up Panimanishi* (2018), and *Loser* (2022). Her later film credits include *Carbon* (2022), *Lal Salaam* (2024), *RAM* (2024), and *The 100* (2025).
Feature Films (32)
A man whose dreams come true tries to discover the identity of the hit-and-driver who has put his father in critical condition.
Carbon
A genetic engineering student tries to bring back the skills of a legend of the past and use his skills to save India from a deadly virus attack by China.
7Aum Arivu
Childhood friends Varun and Nithya are in love with each other but due to different career choices, they break up with each other. Years later, Varun meets her and tries his best to win her back.
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
After Arun and Parvathi's stormy romance ends, he goes to Puducherry where he befriends Cathy, the girlfriend of his buddy John. But their friendship is mistaken for love by John.
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Based on a beloved telugu sitcom "Amrutham". When a company called RTC - Rocket Travel Company is launched to take people to moon, Amrutham and Anji decide to do business on Moon by selling all their earthly assets. Anji takes the responsibility of marrying off a couple who have dangerous parents. Rest of the story is all about their business venture on the moon and how they marry off the couple.
Amrutham Chandamama Lo
John and Regina, who dislike each other, are forced to get married and lead troubled lives. However, things take a turn when the couple suffers a sudden tragedy.
Raja Rani
When a cricket game between two brothers goes wrong, a group of Indian villages are torn apart in the process. With tensions exacerbated by a scheming politician, the two brothers and their father must reconcile their differences to revitalize the locals’ Hindu and Muslim unity.
Lal Salaam
A conman tricks a grieving widow into marriage to make instant cash. However, his life turns upside down when he unearths his wife's secret.
Jagamemaya
A ayurvedic doctor Sharma and his cobbler friend Ambanis simple lives are upended by an unexpected entanglement with a dangerous gang.They must fight to retrieve priceless diamonds and for Sharma to marry his childhood love.
Sharma & Ambani
The romantic lives of two people – Varun and Nithya, are chronicled in this film from their school days until their adult lives. They fall in love multiple times and keep breaking up over minor issues. But deep down, they are so madly in love with each other that they keep giving themselves another chance.
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Television & Series (8)
What's Up Velakkari is a ZEE5 Tamil Original. The story revolves around a modern city-bred husband, an old-fashioned wife who hails from a village, and an ultra-modern maid who hails from the city. Situations turn hilarious when the husband starts to get attracted towards the maid, making the wife change her outlook to be a modern woman. Will the wife be able to make her husband get attracted towards her over the maid?
What's Up Velakkari
The different problems that arise between couples before they tie the knot and after, the issues faced by couples who don’t believe in the concept of marriage and the complications in the life of a divorcee.
As I'm Suffering From Kadhal
Set in the backdrop of Anantapur, in 1993, A dual murder takes place, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences and twists after a cop named Lenin embarks on an investigation.
Recce
AK,once a popular actor gets expelled from the industry for his attitude that is misunderstood by the insiders. He starts up a venture that is committed to bridge the gap between ordinary folks and the relationships they miss in their lives.
Mad Company
Chhaliya web series story revolves around a girl named Dhanya (Dhanya Balakrishnan). She is the light-hearted and fun-loving girl who loves to goes Party. Dhanya is living with her lover Rishi (Anirudh Tothapalli). One Day, she was shocked about her bad situation after-party night and didn’t understand what will happen after this lousy situation. But what was this critical situation? After Party, she wakeups and she finds herself to be pregnant, but she doesn’t know anything about this. From this, She and her boyfriend tri to memorizing everything from the day of the Party, due to it’s happened. In this situation, she gets contacted by a crazy stalker who seems to have certain clues regarding her pregnancy. Who is responsible for this situation? Will her boyfriend be able to save Dhanya?
