From Saniya Iyer to Namrata Gowda;Kannada actresses who started as child artists

They might be star actresses now. But these celebs started their acting career way back when they were kids. Interestingly, many of these celebs indeed started their acting career with television shows. Here is a list of a few Kannada actresses who you may not know were also child artists.

Saniya Iyer has turned out to be one of the most sensational actresses in recent times. Her latest stint in Bigg Boss Kannada OTT and season 9 has brought her even closer to the viewers. Needless to say, Saniya as a child actress won a million hearts with her performance as 'Gowri junior' in 'Puttagowri Madve'.

Amulya has carved a niche for herself in the Kannada film industry. However, her first on-screen appearance came as a six-year-old in a Kannada television soap opera, Supta Manasina Sapta Swaragalu.

Not many know that the actress started her acting career as a child artist. Sukrutha is not new to the Kannada audience. The actress started her career as a child artist and appeared in many Kannada daily soaps back then. She faced the camera first as a child artist with the mega-serial Kadambari. Sukrutha has earlier been a part of twenty-five shows in her career so far.

She is one of the glam dolls in the Kannada entertainment industry right now. Having bagged the lead role in the supernatural fantasy drama 'Naagini 2', Namratha also started her career as a child actress and has acted in a few movies and daily soaps.

Ankita rose to fame for her on-screen character Meera in the daily soap Nammane Yuvarani. But not many know that the actress had earlier played the role of little Suguna in Putta Gowri Madve, which was later re-titled as Mangala Gowri Madve.

Sushma is definitely not new to the Kannada audience. While she has been essaying a prominent role in the daily soap 'Ginirama', she is much remembered for her show Lakumi in which she appared a few ago as a child artist