Meghana Gaonkar

Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanbasaveshwara Residential School in Kalaburgi and later completed her Bachelors in commerce degree from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore. She obtained her master's degree in English literature from Bangalore University and a diploma in film acting and making from Adarsha Film & TV Institute, Bangalore. She is currently pursuing her P. HD in Literature.

Gaonkar began her career as a television actress. She made her big screen appearance together with a debutant team of actors and director in Nam Areal Ond Dina (2010). Her role of Chinnu won her rave reviews though the film failed to perform well commercially.[3] Next, she paired with Vijay Raghavendra in the multi-starrer film Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga in 2011. The same year she appeared in the film Thuglak alongside Rakshith Shetty. Noted film maker R. Chandru cast her in his forthcoming film Charminar opposite Prem Kumar. She has signed a Mythological film, Bhakta Shankara which is currently under production.