Acting

Ashika Ranganath

Born 5 August 1996 · Tumakuru, Karnataka · 30

Ashika Ranganath (born August 5, 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada cinema, alongside appearances in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her feature film debut in *Crazy Boy* (2016), earning a nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Kannada. Her early releases included *Mass Leader* (2017), *Mugulu Nage* (2017), *Raju Kannada Medium* (2018), and *Raambo 2* (2018). She won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for *Madhagaja* (2021). Over the following years, her Kannada credits included *Avatara Purusha* (2022), *Raymo* (2022), and *Avatara Purusha 2* (2024). For her performance in the medical thriller *O2* (2024), she won a second SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Outside Kannada cinema, Ranganath made her Tamil debut in *Pattathu Arasan* (2022), followed by the romantic comedy *Miss You* (2024). She made her Telugu debut with *Amigos* (2023), later appearing in *Naa Saami Ranga* (2024), *Gatha Vaibhava* (2025), and *Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi* (2026).