Saptami Gowda is an Indian actress, swimmer and civil engineer. In 2022, she played the lead role of Leela in the Kannada film Gandhara.
Wiki/Biography
Saptami Gowda was born on Saturday, 8 June 1996 (Age 26 years; Until 2022) in Bangalore (now Bengaluru). His zodiac sign is Gemini. She did her schooling from Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore, India and Sri Kumaran Children’s Home Joint Junior College, Bengaluru, Karnataka respectively. Immediately after finishing school, he pursued his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
A childhood picture of Saptami Gowda with her father
Physical appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Sapthami Gowda hails from a Kannada speaking family in Bangalore.
Parents & Siblings
Saptami Gowda’s father Umesh SK Dodi is a police officer. In 2015, Saptami’s father was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Sapthami’s mother, Shanta Mathia, is her housewife.
Saptami Gowda with her parents
Sapthami’s younger sister Uttare Gowda is a professional swimmer.
Saptami Gowda and her sister Uttare Gowda (left).
Husband
Saptami Gowda is unmarried.
religion
Saptami Gowda follows Hinduism.
profession
Acting
In 2019, Sapthami Gowda made her debut with the Kannada film Popcorn Monkey Tiger, in which she played the lead role of Krija.
Saptami Gowda in a still from Kannada movie Popcorn Monkey Tiger (2019)
In 2022, she appeared in the Kannada film Gandhara, in which she played the lead role of Leela. In an interview, Sapthami explained the character of Leela in the Kannada film ‘Gandhara’ and quoted
The character I play has completed his official training to be a part of the forest department. His first post was in a village. Leela is a calm and composed woman who knows her own mind. I play the heroine of Rishabh sir and my character taught me that silence can speak a thousand words. He could speak without saying a word, which impressed me as an actor.
Saptami Gowda and Rishav Shetty in a still from the Kannada film Gandhara (2022)
swimming
Saptami Gowda started swimming at the age of five. In 2006, he won a gold medal in the state level swimming competition held in Mangalore. In the same year, he won a bronze medal in relay at the national competition held at Jain Residential School, Bangalore. After that, he won medals in various swimming events such as two gold medals and two silver medals at the state level competition held in Bengaluru in 2009 and one bronze medal and two gold medals at the national swimming competition held in Jaipur. In 2010, he won a gold medal at the Indian Triathlon Federation held in Indore, India. In an interview, Sapthami’s mother Shanta Madia spoke about Sapthami’s swimming career.
He has been winning bronze, silver and gold medals in almost all the swimming competitions he has participated in.
Saptami Gowda with her medals
Controversy
In 2022, Saptami Gowda’s film Gandhara was accused of plagiarism by music group Thaikudam Bridge. The band said that the song ‘Varaha Roopam’ from the film Gandhara is a copy of the Kannada music album ‘Navarasam’. Music group Thaikudam Bridge also appealed to their listeners to spread the word about copyright infringement. Thaikudam Palam shared a post on Instagram about the plagiarism issue.
We would like our listeners to know that Thaikudam Bridge is in no way connected with “Gandhara”. The inevitable similarities between our IP “Navarasam” and “Varaha Roopam” is a blatant violation of copyright laws as far as audio is concerned. From our point of view the line between “inspiration” and “plagiarism” is distinct and indisputable, therefore, we will take legal action against the creative team responsible for this. There is no acknowledgment of our rights over the content and this song is being promoted as an original work by the creative team (sic) of the film.
Facts/Trivia
- Immediately after completing his BE in Civil Engineering, he started working as an Associate Software Engineer at Accenture, Bangalore, India.
- In an interview, Sapthami Gowda recalled her Kannada film ‘Gandhara’ and said that she had attended a workshop on accent modification for the film. She quoted,
In fact, Rishabh (Shetty) sir was looking for a face that would fit the film perfectly. And he found my picture on Instagram and that’s how sir called me for audition and look test and then the look was absolutely fine. But the original movie in Kannada is Mangalore Kannada but I am from Bangalore so the languages don’t match there. So accent and everything. So, we started a workshop on character and language. And so it took two months or so, during this process, and the most exciting and selling thing of all was when you went to meet Sir on the first day, he showed you clips of what you saw. Cola And god On YouTube. So, it was a big learning curve for me when I saw myself saying that I have to do everything from my end to be a part of this movie. I was born and brought up in Bangalore and stayed in Karnataka for 25-26 years and I had no clue about this kind of culture. So, it was a big learning process for me.
- In 2021, Saptami Gowda featured in a Karnataka State Tourism Corporation video.
Saptami Gowda in Karnataka State Tourism Corporation Video (2021).
- In an interview, she said that Radhika Pandit, Nithya Menon and Samantha Akkineni are her favorite actresses.
- In 2021, she won the South Indian International Film Award for Best Debut Actress for the Kannada film Popcorn Monkey Tiger (2019).
Saptami Gowda (centre) after winning the South Indian International Film Awards for the Kannada film Popcorn Monkey Tiger (2019).
- Saptami Gowda has three triangle tattoos on her right arm. Learning, exploring and creating are represented by the first triangle (left), second triangle (middle) and third triangle (right) respectively.
Tattoo by Saptami Gowda
