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Akshara Gowda (born Harini Gowda on 24 December 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She also is a model and has appeared for several advertisements under leading brands. Akshara made a special appearance in Thuppakki and played a role in the festival film Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey.  She made her Bollywood debut in Priyadarshan's Rangrezz in 2013.  Akshara appeared in Ajith-vishnuvardhan's Arrambam Tamil film.

Early life

Gowda was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to father, the businessman JPS Gowda, and Gowri Gowda. She has a younger sister, Harshitha, who was born in 1999. Gowda attended the New Cambridge High School in Bangalore, and then completed her pre-university studies at Vijaya Junior College, before going on to graduate from Engineering in SKIT college, Bangalore. While in high school, she played throwball at the state level and also had an interest in table tennis, while also being a regular participant in modelling shows.

Personal life

In April 2011, Akshara Gowda was linked to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.  However, Gowda immediately denied it and said it was mere media imagination.

Charan Raj is an Indian film actor, director, music director, film producer, and writer who primarily works in Tamil and other southern languages. Charan Raj is known for his outstanding performances in films like Gentleman, Pratighaat, Indrudu Chandrudu and Kartavyam.

He was also a part of Rajanikanth hits Phool Bane Angaray, Veera, Dharma Dorai and Baasha. He had also been a regular in Kannada and Malayalam films. He debuted in Kannada films as a hero. Siddalingaiah is considered to be his godfather.

His son Tej will make his acting debut as a leading actor.

Charan Raj made his acting debut with Thaliya Bhagya (1984) produced by A. L. Abbaiah Naidu and went on to appear in all the films produced by him. Towards 1990's, Charan Raj started appearing in supporting roles. He made his directorial debut with Annan Thangachi playing the lead role however the film was a failure and Charan Raj incurred losses as producer. He announced another project as director titled Pudhusa Irukku in 2005 however the film was shelved.

In 2014, Charan Raj was involved in a controversy when he was accused of carrying a gun at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayak Temple, Andhra Pradesh.