Biography
Who is Yash?
Early life and real name
Yash was born Naveen Kumar on January 8, 1986, in Boovanahalli, a village in Hassan, Karnataka, India. His mother's side of the family also gave him the name Yashwanth due to astrological beliefs regarding his birth time. His father, Arun Kumar, worked as a driver for the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and later the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, while his mother, Pushpa, worked as a homemaker. He grew up with a younger sister named Nandini and spent his school years studying at the Mahajana Education Society in Mysore.
Theatre and television beginnings
After the film project was cancelled, Yash stayed in Bangalore with limited money and joined the Benaka drama troupe, a theatre group formed by dramatist B. V. Karanth. He worked as a backstage worker, earning a small daily wage, before eventually becoming a backup actor and playing the lead role of Balarama in a play in 2004. That same year, he made his television debut in the teleserial Uttarayana. He followed this with a role in the 2005 teleserial Nanda Gokula, where he starred alongside Radhika Pandit.
Film career and breakthrough
Yash made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in the movie Jambada Hudugi. His breakthrough role came in the 2008 romantic drama Moggina Manasu, directed by Shashank, where he played the romantic interest of his former television co-star Radhika Pandit. His performance in the film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. Following this success, he starred in the title role of the romance Rocky in 2008, which was poorly received by critics and commercially unsuccessful.
Nationwide recognition and personal life
Yash achieved nationwide recognition through his role in Prashanth Neel's action duology, consisting of KGF: Chapter 1 in 2018 and KGF: Chapter 2 in 2022. The first film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Kannada, while the second film became the highest-grossing Kannada film worldwide. Outside of acting, he is involved in philanthropy and promotes social causes through the Yasho Marga Foundation, which was established by him and his wife. He is also a prominent celebrity endorser for various brands.
Birthday and age
Yash was born on January 8, 1986, which makes Yash 40 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Yash shares the date with 59 other famous people.
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