Nikeesha Patel is a British Indian

British Indian

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 model and film actress. She debuted in 2010 Telugu film Puli

Puli (film)

Puli is a 2010 Telugu action film written and directed by S. J. Suryaah, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, with Nikeesha Patel, Manoj Bajpai, Charan Raj, Nassar, Jyothi Krishna, Bhrahmaji, Ali and Girish Karnad in supporting roles and Shriya Saran appearing in an item number. The film...

, directed by S. J. Suryaah

S. J. Suryaah

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 and starring Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan

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Early life and career

Nikisha Patel was born and raised in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. She is of Gujarati descent. She was a finalist in the 2006 Miss Wales

Miss Wales

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 beauty pageant. She debuted in the 2010 Telugu film, Puli

Puli (film)

Puli is a 2010 Telugu action film written and directed by S. J. Suryaah, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, with Nikeesha Patel, Manoj Bajpai, Charan Raj, Nassar, Jyothi Krishna, Bhrahmaji, Ali and Girish Karnad in supporting roles and Shriya Saran appearing in an item number. The film...

, playing the lead female role. The film was a critical and financial failure. She then signed two films, Amali Thumali

Amali Thumali

Amali Thumali is an upcoming Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by Jeevagan. The film features Nakul and Shanthnu in the lead roles, while Swati Reddy plays a pivotal role. The film has been described as a tale about two college students who are academically poor and it is...

(initially titled as Nanba) and Narasimha in Tamil and Kannada, respectively, followed by another Kannada film, Varadanayaka, a remake of the Telugu film Lakshyam

Lakshyam

Lakshyam is a 2007 Telugu film which stars Gopichand, Anushka, and Jagapati Babu. This film marked the debut of Srivas as director. It was produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under Lakshmi Narasimha Productions banner...

(2007). She was also reported to have been signed for Rosshan Andrrews

Rosshan Andrrews

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' Mumbai Police.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2010	Puli Puli (film) Puli is a 2010 Telugu action film written and directed by S. J. Suryaah, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, with Nikeesha Patel, Manoj Bajpai, Charan Raj, Nassar, Jyothi Krishna, Bhrahmaji, Ali and Girish Karnad in supporting roles and Shriya Saran appearing in an item number. The film...	madhumathi	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
2011	Narasimha Narasimha (2011 film) Narasimha is 2011 Kannada film starring V. Ravichandran and Nikeesha Patel in the lead roles. Actress Sanjana plays a cameo role of a dancer. The film is directed by S. Mohan . Hamsalekha is the music director of the film. N. M. Kumar has produced the venture under K. N. M Movies banner. -...		Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...	Filming
	Amali Thumali Amali Thumali Amali Thumali is an upcoming Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by Jeevagan. The film features Nakul and Shanthnu in the lead roles, while Swati Reddy plays a pivotal role. The film has been described as a tale about two college students who are academically poor and it is...		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Filming
	Varadhanayaka Varadhanayaka Varadhanayaka is an upcoming Kannada action film starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikeesha Patel in the lead roles. Actor Sudeep plays an important role of a police officer. The film is directed by Ayyappa P. Sharma. Arjun Janya is the music director of the film. Shankare Gowda has produced the venture...		Kannada	Filming
2012	Mumbai Police		Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...	announced

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