Dayana Erappa
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| Dayana Erappa | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 3 January 1991 KodaguKarnataka India |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | www.dayanaerappa.com |
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Dayana Erappa is an Indian supermodel who is a regular at premier fashion events such as the Lakme Fashion Week and India Fashion Week, and is featured on many of the leading Indian fashion magazine covers.
Early life and education[edit]
Erappa was born in Kodagu, Karnataka. Dayana did her schooling at Kodagu Vidyalaya, Madikeri. [2]. She has one older sister. Erappa graduated from Baldwins Methodist College in Bengaluru with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts.
Career[edit]
Erappa began her career early, beginning modelling during her college days, and became a full-time model by the age of 19. Erappa first came to national prominence as a contestant in the Miss India 2010 pageant, when she was 21. One of her very first notable nationally prominent modelling assignments was in 2015, for the celebrated Kingfisher Calendar, an eagerly awaited annual publication from the Kingfisher brand. She repeated that honour again, two years later, for the 2017 Kingfisher Calendar. [2] Her family was extremely supportive. Erappa had always nursed a quiet ambition to join the Indian Defence Forces, in the Army, (being an outstanding student in the NCC (National Cadet Corps) for 3 years in school, but her modelling career took off so quickly that she reluctantly had to put that dream aside. Erappa regularly took part in major contests right upto representing India at The Elite Model Look in 2012. Since then, over the last decade, Erappa has been a regular participant at the premier national Indian fashion events such as the Lakme Fashion Week and India Fashion Week; and is regularly seen on Indian fashion magazine covers.[3]
Modelling highlights[edit]
Erappa has been the lead model and a key part of advertising campaigns for esteemed Indian brands like Femina, Raymonds, Satya Paul, Ritu Kumar, Tarun Tahiliani, Shantanu & Nikhil, Anita Dongre, Anju Modi, Manish Malhotra, Falguni & Shane Peacock, Monisha Jaissingh, and Nikhil Thampi, Tanishq Jewellery, FabIndia and Lakme and international brands like H&M, Estee Lauder, Vogue, Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar GQ to Grazia, Elle, Maxim, Cosmopolitan and more.
Film career[edit]
Erappa made her debut in 2018 in the South Indian movie industry under the direction of the acclaimed director Mani Ratnam in the film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. This film was dubbed as 'Nawab' in the South Indian Telegu language, and she won the ‘Find of the Year’ Award at the Galatta awards in 2019.
Her first foray into the OTT space on Zee5 was in the black comedy original series Sunflower in 2021.
References[edit]
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- 'Sunflower' Trailer: Sunil Grover And Dayana Erappa starrer 'Sunflower' Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India Videos
- I never thought I fit the profile of a heroine: Dayana Erappa - The New Indian Express
- Mani ratnam sir’s film is a dream debut, says Dayana Erappa
- There couldn’t have been a better launchpad in films than with Mani Ratnam: Dayana Erappa - Times of India
- They say models can’t act; I hope I’ve done justice to my role: Dayana Erappa - Times of India
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