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Roopa Rayappa Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth2 December 1991

Age30 Years

BirthplaceBangalore, Karnataka

ProfessionActress, Model, Content Creator, Meme Maker

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyHas an elder brother.

Roopa Rayappa Biography

Roopa Rayappa is an Indian actress, model and content creator from Bangalore best known for playing Shanthi in the pan-India K.G.F films. She began in theu

Early life and background

Roopa Rayappa was born on 2 December 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Raised in the city she calls home, she completed her schooling at Indian Public School, Bangalore and pursued further studies at Mount Carmel College. She later studied Electronics & Communication Engineering at Atria Institute of Technology. During her teenage years she was an avid film watcher and developed an early interest in acting.

Career

Rayappa’s entry into performance came through theatre. In her final year of college she joined a theatre group and became active on stage, appearing in commercial plays in both Kannada and English. She has been associated with several Bangalore-based theatre groups including Bangalore Little Theater, Jagriti Theatre, PraKaSam and MeeMaw Mystery Theatre. Alongside stage work she handled backstage operations before moving more fully into on-screen roles.

As a model and performer she has worked in print and on camera for a variety of brands, appearing in advertisements for MFine, Bank Bazaar and TV campaigns such as Colors Super and Karle Infra. She has also featured in music videos for Kannada songs, including Sakhi by Rao Nandakishore, and has acted in short films such as Ksana and Laali.

Rayappa’s film debut came with the first K.G.F film in 2018 when she portrayed Shanthi, a slave who appears in the period action drama. Although the part was small, her work attracted attention and helped her gain wider recognition within the industry. She followed that appearance with a role in the Kannada film Trataka (2018). In 2022 she returned to the K.G.F franchise, again playing Shanthi in K.G.F: Chapter 2. The same year she appeared in the Kannada films One Cut Two Cut, in which she played Neha, and Mysore Diaries.

Public profile

Roopa Rayappa works across acting, modelling and content creation and is also known for making memes. She remains unmarried and has at least one older brother. Her physical attributes listed publicly include a height of about 167 cm (5'6"), brown eyes and brown hair. Publicly shared preferences include a fondness for comedy films and a particular liking for actors and actresses such as Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, as well as Indian performers like Yash, Puneeth Rajkumar, Vijay Sethupathi and Dhanush. She has said she enjoys reading and travelling, and she prefers wine among alcoholic drinks.

Achievements and recognitions

In 2015 Rayappa received the Best Short Film Karnataka award at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival for her film Nityakarma. She has been featured on a magazine cover and has spoken about aspirations to act in specific Tamil and Kannada films she admires.

Latest updates

After the visibility she gained from K.G.F, Rayappa has reported that industry recognition increased and that offers and conversations about projects followed. Her recent screen work listed publicly includes K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), One Cut Two Cut (2022) and Mysore Diaries (2022). She has indicated ongoing discussions for additional projects and continues to be active in film and content work.

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Recent Work

K.G.F: Chapter 2

Reprised the role of Shanthi in the second instalment of the period action franchise.

2022
One Cut Two Cut

Played the role of Neha in this Kannada film.

2022
Mysore Diaries

Appeared in the Kannada film Mysore Diaries.

2022
K.G.F: Chapter 1

Film debut as Shanthi in the 2018 period action drama.

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Stage actor with associations to multiple Bangalore theatre groups
  2. Film debut in K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
  3. Reprised role in K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
  4. Best Short Film Karnataka award at BISFF for Nityakarma (2015)
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When was Roopa Rayappa born?

Roopa Rayappa was born on 2 December 1991.

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