Career
Gaonkar began her career as a television actress. She made her big screen appearance together with a debutant team of actors and director in Nam Areali Ondina (2010). Her role of Chinnu won her rave reviews though the film failed to perform well commercially. Next, she paired with Vijay Raghavendra in the multi-starrer film Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga in 2011. The same year saw her in the low-budget film Thuglak alongside a new comer. Noted film maker R. Chandru cast her in his forth coming film Charminar opposite Prem Kumar. She has also signed a Mythological film, Bhakta Shankara which is currently under production.
As an evidence to her acting instincts she was crowned as Miss Garden City Bangalore and Miss Beautiful Smile in 2003 and thereon she started her career by hosting a series of popular shows in most of the Kannada channels and gained herself a huge popularity and fan following from shows like Kuniyona Baara, Star Dish Dishum, Preethiya Kannadiga, etc.
Meghana Goankar is well known for her dancing skills in the sandalwood industry for her dances like bharatnatyam, kathak and most of the western forms, apart from being a talented, beautiful, cultured and educated artist. She has been knowingly or unknowingly acquiring all the required traits and talent before she launched herself into the sandalwood arena, as an assistant instructor for over seven years with Shiamak Davar’s Dance Company, she has trained hundreds of dancers and has also performed major dance shows with the core troupe in India and Abroad. She has always been proud of performing in the closing ceremony of commonwealth games in Melbourne, Australia in 2006. Meghana Goankar also plays the veena, piano and bit of violin.
Even before Meghana Goankar had taught of commercial films, she has done numerous English and Kannada theater plays in Bangalore at places like Rangashankara, Alliance Franchise, etc. Though Meghana Goankar is a modern lady who fits the glamor and sentiment role precisely, she is known for being highly cultured and religious among all circles.
Meghana Goankar’s career path to sandalwood has been a long journey in acquiring the required talent and completing the puzzle. Starting from being crowned as Miss Bangalore and Miss Smile in 2003, to be hosting shows in leading Kannada channels, to a professional dancer from Shiamak Davar’s and a theater artist. Meghana Goankar has completed her puzzle of being a perfect artist and very importantly her passion to be successful artist is so evident when she has successfully complemented her career with the required education by completing her Diploma in Film acting and making. How many artist today have had such a long journey in acquiring his/her talent and complementing the same with an education in sandalwood arena?
Meghana Goankar is currently working in Kannada films as a main lead. She started her film career with ‘Nam arealondina’ (2010) and not surprisingly this talented artist was nominated for various awards in best actress and newcomer category, second movie was ‘Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga’ (2011) opposite Vijaya Raghavendra, third ‘Tuglak’ (2012) and the fourth being ‘Charminar’ (2012) opposite lovely star prem, directed by R. Chandru.
Filmography:
2010 Nam Areali Ondina
2011 Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga
2011 Thuglak
2012 Charminar
2013 Bhakta Shankara