Meet actress who ran away from home and got married at 13, lost her husband, went against her father’s wishes, married again, became second wife of a politician, she is…
GH News March 14, 2025 01:06 AM
Many actresses in Indian cinema experience a roller-coaster ride throughout their careers. From professional highs and lows to intense public scrutiny in their personal lives they go through a lot. Today we will talk about an actress who started as a child artist and later transitioned into lead roles as she grew older. The actress in discussion had a blockbuster debut and became an overnight sensation. However while she was reaching the heights of success in her professional life her personal life was filled with struggles. She was barely 13 when she got married and just two years later her husband passed away. When she married for the second time fate was not on her side and she had to part ways again. If you are wondering who we are talking about the actress in discussion is Radhika Kumarswamy. Radhika Kumarswamy made her acting debut in 2002 playing the lead role in Ninagagi opposite Vijay Raghavendra. The movie was a huge hit and gave Radhika a new identity. It became one of the highest-grossing Kannada films. Over the years Radhika featured in several Kannada Tamil and Telugu films including Mani Ooh La La Hudugigaagi Thayi Illada Thabbali Mane Magalu Iyarkai Auto Shankar Tavarige Baa Tangi Hatavadi Ulla Kadathal and others. While Radhika was reaching the peak of her career her personal life was in turmoil. In 2000 at the age of 13 she got married to businessman Ratan Kumar after she ran away from her home claim media reports. According to media reports Radhikas father was not happy with the wedding. Ratan allegedly filed a police complaint against Radhikas father accusing him of kidnapping her. Tragically two years into their marriage Ratan passed away after suffering a heart attack. Later in 2007 Radhika remarried but once again her father did not approve of her choice. She married H.D. Kumaraswamy son of former Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. H.D. Kumaraswamy who is currently Indias Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel previously served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka. The couple has a daughter named Shamika. However their marriage ended in separation in 2015. After her second marriage ended Radhika took a five-year break from acting. She made a comeback in 2013. A year earlier in 2012 Radhika established her own production house Shamika Enterprises named after her daughter. Today Radhikas net worth stands at Rs 124 crore.
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