2019 was the year Gourav first had the opportunity to be part of a comedy play. Since then he has been part of three plays with characters ranging from a thief to Lord Bharatha. He was inspired by the art form when he watched a play called “Mooru Mutthu” in his 6th grade. After observing the deep impact this play left on the audience, he decided to engage himself in entertaining people. Over the years the challenges of playing different roles has kept him hooked to theater. He works as a Design Engineer in a Semiconductor company and dancing has been his go to hobby!

Niveditha’s foray into theater began at a young age of 8 under her father’s tutelage. From there on she has donned pivotal roles in many plays which have bagged her awards at various state level drama competitions. She has had the privilege of acting under renowned directors like R. Nagesh, T.S. Nagabharana, B. Jayashree, Rajendra Karanth and Abhishek Iyengar.

Niveditha hails from a family of Kannada laureates. She is the great-granddaughter of Prof. T.S. Venkannaiah and grandniece of Ta. Ra Su. She extends her gratitude to her parents and grandmother who were instrumental in instilling in her fervor and avidity for theater, literature and all things art. She lives with her husband Sreenath Kalahasti who shares the same passion for arts.

This is Niveditha’s 5th play with Nataka Chaitra and is delighted to be back on stage.

Vinay Bhardwaj is a long time Bay Area resident. He is a literature & theater enthusiast. Kattale-Belaku is his 3rd production with Nataka Chaitra. Prior to this, he was seen in Muddanna Promotion Prasanga and Jasma Odan. He is thrilled to see live theater back after the huge 2year gap!

Vasanth Balagere's life is software but love is drama. Since a kid, he loves drama and comedy skits. After moving to Bay Area he has acted in several dramas under the direction of famous directors like Jayadev Mohan, Mandya Ramesh, T.S.Nagabharana and Abhishek Iyengar, from 2012. This is his fifth drama in Nataka Chaitra.

Bharat is passionate about acting and has a zeal for theater. He was involved in various plays and cultural activities during his School and College days. He is associated with Nataka Chaitra since 2016 and has donned many types of roles. He has also written and directed a short movie. By profession, he is a leader in quality control of software applications. At his spare time he loves to play Cricket and Tennis.

Sneha hails from a family of theater and radio artists. She has acted in several dramas broadcast on All India Radio, Dharwad. She is a Pharmacist by profession and enjoys oil/acrylic painting in her spare time. After acting in “Choorikatte arthath Kalyanapura”, “Kattale-BeLaku” is her second production with Nataka Chaitra. She loves acting and is thrilled to be a part of Nataka Chaitra after a long gap.

Hemanth is an Engineering Manager at PayPal Inc. TC39 Delegate, ECMA GA Rep; Google Developer Expert for Web && Payments. DuckDuckGo community leader. Member of Node.js Foundation. Google Startups Accelerator mentor.

Got into the theater at a young age in Bengaluru took part in multiple plays and won best actor for the National College award, is into photography and podcasting.

Is happy to relive the theater days with the opportunity at Nataka Chitra 🤓