KGF STAR YASH

KGF STAR YASH is an Indian actor who works in Kannada Films. His original name is Naveen Kumar Gowda. He is known for his film KGF CHAPTER - 1 & upcoming film KGF CHAPTER - 2. 

Yash went on to star in many commercially successful films, K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018). He will appear in K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2021). His rise to success has been well documented by the media, and he has been rated one of the popular Kannada film actors.

Naveen Kumar Gowda was born on 8 January 1986. He was born to a Kannada-speaking community in Bhuvanahalli, a village nearby Hassan district of Karnataka. His father, Arun Kumar J. worked in the KSRTC transport service, and later in the BMTC transport service as a driver, and his mother, Pushpa Latha, is a homemaker. He has a younger sister, Nandini. His childhood days were spent in Mysore, where he did his pre-university course (PUC) in Mahajana Education Society (MES), and after finishing his studies, he joined the Benaka drama troupe which was formed by noted dramatist B. V. Karanth.

Yash started his acting career with the teleserials. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Yash then starred in lead characters in the film Rocky (2008). 

In 2018 he starred in K.G.F: Chapter 1, which was released in Kannada along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam, had the highest production budget in the Kannada cinema industry, and emerging as the Highest Grossing Film in the Kannada industry, collecting over ₹250 crores.