1. Yash’s real birth name is Naveen Kumar Gowda he hails from a middle-class family in a small town in Karnataka’s Hassan district. His father, Arun Kumar, worked as a bus driver in the KSRTC transport service.


2. Yash always wanted to become a BIG SCREEN HERO and that’s why he left his hometown and came to Bangalore. Here he worked as a theater artist and learned the nuances of acting.

3. Before venturing into cinema, Yash started off his showbiz journey with the TV serial Nanda Gokula, followed by a couple of more serials in the Kannada language. Yash mostly played supporting roles in the initial years of his career and his major break came in the form of a cameo appearance in the 2007 Kannada film Jambada Hudugi.

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4. Yash bagged Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the movie Moggina Manasu in 2007, directed by Shashank. The first solo commercial hit of Yash was Modalasala in 2010 which was directed by Purushottham C Somanathapura

5. Apart from acting, Yash has also donned various hats in the Kannada film industry. He turned singer for two of his movies; Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari and Masterpiece, for which he sang the songs ‘Annthamma’ and ‘Annange Love Agide’ respectively.

6. Yash is married to actor Radhika Pandit and the couple have two kids together. They first met on the sets of TV serial Nanda Gokula and dated for six years before tying the knot in 2016. Yash and Radhika made their filmy debut together with the 2008 movie Moggina Manasu. As yet, the couple has worked together in four films.

7. Yash and Radhika Pandit established Yasho Marga Foundation which focuses in helping the needy people. The couple had invested Rs 4 crores towards the desiltation of the lakes in the Koppal district.

8. Rocking Star Yash is right now the highest-paid actor in Kannada cinema and he is the only actor from Sandalwood who has a 200+ Cr movie in his kitty. KGF Chapter 1 had minted a worldwide gross of over Rs 245 Cr. Interestingly, KGF is the only movie of Kannada cinema to date that has managed to go past the 100 Cr gross mark.

9. Yash is one of the most influential actors of Sandalwood aka Kannada cinema. He is also active in politics and has campaigned for BJP and JD(S) candidates in the Karnataka state assembly elections in 2018.

10. Rocking Star Yash is all set to reach new heights of superstardom with KGF Chapter 2. The film is in last leg of shooting and it will hit screens next year. KGF Chapter 2 is also the costliest movie of Yash and Kannada cinema.