Engineer Day 2023 - From Karthik Jayaram to Sanjana Burli: Kannada actors who hold engineering degrees

Several talented Kannada actors have engineering degrees, showcasing their versatility in both the world of cinema and academia. An engineer by profession but an actor by passion seems to be the mantra with these happening Kannada celebs. Having graduated as an engineer, these popular faces of Kannada television have followed their passion in being successful actors. Here is a list of a few of them.

One of the leading ladies of Puttakkana Makkalu, Sanjana Burli was still pursuing her Engineering in Medical Electronics when she started to shoot for the daily soap. However, the actress has now graduated with flying colors and holds an engineering degree as her education qualification. Just like her on-screen character, Sneha, Sanjana too aspires to become an IAS officer in real life as well.

Fondly known as JK, the actor obtained an engineering degree from a prestigious college with a specialization in civil engineering. He later pursued Masters in structural engineering and worked in Dubai as a structural engineer before moving back to Bangalore.

Puttakkana Makkalu's Kanti aka Dhanush has indeed turned out to be one of the mass actors on the small screens. He might play the lead role of a rugged uneducated lad in Puttakkana Makkalu, But not many know that Dhanush has completed his engineering. Puttakkana Makkalu marks the debut of actor Dhanush.

An architect by profession, Shwetha never had plans of entering the glamorous world. However, acting just came her way and today she is one of the most sought after faces in Kannada television.

The Mithuna Rashi actor is yet another engineer-turned-actor. He has graduated in Mechanical engineering. He made his acting debut with the popular serial Mithuna Rashi and plays the titular role of 'Mithun'.

An engineering graduate, Ashita started her acting career with the daily soap Jothey Jotheyalli. She played the lead character of 'Shalini', who aspires to become an IAS officer.

Deepashree is the latest celeb to join the cast of Puttakkana Makkalu. The actress replaced Soumya and has stepped in to play the character, Vasu, in the show. However, not many know that Deepa is a Civil Engineer by profession.

The Parvathi of Kannada television is an M.Tech. Priyanka is not just M. Tech, the actress even used to work in a local channel in her hometown even before she made her acting debut with mythology show 'Hara Hara Mahadev'.

Aryan completed his diploma in Mechanics and then pursued his studies in BE Mechanical engineering. He is much appreciated for his on-screen mythological character 'Male Madeshwara'.