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My Take
Yash is, to me, one of Indian cinema's great self-made stories. Born Naveen Kumar in Mysore, he ground his way up from minor television roles to become a defining face of Kannada cinema, with three Filmfare Awards South and five SIIMA Awards to show for it. I am always partial to stars who served a long apprenticeship, because the hunger from those years tends to stay visible on screen. His magnetism and that famous intensity feel earned rather than manufactured. He did not just succeed; he helped push his regional industry onto a far bigger stage, and that ambition is what makes me genuinely admire him.
Overview
Naveen Kumar (born 8 January 1985), known professionally as Yash, is an Indian actor and producer who works in Kannada cinema. Yash is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and five SIIMA Awards. Yash began his career with appearances in several television series in the 2000s. He made his film debut in 2007 with Jambada Hudugi.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yash
- Name (Japanese)
- ヤシュ
- Reading
- やしゅ
- Born
- January 8, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Mysore, Karnataka, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards South
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.nimmayash.in/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenameisyash/
- Xhttps://x.com/TheNameIsYash
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.