Introduction
Yash is an Indian Actor, who is one of the biggest stars in India. Yash is a Screen name, his real name is Naveen Kumar Gowda, he became famous from working in the Kannada Cinema and his career started with television in the 2000s, he made his film debut in 2007 in Jambada Hudugi film, Yash did another movie name Moggina Manasu in 2008. Yash did his first movie in a leading role in Rocky, which was released in 2008 and was a flop movie. Yash established himself as a lead actor through movies, in 2012 movie Googly, Raja Huli in 2013, Gajakesari in 2014, Masterpiece in 2015, Santhu Straight Forward in 2016, and Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari became highest grossing movie that time in Kannada Cinema. Yash got recognition all over India and worldwide with the movie K.G.F Chapter 1 released in 2018, which became the highest-grossing Kannada Movie, and K.G.F Chapter 2 released in 2022, which became one of the highest-grossing movies in India.
Yash’s Early Life
Yash was born on 8 January 1986 in Boovanahalli, a village in Hassan, Karnataka in the house of, his father Arun Gowda was a Bus Driver for the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and later with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation and his mother Pushpa Gowda was a housewife. Yash has a younger sister Nandani Gowda, who is married to a computer engineer. Yash did schooling at Mahajana Education Society and did a Bachelor of Arts at K.L.E College, Bangalore. Yash wanted to be an actor from a young age, he asked his parents to go to Banglore at the age of 16, and his father allowed him to go but warned him that if he came back, he would not allow again to go back. Yash was happy and went to Bangalore to work as an assistant director but the film stopped in 2 days. Yash did not return home and stayed there and joined the Benaka Drama Troupe Theatre and worked as a backstage worker and was paid Rs.50 per day at that time. In 2004, Yash played a lead role in a play character named Balarama. Yash made his television debut in 2004, the Uttarayana serial. In 2005, Yash was offered a television serial Nanda Gokula along with Radhika Pandit, and for several years Yash appeared in different serials.
Yash’s Personal Life
Yash married actress Radhika Pandit on 9 December 2016 in Bangalore. They have known each other since 2005 through the serial Nanda Gokula and did several films together. The couple had two children, a girl Arya was born on 2 December 2018 and a boy Yatharv was born on 30 October 2020. Yash is living with his family in a luxury apartment in Prestige Golf Apartment in Bangalore. Yash with Radhika Pandit in 2017, started a Yashomarga Foundation, a social welfare non-profit organization. Under the Yashomarga Foundation, the first mission was in 2017, which was providing drinking water to 40 villages in Kappal District, Karnataka with an investment of Rs.40 Million. In 2021, Yash donated Rs.5000 to 3000 workers in the Kannada Film Fraternity to help during the pandemic of Covid-19. His fans call him by the name Rocking Star Yash.
Yash’s Career
Yash debuted in the Kannada film Jambada Hudgi in a supporting role, which was released in 2007, later he played a supporting character in the drama Moggina Manasu opposite Radhika Pandit, which was his breakthrough project and received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Yash did Rocky in 2008, which did not perform well at the box office. In 2009, Yash did two films Kallara Santhe and Gokula, which did not perform well on Box-Office. In 2010, Yash gave his first solo hit movie Modalasala, which performed well on Box-Office. In 2011, Yash made a Kirataka movie that performed well at the box office and was one of the top-grossing films in Kannada. In 2012, he produced three successful movies at the Box Office, Lucky, Janu, and Drama. Now Yash has become a lead role actor and is doing good and performing well in life and he filmed some successful movies in the years. Yash did Googly, Raja Huli, Gajakesari, Mr. and Mr. Ramachari, Masterpiece, and Santhu Straight Forward, and all these movies performed well at the box office, Yash was one of the biggest superstars in the Kannada Film industry. Yash performed well and In 2017, Yash did K.G.F Chapter 1, which was his career and the Kannada film Industry’s best-grossing movie. Yash did K.G.F Chapter 2 in 2022, which became his career’s best highest-grossing movie and performed well worldwide and did a collection of Rs.1200 Crore Worldwide. Yash is one the best actors of India and got recognition Nationwide and in overseas.
Yash’s Net Worth
Yash is one of the highest-paid actors in India and his Net Worth was Rs.70 Crore in September 2024. Yash is charging Rs.50 Crore fees for a movie after success of K.G.F Chapter 1, and he takes a profit share in some movies. Yash charges Rs.70 Lakh for endorsement deals. Yash owns a house in Banglore that costs Rs.5 Crore in Bangalore. Yash rejected an offer of a multi-crore deal for the Pan-Masala Ad.
Yash’s Car Collection
Yash has one of the best cars in his garage, Yash has cars including a Range Rover Special Edition Black Car costs Rs.5 Crore, a Mercedes Benz DLS 350D costs Rs.85 Lakh, a Mercedes GLC 250D costs Rs.68 Lakh, a Audi Q7 costs Rs.80 Lakh, a BMW 520D cost Rs.70 Lakh, a Range Rover Evoque cost Rs.70 Lakh, a Pajero SUV car cost Rs.36 Lakh.
