Nabha has completed engineering in information science BE from Mangalore, along with modelling. Nabha was featured in Top 11 in Femina Miss India Bangalore 2013. After taking acting lessons in Abhinaya Taranga, Nabha spent time in theatre under Prakash Belawadi. She was then an assistant to him in some plays. In one of Kannada plays, Nabha played the role of Lalitha in the play Gora (The play was based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novel Gora) which was staged in Shantiniketan. She got a guest’ role in 2014 film Preeti Geeti Ityadi.
Debut and breakthrough (2015-17)
She made her acting debut at the age of 19, opposite Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar, film titled Vajrakaya in 2015, which went on to become a blockbuster hit of the year by completing over 100-days in multiple centers of Karnataka. Nabha has received critical appraisal from both critics and audience, critics heaped praise on Nabha’s performance. Deccan Chronicle’s writer noted that “Nabha Natesh as Pataka who ‘fires up’ the screen space for a little longer than the others.” Times of India’s writer states that “Nabha Natesh is impressive as the tapori taking on Shivaraj Kumar” Sify’s writer claimed that “Nabha Natesh has done justice to her role” Indiaglitz’s writer states that “Nabha Natesh conquers the heart from her dashing role. She is like wind.” and she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress-Kannada.
In 2017
she acted in Lee film opposite Sumanth Shailendra, which opened to mixed reviews from the critics and audience, and failed to attract the audience at box office. Although she received critical appraisal for her performance in the film. In the same yaer she features in a special song in Saheba film.
Telugu debut and widespread recognition (2018)
Nabha made her telugu film debut opposite Sudheer Babu, film titled Nannu Dochukunduvate, which opened to positive reviews and turned out to be a commercial hit at the box-office and mainly she received an overwhelming critical appraisal from the both critics and audience, especially she got best ever compliments by legend directors and Telugu senior actors for her mind blowing performance in the film.
Critics poured praise on Nabha, Nabha’s debut in Tollywood is considered one of the best heroine debuts in the recent times and her performance has been compared to trade Mark female characters of Telugu cinema like Ashta Chamma’s Swathi, Bommarillu’s Hasini and Fida’s Bhanumati.”
