Vyjayanthi Adiga is a restaurateur and South Indian actor. In 2021, she participated in the TV reality show ‘Bigg Boss Kannada 8.’
Wiki/Biography
Vyjayanti Vasudev Adiga [1] was born on Sunday, 17 December 1995 (age 25 years; as of 2020) in Bangalore. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
She studied BBA in Tourism and Travel Services Management from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore from 2014 to 2016. She attended the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland to pursue MSc in Tourism Marketing Management in 2017. [2]
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Family & Caste
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Vasudeva Adiga, Owns Vasudev Adigas Fast Food Private Limited chain of restaurants. Her mother’s name is Vinodaa. She has one elder sister.
Relationships & Husband
Vyjayanthi Adiga is engaged to Suraj Sanjay who is a research assistant at the University of Illinois.
Career
After completing her graduation, she joined Chamundeshwari Studios to learn acting, and later, she appeared in various theatre plays like ‘Mallige’ and ‘Sandhaana.’
In 2017, she worked as head waitress at the North Indian restaurant ‘The Dhaba’ in Glasgow, United Kingdom. In 2018, she joined her family restaurant business ‘Vasudev Adigas Fastfood Private Limited’ in Bangalore. She debuted as an actor in the 2018 Kannada film ‘Ammachi Yemba Nenapu’ in which she played the role of Ammachi.
Vyjayanthi participated as a wild card contestant in the popular TV reality show ‘Bigg Boss Kannada 8’ in 2021.
However, she quit the show in between for which she received huge criticism from the ‘Bigg Boss Kannada 8’ host Sudeep Kichcha.
Favourite Things
- Food: Pasta
- Actor: Salman Khan
Facts/Trivia
- Her family and friends call her Vyju. [3]
- She started training in Indian classical dance form at the age of 5. She has also attended dance workshops of the renowned Indian dance master Pt. Birju Maharaj.
- Apart from dancing, she sings very well.
- In one of her Instagram posts, she uploaded a post about her favourite soft toy. In the caption, she wrote,
So my father bought this soft toy for me when I was a year old, from the Kemp Fort/Kids Kemp stores then! And yes, it’s 25 years old now :)”
- Vyjayanthi is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog named Happy.
- She follows a vegetarian diet. [4]
- Vyjayanthi is often spotted drinking beer while hanging out with her friends.
- She has got tattoos of symbols inked on the middle fingers of her both hands.