Samarjit Lankesh
Samarjit Lankesh is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, who made his lead debut through Gowri.
Early life
Born into a family with a cinematic and literary heritage, he is the son of director and producer Indrajit Lankesh and the grandson of writer-filmmaker P. Lankesh. whose works are considered seminal in modern Kannada literature. He is nephew of Gauri Lankesh and Kavitha Lankesh.He later pursued theatre studies and received training in acting and filmmaking from an institute in New York, equipping him with a foundation for his career in the entertainment industry.
Career
He started his career in films as child artist in the bilingual film Summer Holidays directed by Kavitha Lankesh.In 2024, Samarjit made his acting debut as lead in the Kannada film Gowri, directed by his father, Indrajit Lankesh.