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From Chandhan Kumar to Prajwal Ponnanna: Meet the top 10 desirable men of Kannada Television

Last updated on - Feb 9, 2019, 15:34 IST
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Here's the much anticipated list of Times Most Desirable Men on Kannada TV 2018. Well, Chandhan Kumar of Sarvamangala Maangalye fame has emerged as the Most Desirable Man this year. Here's a quick look at the Top 10.

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Chandan Kumar

Known for his charm, Chandan ruled the roost once. Having made his debut with Lakshmi Baramma, Chandan gained enormous fan following especially an envious female fan base. After testing his luck in the silver screen, Chandan made a recent come back to small screen with the daily soap 'Sarvamangala Maangalye'.

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Vijay Suriya

This 'Dimple King' is one the popular faces of Kannada television. This Most Desirable Man of TV in 2017 shot to fame with the popular daily soap 'Agnisakshi'. The actor is all set to tie a knot with his good friend Chaithra S this Valentine's day (Feb 14).

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Skanda Ashok

The on-screen 'perfect family man' is easily the guy any girl would wish for. Playing the lead role of Raman in the serial Radha Raman, Skanda is one of the most sought-after TV stars.

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Rakesh Maiya

An techie by profession, Rakesh decided to follow his passion and forayed into media and entertainment industry. Having started his journey as a photojournalist, Rakesh is one of the leading actors in the TV industry today. He plays the role of Niranjan in the popular daily soap 'Magalu Janaki'.

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Jaganath Chandrashekharr

Popularly known as the 'Angry Young Man', Jagan hogged limelight with the popular daily soap 'Gandhari'. He was also one of the popular contestants in the fifth season of TV reality series Bigg Boss Kannada which doubled his following. Currently, Jagan is playing the lead role 'Acchu aka Arya' in daily soap 'Seetha Vallaba'.

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Raksh

This lawyer turned actor is fondly known as Mahesha of 'Putta Gorwi Madve' fame. Known for his versatile acting, the actor is no less when it comes to fan following. He is all set for his filmy debut soon and also has few films lined up.

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Chethan Chandra

Though he started off with movies, Chethan tasted significant success in small screen. He plays the lead role of 'Shivraj Urs' in the daily soap 'Satyam shivam Sundaram'

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Vinay Gowda

Vinay made his TV debut with a reality show. His chiseled muscular physique and charm has bagged him the role of Lord Shiva in mythological series 'Hara Hara Mahadev'. He also played the role of Ravana in another mythological TV series 'Hanuman'.

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Bharat Bopanna

Hailing from Kodagu, Bharat adorns the quintessential boy-next-door image. His typical bearded Coorg lad looks has got him close to the masses besides his performance in the popular serial 'Brahmagantu'.

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Prajwal Ponnanna

From a beauty pageant finalist to being one of the promising faces on the small screen, this model turned actor has come a long way.

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