Throwback to Erica Fernandes' short-lived Sandalwood career

Team OTTplay

June 6, 2023

Powerful start

10 years ago, after winning a national campus talent hunt, Erica debuted in Kannada films opposite Puneeth Rajkumar 

Inspired title

The film was called Ninnindale, a title derived from a hit song from Puneeth's Milana

First step for Hombale Films

Considered one of the biggest film production banners in India today, Hombale Films began with Ninnindale

New director in Kannada cinema

Ninnindale brought Tollywood filmmaker Jayanth C Paranji to Sandalwood. He has not returned to make another Kannada film

New-age romantic drama

A new-age romantic drama, the film was shot majorly in New York

Adventurous shoot

Erica and Puneeth had to do sky-diving as part of the shoot. The film released in January 2014

Lots of love for Erica

The film got mixed reviews, but Erica's girl-next-door act was appreciated

Romancing the Golden Star

Her follow up film was the 2015 Buguri, opposite Ganesh, which also starred Richa Panai

Goodbye Sandalwood

Erica was chosen as the lead of Darshan's Mr Airavata, but was dropped, as the team felt she was too 'thin' for the Challenging Star