Yash
**Naveen Kumar Gowda** (born 8 January 1986), known mononymously by his screen name **Yash**, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada films. Widely referred to in the media as the "Rocking Star," he is one of the highest-paid and most bankable actors in the Kannada film industry. Born in Bhuvanahalli, a village in the Hassan district of Karnataka, to a father who worked as a KSRTC and BMTC bus driver, Yash spent his childhood in Mysore. He completed his pre-university education at Mahajana Education Society before pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at K.L.E. College in Bangalore.
