Ashwini Nachappa

Who is Ashwini Nachappa?

Ashwini Nachappa Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ನಾಚಪ್ಪ is an accomplished former athlete and an Indian film, actress from Karnataka, India.

Nachappa gained fame around the start of the 1980s, when she outran P.T. Usha on two separate occasions. She has since been referred to as India's FloJo, and in 1990 she received the prestigious Arjuna award.

She has acted in Telugu cinema for five feature films, including her own biographical film in Telugu titled Ashwini, for which she has garnered the Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for best debut actress. Being noted as a social worker and educationist. She has also built a school. She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association.