

Soon after his studies, he joined the Benaka drama troupe which was formed by noted dramatist B. His childhood days were spent in Mysore where he did his schooling in Mahajana High School. His father, Arun Kumar J., worked in the KSRTC transport service, and later in the BMTC transport service as a driver, and his mother, Pushpa, is a homemaker.

He was born to Kannada Speaking community in Bhuvanahalli is a village near by Hassan city Hassan district of Karnataka. Naveen Kumar Gowda was born on 8 January 1986. His rise to success has been well documented by the media, and he has been rated one of the popular actors in Karnataka. He went on to star in many commercially successful films including Modalasala (2010), Kirataka (2011), Drama (2012), Googly (2013), Raja Huli (2013), Gajakesari (2014), Mr. The film was a success and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In his second film, Moggina Manasu (2008), he played the male lead opposite then future wife Radhika. Yash made his feature film debut in 2007 with Jambada Hudugi, playing a supporting role.
