Ankita Amar

Ankitha Amar
Born	Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present

Ankita Amar is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada and Telugu-language television and films.

Early life and career

Ankita Amar was born in Mysuru to a family of theatre artists and grew up in Bengaluru. She is a Bharatanatyam dancer and took singing classes from composer Rajan. She completed her master's of science from the JSS Medical College in Mysuru. She made her lead debut in the television soap opera Kulavadhu on Colors Kannada, which was her second television show. ^[1] She was initially inclined to do a PhD in child psychology before she decided to take up a career in television starting with Nammane Yuvarani . ^[2] She made her Telugu debut through the soap opera Srimathi Srinivas , which was a remake of the Tamil soap opera Thirumathi Selvam . ^{[3] [4]}

Ankitha made her feature film debut with the unreleased film Aba Jaba Daba co-starring Pruthvi Ambaar that was made in 2022. ^[5] Her next two films that she signed were Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali and My Hero (both 2024). She played a NGO worker from Madhya Pradesh in My Hero, which ended up releasing first. ^{[6] [7]} Her next film is Sathya – Son of Harishchandra co-starring Nirup Bhandari. ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	My Hero
	Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali	Anahita Madhumita Banarjee	Won– SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut
2025	Just Married	Sahana

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
2012–2019	Putta Gowri Maduve	Young Suguna	Colors Kannada	Kannada
2014–2019	Kulavadhu	Meera
2019–2022	Nammane Yuvarani	Meera Rajguru
2021–2022	Srimathi Srinivas	Srimathi	Star Maa	Telugu
2023	Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu	Host	Colors Kannada	Kannada

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2019	6th Anubanda Awards	Jana Mecchida Nayaki	Won
		Jana Mecchida Jodi	Won	alongside Deepak Gowda
2020	7th Anubandha Awards	Jana Mecchida Nayaki	Nominated
		Jana Mecchida Youth Icon	Nominated
		Jana Mecchida Jodi	Won	alongside Deepak Gowda
		Mane Mecchida Magalu	Nominated
2021	8th Anubanda Awards	Jana Mecchida Nayaki	Nominated
		Jana Mecchida Jodi	Nominated	alongside Deepak Gowda
		Mane Mecchida Magalu	Won

References

1. SM, Shashiprasad (January 17, 2019). "From Kulavadhu to Nammane Yuvarani | From Kulavadhu to Nammane Yuvarani". www.deccanchronicle.com.
2. Sharadhaa, A. (September 4, 2024). "Ankita Amar: Every actor must walk a tightrope". Cinema Express.
3. "Ankita Amar forays into Telugu television - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
4. "3 ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಪರಭಾಷಾ ಆಫರ್ ರಿಜೆಕ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ 'ನಮ್ಮನೆ ಯುವರಾಣಿ' ನಟಿ ಈಗ ತೆಲುಗು ಸೀರಿಯಲ್ ಒಪ್ಪಿದ್ದೇಕೆ?". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
5. "Ankita Amar makes her feature film debut with Aba Jaba Daba". Cinema Express. January 15, 2022.
6. "My Hero ಹುಡುಕಿಕೊಂಡ 'ನಮ್ಮನೆ ಯುವರಾಣಿ'; ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಮಹಿಳೆಯಾದ ಅಂಕಿತಾ ಅಮರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಯಾವಾಗ?". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 21 August 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
7. "My debut film hasn't released, but I've already signed my third: Ankita Amar". The Times of India. April 4, 2023.
8. Sharadhaa, A. (May 12, 2025). "Upendra noticing my work felt like true recognition : Ankita Amar". Cinema Express.

External links

• Ankita Amar at IMDb