Jahnavi Kamath

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Jahnavi Kamath
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Years active2012-present

Jahnavi Kamath is an Indian actress who has worked in the Tamil and Kannada film industries. After beginning her career as a child artiste in television serials, Kamath has since appeared in feature films. [1] [2]

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Career

After graduating from Christ College, Bangalore with a degree in journalism, Jahnavi appeared in two low budget Tamil language films in 2012, Otha Veedu and Pudhiya Kaaviyam. [3] As a child artiste, Jahnavi worked on K. M. Chaitanya's Kannada television serial, Mugilu and consequently made her Kannada senior debut by featuring in the director's film, Paraari (2013). [4] Her second Kannada film, Bhagyaraj, which she signed in 2013, has progressed slowly through production and is yet to have a theatrical release. [5]

In 2015, she returned to feature in the television serial Preethi Enderanu alongside actor Shrunga, which was also directed by Chaitanya. [6]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Otha Veedu Tamil
2012 Pudhiya Kaaviyam Tamil
2013 Parari Kannada
2016 Bhagyaraj Kannada
Television

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