Keerthi Bhat

Keerthi Bhat
Born	Keerthi Keshav Bhat Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017–present
Known for	Manasichi Choodu Karthika Deepam Bigg Boss Telugu 6 Madhuranagarilo

Keerthi Keshav Bhat, known professionally as Keerthi Bhat, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu television. She made her acting debut with Ice Mahal in 2017. Bhat is best known for her portrayal of Bhanu in Manasichi Choodu and Dr. Hima Karthik in Karthika Deepam (Telugu TV series) . In 2022, she appeared in the Telugu reality show Bigg Boss Telugu 6 as a contestant and emerged as the 2nd runner-up. ^[1]

Early life and family

Bhat was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. ^[2] In 2017, Keerthi's family members met with an accident. She lost her entire family, including her father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law. ^[3] In August 2023, Keerthi engaged with actor Vijay Karthik. ^[4] In 2026, Keerthi and Karthik broke up. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

Bhat began her acting career in 2017; she made her first Kannada debut film, Ice Mahal. From 2019 to 2022, she portrayed the leading role of Bhanumathi a.k.a. Bhanu in Star Maa's soap opera Manasichi Choodu. ^[7] In 2021, she participated in many Telugu TV Show, including 100% Love, which aired on Star Maa's channel. She appeared in Star Maa Parivaar League Season 3.

In 2022, she was seen portraying Dr.Hima Karthik in Star Maa's Karthika Deepam (Telugu TV series) ^[8] opposite Manas Nagulapalli and Manoj Kumar. Since September 2022, she has been seen participating in Star Maa's reality show Bigg Boss (Telugu season 6) . ^[9]

From March 2023 to June 2024, she portrayed the leading role of Star Maa's serial Madhuranagarilo as Raadha. ^[10] After Madhuranagarilo Bhat was cast as Radha in Gemini TV's Radha as Radha in 2024.

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2017	Ice Mahal	Kanaka	Kannada	[ citation needed ]
2019	Point out	—N/a		[ citation needed ]
TBA	Kaaneyagiddaale†	Kaveri		[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2019-2022	Manasichi Choodu	Bhanumathi Aadi	Star Maa		[12]
2022	Karthika Deepam	Dr. Hima Karthik			[13]
	Bigg Boss 6	Contestant		2nd Runner-Up	[14]
2023-2024	Madhuranagarilo	Radha Shyam			[15]
2024-2025	Radha	Radha Shyam	Gemini TV		[16]
2026	BB Jodi	Contestant	Star Maa	(Pair with RJ Chaitu)	[17]

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2020	Jatharo Jathara	Herself	Disney+ Hotstar	Guest Contestant	—N/a
2021	100% Love		Star Maa		—N/a
	Star Maa Parivaar Championship				—N/a
	Star Maa Parivaar League Season 3			Duet dance performance (With Sekhar Master)	—N/a
	Maa Varalakshmi Vratham			Special performance	—N/a
	Pandage Pandaga				—N/a
	Star Maa Parivaar Awards			Duet dance performance (With Sekhar Master)	—N/a
	Start Music Season 3			Guest Contestant	—N/a
2022	Maa Sankranthi Veduka			Special dance performance	—N/a
	BB Jodi	Contestant	Disney+ Hotstar	Couple Show (With Mahesh Babu Kalidasu)	—N/a
	Ishmart Jodi Season 2	Herself	Star Maa	Couple Show (With Mahesh Babu Kalidasu)	—N/a
	Moguds vs Pellams			Couple Show (With Mahesh Babu Kalidasu)	—N/a
	Bigg Boss Intilo Maa Parivaar	Contestant	Disney+ Hotstar	Celebrities Show	[18]
	Sridevi Drama Company	Guest Contestant	ETV Network	Special dance performance (With Mahesh Babu Kalidasu)	—N/a
	Ee Varsham Sakshiga	Herself	Disney+ Hotstar	Guest Contestant	—N/a
	Super Singer Junior		Star Maa	Special dance performance (With Maanas Nagulapalli)	—N/a
2023	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram			Guest Contestant	—N/a
	Gemini Mela	Host	Gemini TV	(With Anchor Ravi Kiran)	—N/a
	Maa Bonalu Jathara	Herself	Star Maa	Guest Contestant	—N/a
	Vinayaka Chavithi				—N/a
	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram				—N/a
	Sridevi Drama Company		ETV Network		—N/a
	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram		Star Maa		—N/a
2024	Super Jodi		Zee Telugu		—N/a
	Sivangivey				—N/a
	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram		Star Maa		—N/a
	Drama Juniors Season 7		Zee Telugu		—N/a
	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram		Star Maa		—N/a
	Ee Deepavaliki Motamogipoddi		ETV Network		—N/a
	Suma Adda				—N/a
2025	Ishmart Jodi Season 3		Star Maa		—N/a
	Aadivaram With Star Maa Parivaram		Star Maa		—N/a
	Sridevi Drama Company		ETV Network		—N/a
	Suma Adda				—N/a

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2023	Sankranthi ThakaThai	Anoop Menon & Lakshmi Hoysal	[19]
2025	Bathukamma	Prabha

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result
2023	Yash International Award	Indian Gem Achiever Award	—N/a	Won
2025	Icons of Excellence Awards 2025	Best Small Screen Popular Actress	—N/a	Won

References

1. "Bigg Boss Telugu 6 contestant Keerthi Keshav Bhat". The Times of India . 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
2. "Bigg Boss Telugu 6 contestant Keerthi Keshav Bhat: From losing her family in a road accident to winning hearts with her TV performances, all you need to know about the actress". The Times of India . 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. "Keerthi Keshav Bhat: Sadly.. the entire family of this serial actress died in a car accident!". News 18. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
4. "Actress Keerthi Keshav Bhatt starts prepping for her wedding day with Vijay Karthik". The Times of India . 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
5. "Karthika Deepam actress Keerthi Bhat announces breakup with Vijay Karthik, says Choosing myself was the strongest and best thing I could do". The Times of India . 29 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
6. "Karthika Deepam actress Keerthi Bhat announces breakup with Vijay Karthik, says choosing myself was the strongest and best thing I could do". MSN. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
7. "అన్న చనిపోతే తమ్ముడితో పెళ్లి." Sakshi (in Telugu). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
8. "Watch: Karthika Deepam actress Archana Ananth shares first promo post generation leap; new look of Hima and Sourya". The Times of India (in Telugu). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
9. "Bigg Boss 6 Telugu Voting Updates: Keerthi Bhatt is the first contestant of BB 6 Telugu". The News Crunch (in Telugu). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
10. "Latest teaser of Keerthi Keshav Bhat's 'Madhuranagarilo' is out; watch". The Times of India (in Telugu). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
11. "Om Saiprakash, who supported the film 'Kanereadhu'; It's a love story in search!". Vijay Karnataka. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
12. "Manasichichudu' serial 500 episode". The Times of India . 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
13. "Karthika Deepam March 21 Episode: Bigg Boss Manas Hero Entry.. Hima Birthday Celebrations, Sourya Dadagiri!". The Times of India . 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
14. "Karthika Deepam Hima: 'Karthika Deepam' Sisters who share Bigg Boss". The Times of India . 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
15. "Madhura Nagarilo Telugu Serial On Star Maa Channel Launching On 14 March At 02:00 PM". India TV news. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
16. "Keerthi Keshav Bhat & Prashanth Exclusive Interview | Radha Serial || @NTVENT". 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024– via YouTube.
17. "BB Jodi Season 2 Release Date: Sridevi To Return As Judge As New Season Gears Up To Replace Bigg Boss Telugu 9". Filmibeat. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
18. "'Bigg Boss Intlo Maa Parivaar' to air on June 12; details inside". The Times of India . 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
19. "Kannada, Telugu stars come together for this special Sankranti song". The Times of India. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

External links

• Keerthi Bhat at IMDb
• Keerthi Bhat on Instagram