Manvita Kamath

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Manvita Kamath
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Manvita in 2020
Born (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32)[ citation needed ]
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Manvita Kamath is an Indian actress who works in Kannada cinema. [1] She started her career as a Radio Jockey at Radio Mirchi and made a switch to acting with the Kannada film Kendasampige (2015), directed by Duniya Soori.

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Early life

Manvita Kamath, earlier known as Manvita Harish aka Shwetha Kamath, was born to Harish Kamath and Sujatha Kamath on 13 April in Mangalore. She was brought up in Kalasa of Chikmagalur till SSLC, later pursued her PU and Degree in Sharada PU College and graduated in Journalism, Animation and English literature from St. Aloysius College Mangalore. She worked for more than a year in Radio Mirchi, Mangalore prior and was hosting a show named Khiladi 983. [2]

Career

A contact recommended Mantiva to Duniya Soori She was called for the auditions of Kendasampige and got selected for the lead role. [3] Apart from her acting skills, she possessed qualities that Duniya Soori was looking for in his lead– the ability to drive long distances and know Kannada thoroughly. In fact, Manvita Harish was well versed with Mangalore Kannada, Malnad Kannada, Dharwad Kannada and Bengaluru Kannada, which became an advantage. Manvita Harish was in theaters since childhood. She was in the folk drama troupe of Late Mr.Bhaskar Nelliteertha. She was also the secretary of Kannada Sangha in college. This was a reason she decided to take film as her career. [4] [5] Her costar win the film was Vicky Varun as Gowri Shetty. They went on to become a success commercially. [6] Her next work was the commercial hit movie Tagaru, directed by Duniya Suri paired with Hatrick Hero Shiva Rajkumar. [7]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2015 Kendasampige Gowri Shetty
2017 Chowka RamyaCameo appearance
2018 Kanaka Kanasu [8]
Tagaru Punarvasu
Tharakaasura Muttamma
2019 Relax Satya Maya
2020 India Vs England Medini [9]
2022 Shiva 143 Madhu [10]
2023Rajasthan DiariesSiriCompleted , Kannada Marathi bilingual [11]
Happily MarriedTBACompleted [12]

Television

YearShowRoleLanguageRef
2020 Kannadathi HerselfKannada [13]
2023 Antarapata HerselfKannada

Awards and honours

FilmAwardsCategoryResultReferences
Kendasampige 5th SIIMA Awards Best Debutant Actress -Kannada Won [14] [15]
Tagaru 66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress– Kannada Won [16]
TSR TV9 Film AwardSpecial Jury Award for Best Actress– KannadaWon
8th SIIMA Awards Best Actress -Kannada Nominated [17]
Critics Best Actress Won
Filmibeat AwardBest ActressNominated
City Cine AwardBest ActressNominated

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