Nandita Swetha

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Nandita Swetha
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Born
Swetha

(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 33)
Alma mater Christ University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Dancer
  • Model
  • Media Personality
Years active2008 - Present

Swetha (born 30 April 1990), professionally known as Nandita Swetha, is an Indian actress, model, dancer and media personality who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu language films. Swetha also starred in the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha . Later she made her acting debut in Tamil with the 2012 comedy film Attakathi . She made her Telugu debut in the 2016 horror Comedy film Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada .

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Career

Swetha began her career as an VJ in Udaya Music while studying in school. She began her acting career in the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha . Her character in the film was named Nandita, which she later adopted as her screen name. [1] In 2012 her first Tamil film was Attakathi directed by Pa. Ranjith. [2] Her performances were appreciated. [3] She went on to star as an athlete in Ethir Neechal (2013) directed by Durai Senthilkumar. [4] She appeared in the comedy Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) as chennai girl Kumudha with Vijay Sethupathi.

In 2014, her films Mundaasupatti , Nalanum Nandhiniyum and Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani were released. In 2015, Uppu Karuvaadu and Puli were released. In 2016 Anjala , Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada were her releases. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. In December 2017 her film Ulkuthu released. In Kalakalappu 2 (2018), she appears as Guest appearance. Her next release was Kaathiruppor Pattiyal (2018) and Asuravadham (2018). [5] [6] And two Telugu movies, Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018) and Bluff Master (2018). In 2019, she starred in horror comedies with Prema Katha Chitram 2 , Devi 2 , Abhinetri 2 followed by thrillers 7 and Kalki . In 2020, she also appeared in Taana was an below average critics. [7]

Personal life

She was born as Swetha [8] on 30 April 1990 [9] in Bangalore, Karnataka, [10] where her father is a businessman and her mother a homemaker. She has two younger brothers. [1] She attended Christ University. [11]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRole(s)Language(s)Notes
2008 Nanda Loves Nanditha Nanditha Kannada Kannada debut
2012 Attakathi Poornima Tamil Tamil debut
2013 Ethir Neechal Valli
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara Kumudha
2014 Mundaasupatti Kalaivani
Nalanum Nandhiniyum Nandhini
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Nandini
2015 Puli PushparadhaiSpecial appearance
Uppu Karuvaadu Poonguzhali
Idam Porul Yaeval NeethaUnreleased
2016 Anjala Uthara
Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Amala / Parvathi Telugu Telugu debut
2017 Ulkuthu KadalarasiTamil
2018 Kalakalappu 2 NandithaGuest appearance
Kaathiruppor Pattiyal Megala
Asuravadham Maha
Srinivasa Kalyanam PadduTelugu
Bluff Master Avani
2019 Prema Katha Chitram 2 Nandu
Devi 2 SaraTamil
Abhinetri 2 Telugu
7 RamyaTelugu
Tamil
Bilingual film
Kalki Asima KhanTelugu
2020 Taana NivethaTamil
2021 Eeswaran Vasuki
Kabadadaari Swathi
Kapatadhaari SwathiTelugu
Akshara Akshara
Nenjam Marappathillai Shwetha RamsayTamil25th film
IPC 376 Yazhini
MGR Magan HerselfSpecial appearance
2022JettyMeenakshiTelugu
2023 Hidimba Aadhya
Raththam Madhumitha/MadhuTamil
Mangalavaaram SI MaayaTelugu
2024 Ranam Aram Thavarel KalkiTamil
Raa Raa Penimiti [12] TBATelugu

Other works

Singing

YearSongLanguage
2020"Mansara Sollu"Tamil

Television

2021 - Abhiyum Naanum - Sun TV - special appearance

Dubbing artist
YearFilmDubbed forNotes
2019 Dabangg 3 Sonakshi Sinha For Kannada, Tamil and Telugu versions [13]

Awards

YearFilmAwardsCategoryResultRef.
2012 Attakathi Jaya TV Movie Awards Best Debut ActressWon [14]
2013 Ethir Neechal 3rd SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [15]
61st Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated[ citation needed ]
2014 Mundaasupatti Edison Awards Edison Award for Best Retro Actress Won[ citation needed ]
2016 Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress - Telugu Won [16]

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