Shanvi Srivastava

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Shanvi Srivastava
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Shanvi in 2019
Born (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2012–present
Relatives Vidisha Srivastava (sister)

Shanvi Srivastava (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu films. [1] [2] She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Lovely (2012), which was a commercial success. She later ventured into Kannada cinema, appearing in notable films such as Masterpiece (2015), Sundaranga Jaana (2016), Tarak (2017), Mufti (2017), and Avane Srimannarayana (2019).

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Srivastava is the only Kannada actress to have won both the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Masterpiece and the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Tarak. [3]

Early life

Srivastava was born on 8 December 1993, in Varanasi. [4] [5] [6] She completed her schooling at Children College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh and graduation at the Thakur College of Science and Commerce in Mumbai and completed her B.Com degree in 2016. [7] Srivastava has one elder brother and one elder sister, actress Vidisha Srivastava. [8] [9]

Career

Srivastava made her acting debut in 2012 in B. Jaya's Lovely while she was still studying. [10] In her second Telugu film Adda , she played a fashion designing student. Sushil Rao of The Times of India wrote, "In the lengthy role that she has, Shanvi gets all her expressions right". [11] Shanvi was then signed by Ram Gopal Varma to play a brief role as Vishnu Manchu's romantic interest in his Telugu political drama Rowdy . [12] [13]

In 2014, Srivastava made her Kannada debut with the horror comedy film Chandralekha , [14] and received positive reviews for her performance. [15] [16] In 2015, Shanvi played a carefree girl in Masterpiece opposite Yash. [17] [18] The film was a box office success and A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express praised her "glam factor" in the film. [19] [20]

In 2017, Srivastava played a cancer patient in Tarak opposite Darshan. [21] [22] Sunayana Suresh noted that Shanvi leaves a "fine impression". [23] In the same year, she also played the lead alongside Shiva Rajkumar and Sriimurali in Mufti , which was a major commercial success. [24] [25]

Srivastava made her international debut in the Chinese drama series 夜天子 (Ye Tian Zi, The Dark Lord) in 2018, making the selection over the initial choice of Sunny Leone. She learned Manderine for the role. [26]

In 2019, Srivastava had two releases, Avane Srimannarayana and Geetha , which became the first Kannada film where she dubbed for herself. [27] [28] In Avane Srimannarayana, she appeared as a reporter opposite Rakshit Shetty. It became one of the highest grossing Kannada film of all time. [29] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute noted, "Shanvi as a journalist gets to play a de-glam role and adds different shades to ASN. We get to a see different version of the actor in her and she plays to her advantage." [30]

In 2022, Srivastava made her Malayalam film debut with Mahaveeryar alongside Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali. [31] In 2023, she played a gangster in Baang . [32] Y Maheswara Reddy stated, "Shanvi stands out for her portrayal in the action scenes and delivers a strong performance." [33] In 2024, Srivastava made her Marathi film debut, with Raanti opposite Sharad Kelkar. [34]

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Srivastava was named the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women in 2019. [35] In the same list, she was placed 7th in 2017, 6th in 2018 and 3rd in 2020. [36] [37] [38] She is also one of the most followed Kannada actress on Instagram. [39]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2012 Lovely Lavanya "Lovely" Telugu
2013 Adda Priya
2014 Chandralekha Aishwarya "Aishu" Kannada
Rowdy SirishaTelugu
Pyar Mein Padipoyane Yukta
2015 Masterpiece NishaKannada
2016 Bhale Jodi Nithya
Sundaranga Jaana Nandana "Nandu" Rao
2017 Saheba Nandini
Tarak Meera
Mufti Raksha
2018 The Villain HerselfSpecial appearance in song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019 Geetha Priya / Young Aarthi
Avane Srimannarayana Lakshmi [40]
2022Kasthuri MahalKasthuri [41]
Mahaveeryar Devayani Malayalam [42]
2023 Baang LeonaKannada [43]
2024Raanti Marathi [44]
2025Thrishulam†TBAKannadaPost-production [45]

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 Masterpiece South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Critics – Kannada Won [46]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [47]
2018 Tarak Filmfare Awards South Nominated [48]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Won [49]
2021 Avane Srimannarayana South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [50]

References

  1. ↑ "Shanvi: RGV told me not to smile in Rowdy - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Ians - Chennai (14 August 2013). "Shanvi beats long working hours with yoga". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aadi and I have matured as actors since 'Lovely': Shanvi - Yahoo Movies India". Yahoo!. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shanvi Srivastava Birthday Special: Five photos that highlight all her different shades". The Times of India. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Of stars, scents and fashion sense". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "HBD Shanvi Srivastava: ಶಾನ್ವಿ ಶ್ರೀವಾಸ್ತವ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ರಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ: ಮುದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ ಜೋಡಿ ಎಂದ ನೆಟ್ಟಿಗರು..!– News18 Kannada". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Small town gal with big dreams". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shanvi keen to play rural characters (With Image)". Sify . 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Desai, Dhwani. "Shanvi Srivastav is juggling studies, films". The Times of India .
  10. ↑ "Lovely heroine Shanvi about her debut film Lovely >> Tollywood Star Interviews". Raagalahari.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Adda movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Working with Ram Gopal Varma a dream come true for Shanvi". Ibnlive.in.com. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Learning from the best". Deccan Chronicle. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Playing ghost spooked Shanvi". The Times of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Chandalekha movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Movie Review : Chandralekha". Sify . Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Masterpiece made Shanvi more lovlier" . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Shanvi Shrivastava opposite Yash in 'Masterpiece'". Business Standard. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Masterpiece Validates for a Commercial Potboiler". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  20. ↑ TNM (30 June 2015). "Southern cinema in 2015: Content ruled over star power in first half". The News Minute. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Shanvi's spectacular performance in Tarak". 19 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Shanvi Srivastava for Tarak". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Tarak Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "'Mufti' opens to a great response". News Karnataka. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Shiva Rajkumar's 'Mufti' a smash hit, collects Rs.45 Crore in ten days". The News Minute. 13 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Shanvi Srivastava beats sunny leone to be Indian princess - The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "Avane Srimannarayana Movie Review: Rakshith Shetty Steals the Show". News18. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  28. ↑ "Geetha Movie Review: A perfect amalgam of two beautiful love stories". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  29. ↑ "'K.G.F.: Chapter 1' to 'Avane Srinamnarayana': Top 5 highest-grossing films in the history Sandalwood". The Times of India . 21 July 2020.
  30. ↑ "'Avane Srimannarayana' review". The News Minute. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  31. ↑ "Watch: Teaser of Nivin Pauly's period drama Mahaveeryar out". The News Minute. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  32. ↑ "Baang Movie Review: Of guns and innocence, Baang is a thorough entertainer". The Times of India.
  33. ↑ "Bang movie review: From Chaos to Control". Bangalore Mirror.
  34. ↑ "Marathi cinema finally gets its angry young man. 'Raanti' isn't the usual boy next door". The Print. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  35. ↑ "Bangalore Times' 30 Most Desirable Women of 2019". Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  36. ↑ "The Queens of Desire: Here are the top 30 winners of the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women". Times of India. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  37. ↑ "Bangalore Times' Most Desirable Women of 2018: The queens of desire". Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  38. ↑ "Meet the beautiful ladies who make up Bangalore Times' 30 Most Desirable Women of 2020". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  39. ↑ "Radhika Pandit to Milana Nagaraj: The most followed Kannada actresses on Instagram". News18 India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  40. ↑ "Avane Srimnannarayana reigning over box office with houseful boards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  41. ↑ "ರಚಿತಾ ರಾಮ್ ಔಟ್, 'ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಮಹಲ್'ಗೆ ಶಾನ್ವಿ ಶ್ರೀವಾಸ್ತವ್ ಪ್ರವೇಶ! | Kannadaprabha". m.kannadaprabha.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  42. ↑ "Abrid Shine's Mahaveeryar, with Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali, gets first look poster". Cinema Express . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  43. ↑ "Actress Shanvi Srivastava gets ready to pack a punch for her upcoming film Bang". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  44. ↑ "Shanvi Srivastava's Marathi debut film 'Raanti' teaser out, film to release on November 22". Times Now. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  45. ↑ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  46. ↑ "5th SIIMA WINNERS LIST". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  47. ↑ "Winners of 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016 (Telugu)". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  48. ↑ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  49. ↑ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify . Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
  50. ↑ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards . Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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