Shwetha Bandekar

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Shwetha Bandekar
Other namesShwetha or Swapna
OccupationActress

Shwetha Bandekar is an Indian film and Tamil television actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films and Tamil serials. She has appeared in films including Aalwar , Valluvan Vasuki, as well as in the Sun TV series Chandralekha. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Bandekar completed a Bachelor of Technology degree at the PMR Engineering College near Chennai and a Master of Business Administration degree. [3] [4]

Career

Bandekar first acted in the Tamil film Aalwar as Ajith Kumar's sister. From 2007 to 2012, She was female lead in over five films.[ citation needed ] She began acting in the teleserial Magal as Swapna which ran for more than 1000 episodes in Sun TV.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2007 Aalwar Kalpana Tamil
2008 Valluvan Vasuki Vasuki Tamil
Chedugudu Telugu
2011 Poova Thalaiya Tamil
2012Payanangal Thodarum Tamil
Meeravudan Krishna Meera Tamil
Veerachozhan Tamil
Idhayam Thiraiarangam Tamil
2014 Naan Than Bala Vaishali Tamil
2015 Bhooloham Tamil

Television

Serials
YearSerialRoleChannelNotes
2009–2011 Magal Swapana Sun TV
2014–2022ChandralekhaChandra and NilaDual Roles
2016 Lakshmi Vandhachu Latchu Zee Tamizh
2019 Nila Chandra Sun TV Special Appearance
2020 Roja
2020 Magarasi
2021 Anbe Vaa
2023ChinthamaniEshwariDual Roles
Shows
YearSerialRoleChannel
2017–2018 Star Wars Contestant Sun TV
2019Super SistersHerself
2019 Vanakkam Tamizha Herself (Guest)
2020
2021
2021Poova ThalaiyaContestant
2021
2021
2022Maathi Yosi
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References

  1. S. R. Ashok Kumar. "My First Break: Swetha". The Hindu.
  2. "TV actress Shwetha Bandekar announces pregnancy with a sweet post". The Times of India. 17 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "Swetha: studies first".
  4. "Swetha's cool with not-so-homely roles!". The New Indian Express.[ dead link ]