Shwetha Chengappa

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Swetha Changappa
Born
Garvale, Somwarpet, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active2003–present
Television Kadambari, Arundati, Jodi No.1, Super Queen, Chota Champion

Swetha Changappa is a Kannada television actress who has acted in various tele-serials and films.[ citation needed ] She is well known for her role "Rani" in Majaa Talkies.

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Career

She debuted her acting career through Sumathi, a serial directed by S. Narayan, aired on Udaya TV during 2003–2005. Her fame was her among the television audience of Karnataka reached heights through her role in Kannada soap Kadambari which was produced by Balaji Telefilms and aired on Udaya TV in 2006. She acted in lead roles for Sukanya and Arundhathi that were aired on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada )which eventually became bigger hits in 2008 and 2010 respectively. She also hosted TV show Yaariguntu Yaarigilla on Zee Kannada which was themed on celebration of spirit of womanhood. She also hosted Kuniyonu Baara on Zee Kannada, which was a dance show for children. She also hosted Dance Dance Juniors on Star Suvarna which was a dance show for children. Shwetha has also acted in Kannada movies, Thangigagi with Darshan Thoogudeep and Varsha with Vishnuvardhan. Shwetha was a contestant of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2, which was hosted by Kiccha Sudeep when she emerged in fourth-place. She participated in Super Minute aired on ETV Kannada hosted by Ganesh in the grand finale episode [1] along with Nikita Thukral, Deepika Kamaiah, Neethu, Anushree, Kayva, Anumapa and Narendra Babu Sharma. She is currently acting as Rani in the Kannada sketch comedy show Majaa Talkies with Srujan Lokesh.

Awards

Shwetha has won Best Anchor Award by Zee Kannada in Kutumba awards twice. She has also won the Best Actress Award in Madhyamsanman 2013 by Karnataka Government for her role in Arundhathi.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 Varsha Gayatri
2006 Thangigagi Gowri
2022 Vedha Paari [2]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2003SumathiSumathi Udaya TV
2004KadambariKadambari Udaya TV
2008SukanyaSukanya ETV Kannada
2010ArundhathiArundhathi ETV Kannada [3] [4]
2011SaundaryaSaundarya DD Chandana
2012Yariguntu YarigillaHost Zee Kannada
2013Kuniyonu BaraHost Zee Kannada
2014 Bigg Boss Season 2 Contestant Star Suvarna
2015Super MinuteContestant ETV Kannada
2015 Majaa Talkies Raani Colors Kannada
2016Dancing StarHerself Colors Kannada
2017Dance Dance JuniorsHost Star Suvarna
2022Jodi No.1 (Season 1)Host Zee Kannada [5]
2022-2023Super QueenHost Zee Kannada Hosted along with Kuri Prathap
2023-presentChhota ChampionHost Zee Kannada Hosted along with Kuri Prathap
2023-presentJodi No.1 (Season 2)Host Zee Kannada Hosted along with Kuri Prathap

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References

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