Shwetha Srivatsav


Shwetha Srivatsav is an Indian film, television and theatre actress, who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Having made her debut in films with the 2006 film Mukha Mukhi, she shot to fame with her performance in Simple Agi Ondh Love Story. Her performance in Fair & Lovely won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Apart from being a busy actress she is also known for her charity work, her love for animals, and her active involvement in animal welfare. She also practices vegetarianism.

Career

After appearing in a host of plays and television projects, Shwetha made her film acting debut in a parallel film Mukha Mukhi. She appeared in a small role in the gangster film Aa Dinagalu before taking up a lead role in the film Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Prema Kavyam. She won the Filmfare Best Female Debut award for her performance in the film. Following this, she featured in the much acclaimed blockbuster film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story which earned her wide appreciation for her portrayal of a bubbly girl character and her dialogue delivery. She was in the 2014 film Fair & Lovely, in which she played the character of a sex worker opposite to Prem, a role for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. She has announced a Telugu film "Bommala Ramaram" with a debutant director. She was in the 2016 movie Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu, with a story based on the novel with the same name by the well-known writer K.P.Poornachandra Tejaswi and directed by Sumana Kittur.
Shwetha also became the brand ambassador of an international fashion company "Shinayele".
After taking three years of her maternity break from not doing films she signed her first film in 2019 titled as Rahadhari. It is directed by Girish Vairamudi where she will be essaying the role of a cop.

Early life and childhood

Shwetha's father L. Krishnappa was a theatre artist. Shwetha began her schooling at New Cambridge English School in Vijayanagar, Bangalore. She completed high school education at Vidya Peeta, graduation from Christ College and masters in Mass Communication from Bangalore University. ,

Personal life

Shwetha Krishnappa met Amith Srivatsav during the making of the Telefilm Lakshmi Kataksha and married him after four years of courtship. They have a daughter Ashmitha, who was born on July 21, 2017.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006Mukha MukhiVasuKannada
2007Aa DinagaluKothwal's wifeKannada
2012Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Prema Kavyam SnehaKannadaWon, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South
Aryabhatta Prashasthi for Best Debut Actress
2013Simple Agi Ondh Love StoryKhushiKannadaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2014Aathma SakshiLeena PintoKannada
2014Fair & LovelyBhumikaKannadaFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2016Kiragoorina GayyaligaluDaanammaKannadaNominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actress- Kannada
2020RahadhariKannadaFilming

Television

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