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Manvita Kamath is an Indian actress who works in Kannada cinema.[2] She started her career as a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi and switched to acting with the Kannada film Kendasampige (2015), directed by Duniya Soori.

Manvita Kamath
Born
Occupation(s)Actress, Radio host
Years active2014–present
Spouses
Arun

(m. 2024)[1]

Early life

Manvita Kamath, earlier known as Manvita Harish aka Shwetha Kamath, was born to Harish Kamath and Sujatha Kamath in Mangalore. She was brought up in Kalasa of Chikmagalur till SSLC, later pursued her PU and Degree in Sharada PU College and graduated in Journalism, Animation and English literature from St. Aloysius College Mangalore. She worked for more than a year in Radio Mirchi, Mangalore prior and was hosting a show named Khiladi 983.[3]

Career

A contact recommended Mantiva to Duniya Soori She was called for the auditions of Kendasampige and got selected for the lead role.[4] Apart from her acting skills, she possessed qualities that Duniya Soori was looking for in his lead– the ability to drive long distances and know Kannada thoroughly. In fact, Manvita Harish was well versed with Mangalore Kannada, Malnad Kannada, Dharwad Kannada and Bengaluru Kannada, which became an advantage. Manvita Harish was in theaters since childhood. She was in the folk drama troupe of Late Mr.Bhaskar Nelliteertha. She was also the secretary of Kannada Sangha in college. This was a reason she decided to take film as her career.[5][6] Her costar win the film was Vicky Varun as Gowri Shetty. They went on to become a success commercially.[7] Her next work was the commercial hit movie Tagaru, directed by Duniya Suri paired with Hatrick Hero Shiva Rajkumar.[8]

Personal life

Manvita tied the knot with music producer Arun in her hometown Kalasa on 1st May 2024.[1] Married in Kalasa temple as per the wish of her late mother Sujatha, traditional Konkani-themed wedding.[9][10]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2015KendasampigeGowri Shetty
2017ChowkaRamyaCameo appearance
2018KanakaKanasu[11]
TagaruPunarvasu
TharakaasuraMuttamma
2019Relax SatyaMaya
2020India Vs EnglandMedini[12]
2022Shiva 143Madhu[13]
2024Appa I Love YouKavya
TBARajasthan DiariesSiriCompleted , Kannada Marathi bilingual[14]
Happily MarriedTBACompleted[15]

Television

YearShowRoleLanguageRef
2020KannadathiHerselfKannada[16]
2023AntarapataHerselfKannada

Awards and honours

FilmAwardsCategoryResultReferences
Kendasampige5th SIIMA AwardsBest Debutant Actress -KannadaWon[17][18]
Tagaru66th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress– KannadaWon[19]
TSR TV9 Film AwardSpecial Jury Award for Best Actress– KannadaWon
8th SIIMA AwardsBest Actress -KannadaNominated[20]
Critics Best ActressWon
Filmibeat AwardBest ActressNominated
City Cine AwardBest ActressNominated

References

  1. ^ a b “ಹಸೆಮಣೆ ಏರಿದ ನಟಿ ಮಾನ್ವಿತಾ ಕಾಮತ್”. Prajavani. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ “Mangalore girl Manvita Harish talks about her first movie”. Udayavani.
  3. ^ “Mirchi girl of Mangalore”. Daijiworld.
  4. ^ “RJ-turned-actress keen on Kollywood career”. Sify. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ “Kendasampige Is Manvita’s Break”. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
  6. ^ “Manvita names her house Kendasampige”. The Times of India.
  7. ^ “The girlfriend everyone wants”. The Hindu.
  8. ^ “Shivarajkumar is now Tagaru”. The Times of India.
  9. ^ “A Konkani-Themed Traditional Wedding For Manvita Kamath And Arun”. Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ^ “Manvitha Marriage: ವೈವಾಹಿಕ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ನಟಿ ಮಾನ್ವಿತಾ ಕಾಮತ್‌; ಟಗರು ಪುಟ್ಟಿ ಶುಭ ವಿವಾಹದ ಫೋಟೋ ಆಲ್ಬಂ ನೋಡಿ”. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (26 January 2018). “Kanaka movie review: Live audience response”. International Business Times India. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. ^ “‘India vs England’: Manvitha has this to say about her experience of working with senior actor Ananth Nag”. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  13. ^ “Manvita Kamath: Shiva 143’s Madhu is the bold romantic interest, but she’s also the antagonist”. OTT Play. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  14. ^ “Manvitha Harish joins ‘Rajasthan Diaries’, shooting starts from April 6th”. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  15. ^ Suresh, Sunayana. “Pruthvi Ambaar and Manvita Kamath team up for a thriller – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  16. ^ “Kannadathi: Manvita Harisha and Ananya Bhat to grace Varudhini’s party”. The Times of India. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  17. ^ “Kannada cinema’s big winners at SIIMA 2016”. The Times of India.
  18. ^ “SIIMA 2016 winners”. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  19. ^ “66th Filmfare Award Winners South”. filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  20. ^ “SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list”. Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.