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In this Indian name, the name Srivatsav is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shwetha.

Shwetha Srivatsav is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. She began her career in theatre, before moving to television, where she received recognition for her role in T. N. Seetharam‘s Manvantara. She subsequently went on to work in films. Having made her film debut with Mukha Mukhi (2006), she shot to fame with her performance in Simple Agi Ondh Love Story (2013). Her performance in Fair & Lovely (2014) won her the Filmfare Award South for Best Actress.

Shwetha Srivatsav
Born
Shwetha Srivatsav
Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Amith Srivatsav
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(m. 2015)​

Career

Shwetha took part in a theatre workshop conducted by B. V. Karanth, circa 1997, when she was in class six. She was later cast in the television soap Jwalamukhi, directed by T. N. Seetharam. Shwetha subsequently went on to appear in many telefilms and teleplays before being cast in Seetharam’s Manvantara.[1]

After appearing in a host of plays and television projects, Shwetha made her film acting debut in a parallel film Mukha Mukhi (2006).[2] She appeared in a small role in the gangster film Aa Dinagalu (2007) before taking up a lead role in the film Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam (2012). 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 (2013) 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 film Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu, with a story based on the novel with the same name by the well-known writer Poornachandra Tejaswi and directed by Sumana Kittur.[3] Shwetha also became the brand ambassador of an international fashion company “Shinayele”.

After taking three years of her maternity[4] 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.[5][6]

Personal life

Shwetha’s father L. Krishnappa was a theatre artist. She began her schooling at New Cambridge English School in Vijayanagar, Bangalore and completed high school education at Vidya Peeta, graduation from Christ College[7] and obtained a master’s degree in mass communication from Central College, all in Bangalore.[1]

Shwetha met Amith Srivatsav during the making of the telefilm Lakshmi Kataksha. After four years of courtship, they married in 2015.[8] They have a daughter together (born 2017).[9]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2006Mukha MukhiVasu
2007Aa DinagaluKothwal’s wife
2012Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam SnehaDebut as lead
2013Simple Agi Ondh Love StoryKhushi
2014Aathma SakshiLeena Pinto
2014Fair & LovelyBhumika
2016Kiragoorina GayyaligaluDaanamma
2022HopeShivani[10][11]
2023Raghavendra StoresVyjayanthi[12]
2024Ondu Sarala Prema KatheHerselfCameo appearance
2024Chikkiya Mukutti†TBAFilming[13]

Television

Awards and nominations

FilmAwardCategoryResult
Cyber ugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam60th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Female DebutWon[14]
Aryabhatta PrashasthiBest Debut ActressWon
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story61st Filmfare Awards SouthBest ActressNominated[citation needed]
Fair & Lovely62nd Filmfare Awards SouthBest ActressWon[15]
Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu64th Filmfare Awards SouthBest ActressNominated[16]

References

  1. ^ a b B. M., Subbalakshmi (11 May 2003). “Class act”. Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 June 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ “Mukhamukhi film”. Anivasi. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. ^ “Gimme dance and song now”. Bangalore Mirror. 5 July 2013.
  4. ^ “When I got pregnant, I stopped getting film offers”. Deccan Herald. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ “Shweta Srivastava marks her comeback after three years – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ “ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚಲಿರುವ ಶ್ವೇತಾ ಶ್ರೀವಾತ್ಸವ್ : ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮ್ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್”. Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. ^ C. George, Nina (12 April 2015). “A quiet ride back to childhood”. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (9 December 2005). “A knotty season for our Kannada actors”. Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ “Good News: Shwetha Srivastav gave birth to a baby girl”. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  10. ^ “Shwetha Srivatsav makes a comeback with a female-centric film – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. ^ “Shwetha Srivatsav says that working during the pandemic has not been easy at all – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. ^ “Shwetha Srivatsav on board Santhosh Ananddram’s ‘Raghavendra stores'”. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  13. ^ “Shwetha Srivatsav to play the lead in Devika’s Chikkiya Mukutti”. Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  14. ^ “Best Debutants down the years”.
  15. ^ “Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South”. Filmfare. filmfare.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  16. ^ “Shwetha Srivatsva- Best Kannada Actor in Leading Role Female Nominee | Filmfare Awards”. filmfare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.