Manvita Kamath | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Manvita Kamath is an Indian actress who works in Kannada cinema.[1] She started her career as a Radio Jockey in Radio Mirchi and made a switch to acting through the Kannada film Kendasampige (2015) directed by Duniya Soori.
Early life
Manvita Kamath, earlier known as Manvita Harish aka Shwetha Kamath, was born to Harish Kamath and Sujatha Kamath on 13 April 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.[2]
Career
An contact recommended Mantiva to Duniya Soori. She was called for the auditions of Kendasampige and got selected for the lead role.[3] 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.[4][5] Her costar win the film was Vikky Varun as Gowri Shetty. They went on to become a success commercially.[6] Her next work was the commercial hit movie Tagaru, directed by Duniya Soori paired with Hatrick Hero Shiva Rajkumar.[7]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Kendasampige | Gowri Shetty | ||
2017 | Chowka | Ramya | Cameo appearance | |
2018 | Kanaka | Kanasu | ||
Tagaru | Punarvasu | |||
Tharakaasura | Muttamma | |||
2019 | Relax Satya | Maya | ||
2020 | India Vs England | Medini | [8] | |
2022 | Shiva 143 | Madhu | [9] | |
2023 | Rajasthan Diaries† | Siri | Completed , Kannada Marathi bilingual | [10] |
Happily Married† | TBA | Completed | [11] |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Language | Ref |
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2020 | Kannadathi | Herself | Kannada | [12] |
Awards and honours
Film | Awards | Category | Result | References |
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Kendasampige | 5th SIIMA Awards | Best Debutant Actress -Kannada | Won | [13][14] |
Tagaru | 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress– Kannada | Won | [15] |
TSR TV9 Film Award | Special Jury Award for Best Actress– Kannada | Won | ||
8th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress -Kannada | Nominated | [16] | |
Critics Best Actress | Won | |||
Filmibeat Award | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
City Cine Award | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ "Mangalore girl Manvita Harish talks about her first movie". Udayavani.
- ↑ "Mirchi girl of Mangalore". Daijiworld.
- ↑ "RJ-turned-actress keen on Kollywood career". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kendasampige Is Manvita's Break". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Manvita names her house Kendasampige". The Times of India.
- ↑ "The girlfriend everyone wants". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Shivarajkumar is now Tagaru". The Times of India.
- ↑ "'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.
- ↑ "Manvita Kamath: Shiva 143's Madhu is the bold romantic interest, but she's also the antagonist". OTT Play. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Manvitha Harish joins 'Rajasthan Diaries', shooting starts from April 6th". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ↑ Suresh, Sunayana. "Pruthvi Ambaar and Manvita Kamath team up for a thriller - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Kannadathi: Manvita Harisha and Ananya Bhat to grace Varudhini's party". The Times of India. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kannada cinema's big winners at SIIMA 2016". The Times of India.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2016 winners". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "66th Filmfare Award Winners South". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.