Manvita Kamath

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.

Manvita Kamath
Manvita in 2020
Born (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

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 anonymous person 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
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2015KendasampigeGowri Shetty
2017ChowkaRamyaCameo appearance
2018KanakaKanasu
TagaruPunarvasu
TharakaasuraMuttamma
2019 Relax SatyaMaya
2020 India Vs EnglandMedini[8]
2022 Shiva 143Madhu[9]
2023 Rajasthan DiariesSiriCompleted , Kannada Marathi bilingual [10]
Happily Married TBA Completed [11]

Television

Year Show Role Language Ref
2020KannadathiHerselfKannada[12]

Awards and honours

Film Awards Category Result References
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

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