Shwetha Srivatsav
{{Indian name|Shwetha|Srivatsav}}
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shwetha Srivatsav
| image = Shwetha Srivatsav 60th South Filmfare Awards.jpg
| caption = Shweta at 60th Filmfare Awards South event
| birth_name = Shwetha Srivatsav
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Karnataka, India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Amith Srivatsav|2015}}
}}
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.
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.
After appearing in a host of plays and television projects, Shwetha made her film acting debut in a parallel film Mukha Mukhi (2006).{{cite web |url=http://mukhamukhi.anivaasi.net/ |title=Mukhamukhi film |publisher=Anivasi |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421232425/http://mukhamukhi.anivaasi.net/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Gimme-dance-and-song-now/articleshow/21173724.cms |title=Gimme dance and song now |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=5 July 2013}}
Shwetha also became the brand ambassador of an international fashion company "Shinayele".
After taking three years of her maternity{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/when-i-got-pregnant-i-stopped-getting-film-offers-759960.html |title=When I got pregnant, I stopped getting film offers |date=8 September 2019 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203125327/https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/when-i-got-pregnant-i-stopped-getting-film-offers-759960.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shweta-srivastava-marks-her-comeback-after-three-years/articleshow/71480006.cms |title=Shweta Srivastava marks her comeback after three years - Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523094853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shweta-srivastava-marks-her-comeback-after-three-years/articleshow/71480006.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2019/oct/07/shwetha-srivatsav-to-don-cops-role-in-comeback-film-403488.html |title=ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚಲಿರುವ ಶ್ವೇತಾ ಶ್ರೀವಾತ್ಸವ್ : ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮ್ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ |website=Kannadaprabha |language=kn |access-date=3 December 2019}}
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{{cite web |last1=C. George |first1=Nina |title=A quiet ride back to childhood |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/471257/a-quiet-ride-back-childhood.html |website=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |language=en |date=12 April 2015 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318085543/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/471257/a-quiet-ride-back-childhood.html |url-status=live }} and obtained a master's degree in mass communication from Central College, all in Bangalore.{{cite web |last1=B. M. |first1=Subbalakshmi |title=Class act |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may11/ent3.asp |website=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624201108/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may11/ent3.asp |archivedate=24 June 2003 |language=en |date=11 May 2003}}
Shwetha met Amith Srivatsav during the making of the telefilm Lakshmi Kataksha. After four years of courtship, they married in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=A knotty season for our Kannada actors |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec92005/Metro1443482005128.asp |work=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211150250/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec92005/Metro1443482005128.asp |archivedate=11 February 2007 |date=9 December 2005}} They have a daughter together (born 2017).{{cite news |title=Good News: Shwetha Srivastav gave birth to a baby girl |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/good-news-shweta-srivastava-gave-birth-to-a-baby-girl |accessdate=9 October 2020 |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318085544/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/good-news-shweta-srivastava-gave-birth-to-a-baby-girl |url-status=live }}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
=Television=
- Nijagallinarani - A Teleplay aired on Doordarshan
- Kamali - A Telefilm aired on Doordarshan
- Lakshmi Kataksha - A Telfilm aired on ETV Kannada directed by Prema Karanth
- Jwalamukhi - A Teleserial aired on Udaya TV directed by T. N. Seetharam
- Malebillu - A Teleserial directed by T. N. Seetharam
- Manvantara - A Teleserial aired on ETV Kannada directed by T. N. Seetharam
- Silli Lalli - A Teleserial aired on ETV Kannada directed by Sihi Kahi Chandru
Awards and nominations
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| Film
! Award ! Category ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=2|Cyber ugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam |
| Aryabhatta Prashasthi
|Best Debut Actress |{{won}} |
| Simple Agi Ondh Love Story
|{{nom}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
| Fair & Lovely |
| Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=5756215|name=Shwetha Srivatsav}}
{{FilmfareKannadaBestActress}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Indian stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Karnataka
Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Filmfare Awards South winners
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema