Manvita Kamath

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Manvita Kamath
Manvitha Kamath (2).jpg
Manvita in 2020
Born (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29)
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Manvita Kamath is an Indian film 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[]

Even though she did not have any connections in the industry, a contact recommended her name 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 had two qualities that Duniya Soori was looking for in his leading lady – 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 in the folk drama troupe of Late Mr.Bhaskar Nelliteertha. She was also the secretary of Kannada Sangha in college that made her take film as her career.[4][5] She was paired opposite Vikky Varun in the film as Gowri Shetty, that 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[]

Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2015 Kendasampige Gowri Shetty Debut Film
2017 Chowka Ramya Cameo Appearance
2018 Kanaka Kanasu
Tagaru Punarvasu
Tharakaasura Muttamma
2019 Relax Satya Maya [8]
2020 India Vs England Medini [9]
2021 Shiva 143Films that have not yet been released Madhu Completed [10]
Rajasthan DiariesFilms that have not yet been released Siri Completed , Kannada Marathi bilingual [11]
RainbowFilms that have not yet been released TBA Delayed [12]
Happily MarriedFilms that have not yet been released TBA Filming [13]

Awards and honours[]

Film Awards Category Result Ref.
Kendasampige 5th SIIMA Awards Best Debutant Actress -Kannada Won [14][15]
Tagaru 66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress– Kannada Won [16]
TSR TV9 Film Award Special Jury Award for Best Actress– Kannada Won
8th SIIMA Awards Best Actress -Kannada Nominated [17]
Critics Best Actress Won
Filmibeat Award Best Actress Nominated
City Cine Award Best Actress Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mangalore girl Manvita Harish talks about her first movie". Udayavani.
  2. ^ "Mirchi girl of Mangalore". Daijiworld.
  3. ^ "RJ-turned-actress keen on Kollywood career". Sify.
  4. ^ "Kendasampige Is Manvita's Break". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ "Manvita names her house Kendasampige". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "The girlfriend everyone wants". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Shivarajkumar is now Tagaru". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "ರಿಲ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್‌ ಸತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನ್ವಿತಾಗೆ ಪ್ರಭು ಜೋಡಿ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  9. ^ "'India vs England': Manvitha has this to say about her experience of working with senior actor Ananth Nag – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Dheeren Ramkumar's debut film titled as Shiva 143 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Manvitha Harish joins 'Rajasthan Diaries', shooting starts from April 6th – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Rainbow brings together Ajay Rao and Manvitha Kamath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Pruthvi Ambaar and Manvita Kamath team up for a thriller - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Kannada cinema's big winners at SIIMA 2016". The Times of India.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "66th Filmfare Award Winners South". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  17. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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