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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 (age 30) Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–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

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

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
2020	India Vs England	Medini		[8]
2022	Shiva 143	Madhu		[9]
	Rajasthan Diaries	Siri	Completed , Kannada Marathi bilingual	[10]
	Happily Married	TBA	Completed	[11]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Language	Ref
2020	Kannadathi	Herself	Kannada	[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

External links

• www.manvithaharish.in
• Manvita Kamath at IMDb

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