Sangavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Tamil and Telugu language films.[2][3] She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spanning 15 years, she starred in over 80 feature films - 36 films in Telugu, 35 films in Tamil, 6 films in Kannada, 2 films in Malayalam and 1 film in Hindi.[2][4]
Sanghavi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kavya Ramesh |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993-2008; 2019 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chanvi (b. 2020) |
Sangavi was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is Dr. D. A. Ramesh, an ENT Professor in Mysore Medical College, and her mother is Mrs. Ranjana.[5] She did her schooling at Marimallappa High School. She is the granddaughter of Kannada film actress Aarathi's elder sister. In 1993, she made her début with the Tamil film Amaravathi.[2][4]
Sangavi married IT Professional Venkatesh on 3 February 2016 at Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru.[1][5] The couple had a baby girl in January 2020.
Sangavi suffered an accident in 2005 when she was travelling from Mysore to Chennai: she had a minor injury to her nose and her father, who was an ENT professor in the Mysore Medical College, performed the surgery.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Amaravathi | Amaravathi (Angelin) | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Rasigan | Anitha Raghavan | Tamil | ||
| Rayara Maga | Kannada | ||||
| Love 94 | Kannada | ||||
| Nattamai | Kanmani | Tamil | |||
| Galileo | Malayalam | ||||
| 1995 | Kattumarakaran | Tamil | |||
| Muthukulikka Vaariyala | Sundari | Tamil | |||
| Lucky Man | Gopi's lover | Tamil | |||
| Taj Mahal | Telugu | ||||
| Ooriki Monagadu | Telugu | ||||
| Anbu Magan | Tamil | ||||
| Vishnu | Radha | Tamil | |||
| Sindhu Bath | Kannatha | Tamil | - | ||
| Mannukku Mariyadhai | Bhavani | Tamil | |||
| Kolangal | Sangeetha | Tamil | |||
| 1996 | Coimbatore Mappillai | Sumithra | Tamil | ||
| Tata Manavadu | Swati | Telugu | |||
| Oho Naa Pellanta Telugu | suba | Telugu | |||
| Pudhu Nilavu | Tamil | ||||
| Anthimanthaarai | Tamil | ||||
| Veettukulle Thiruvizha | Abhirami | Tamil | |||
| Nayudugaari Kutumbam | Telugu | ||||
| Sarada Bullodu | Yamini | Telugu | |||
| 1997 | Priyamaina Srivaru | Telugu | |||
| Mannava | Kavitha | Tamil | |||
| Dhinamum Ennai Gavani | Raji | Tamil | |||
| Abbai Gari Pelli | Telugu | ||||
| Pattukondi Choodam | Telugu | ||||
| Sindhooram | Baby | Telugu | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | ||
| Aahaa Enna Porutham | Sinthamani | Tamil | |||
| Porkkaalam | Tamil | ||||
| 1998 | Ulavuthurai | Sangeetha | Tamil | ||
| Sher-E-Hindustan | Naina | Hindi | |||
| Suryavamsam | Madhavi | Telugu | |||
| Subbaraju Gari Kutumbam | Telugu | ||||
| Ini Ellam Sugame | Nandhini | Tamil | |||
| Bhagavath Singh | Sarojini | Tamil | |||
| All Rounder | Ramya | Telugu | |||
| Sivayya | Sirisha | Telugu | |||
| Nilaave Vaa | Filomina | Tamil | |||
| Ellame En Pondattithaan | Tamil | ||||
| Zulm-O-Sitam | Hindi | Special appearance | |||
| Aahaa..! | Janaki | Telugu | |||
| Kodukulu | Telugu | ||||
| Swarnamukhi | Telugu | ||||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Neelaveni | Telugu | ||
| Manikyam | Telugu | ||||
| Seetharama Raju | Gowri | Telugu | |||
| Holi | Seena | Malayalam | |||
| Pilla Nachindi | Preethi | Telugu | |||
| Preyasi Rave | Telugu | ||||
| 2000 | Ravanna | Telugu | |||
| Goppinti Alludu | Jalandhara | Telugu | |||
| Okkadu Chalu | Telugu | ||||
| Pelli Sambandham | Telugu | ||||
| 2001 | Mrugaraju | Sivangi | Telugu | ||
| Diggajaru | Parvathi | Kannada | |||
| Rishi | Nandhini | Tamil | |||
| Thaali Kaatha Kaaliamman | Ramya | Tamil | |||
| Orey Thammudu | Devi | Telugu | |||
| Chiranjeevulu | Kaveri | Telugu | |||
| Evadra Rowdy | Sathya | Telugu | |||
| Raja Rajeshwari | Meenakshi | Tamil | |||
| 2002 | Neethone Vuntanu | Divya | Telugu | ||
| Lagna Patrika | Vaishnavi | Telugu | |||
| Parasuram | Vyjayanthi | Telugu | |||
| Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | Sindhu | Telugu | |||
| Varushamellam Vasantham | Tamil | ||||
| Panchathantiram | Chamundi | Tamil | |||
| Baba | Lakshmi | Tamil | |||
| Hattoora Oedya | Kannada | ||||
| Sandade Sandadi | Priya | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Galatta Ganapathy | Nandhini | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Shankar's wife | Telugu | ||
| Guri | Telugu | ||||
| Sullan | Lakshmi Mani | Tamil | Special appearance | [6] | |
| En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu | Rekha | Tamil | |||
| 2005 | Iyer IPS | Nasreen | Tamil | ||
| Okkade Kanni Iddaru | Dr. Madhumathi | Telugu | |||
| Aanai | Meena Jayaram | Tamil | |||
| 2006 | Nidhi | Kannada | |||
| 2007 | Anatharu | Parvathi | Kannada | ||
| 2008 | Indra | Kannada | |||
| 2019 | Kolanji | Appasamy's wife | Tamil | [7] | |