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 | |
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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 |
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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] | |