Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1990[1]) is an Indian actress and producer. She is well known for her works predominantly in Kannada cinema.
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Sharmiela Mandre | |
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![]() Mandre at 60th Filmfare Awards South, 2013 | |
Born | (1990-10-28) October 28, 1990 (age 32) |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Sharmila Mandre |
Education | Sophia High School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Relatives | Sunanda Murali Manohar (aunt) |
Mandre was the third generation of a family with film connections. Her grandfather R. N. Mandre was a film distributor, as was her father Dayananda, who was also a car-racing enthusiast. Sharmila made her film debut with Sajni (2007), produced by her aunt Sunanda Murali Manohar.[2]
Mandre had her first commercial success with the film Krishna opposite Ganesh. Her other films include Navagraha (2008), Venkata in Sankata (2009) and Swayamvara (2010).[3]
In 2012 she debuted in Tamil with the film Mirattal, a remake of the Telugu film Dhee, and got accolades for her performance in the film. She immediately went on to sign her first Telugu film Kevvu Keka opposite Allari Naresh. In 2013, she changed her name from Sharmila to Sharmiela. In December 2014, it was announced that she was selected to play the protagonist in the Khalid Mohammed's directorial Katha which would be a remake of the same titled film released in 1983. It was reported that she would play the role played by Deepti Naval.[4] After a brief hiatus, she made her come-back to Kannada cinema in 2015 with Mumtaz opposite Dharma Keerthiraj which was a commercial success.
In 2017, she started a new project with Chiranjeevi Sarja titled Aake, a horror story, which is a remake of Tamil film Maya (2015), and her role was essayed by Nayantara. Subsequently, she made a special appearance as a journalist doing a dance number in the Shivarajkumar starrer Leader.[5][6] In 2018, she produced a Tamil film Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku. In 2019 she went on to produce two more films in Tamil which are up for release in 2020. She also started a Kannada film under her banner starring Sathish Ninasam, Rukmini Vijayakumar and herself directed by Arvind Sastry.
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Sajni | Sajni | Hello Gandhinagar Award for Best Debut |
Krishna | Anjali | ||
Ee Bandhana | Shruthi | ||
2008 | Navagraha | Kiran | |
Mast Maja Maadi | Herself | Special appearance | |
2009 | Shivamani | Shruthi | |
Venkata in Sankata | Reporter | ||
2010 | Swayamvara | Anusha | South Scope Style Award for Most Stylish Actress (Kannada) |
Kari Chirathe | Shruthi | ||
2011 | Dhan Dhana Dhan | Charmi | |
2012 | Mirattal | Deepika | Tamil film |
2013 | Kevvu Keka | Mahalakshmi | Telugu film Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) |
2014 | Goa | ||
2015 | Mumtaz | Mumtaz | |
2017 | Aake | Sharmila Desai / Maya | |
Mass Leader | Sharmiela | ||
2022 | Gaalipata 2 | Sharmiela | [7] |
Mandala: The UFO Incident![]() |
Maya | Post Production[8] | |
Dasara![]() |
TBA | Filming[9][10] |
Year | Title | Director | Cast | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku | A. R. Mukesh | Vimal, Ashna Zaveri | Tamil | Remake of Telugu film Guntur Talkies |
2021 | Naanum Single Thaan | R Gopi | Attakathi Dinesh, Deepti Sati | Tamil | |
2022 | Sandakkari ![]() |
R Madhesh | Vimal, Shriya Saran | Tamil | Post Production |
2022 | Dasara ![]() |
Arvind Sastry | Satish Ninasam, Sharmila Mandre | Kannada | Filming |