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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Indian patronymic|Neetha|Ashok}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Neetha Ashok
| image =
| birth_name = Neetha Ashok Herle
| education = MBA Finance <ref name = bb/>
| birth_date = February 01 1991<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy birthady to Neetha Ashok of #VikrantRona fame |url=https://www.twitter.com/BangaloreTimes1/status/1356230711229861889 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812151547/https://twitter.com/BangaloreTimes1/status/1356230711229861889 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[[Bangalore Times]] Twitter}}</ref>
| alias =
| birth_place = [[Kote, Karnataka|Kota]], [[Udupi district]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref name = bb/>
| parents =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2014 – present
| website =
}}

'''Neetha Ashok''' is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2018 |title=Serial actors perform at Chitradurga |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/serial-actors-perform-at-chitradurga/articleshow/66191654.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080509/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/serial-actors-perform-at-chitradurga/articleshow/66191654.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She made her acting debut with the Tulu film ''[[Jabardasth Shankara]]'' (2019). Neetha gained recognition with her Kannada debut ''[[Vikrant Rona]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |last=A. Sharadhaa |date=21 July 2022 |title=Debuting with Vikrant Rona is like getting golden gift: Neetha Ashok |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2022/jul/21/debuting-with-vikrant-rona-is-like-getting-golden-giftneetha-ashok-2478784.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726220217/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2022/jul/21/debuting-with-vikrant-rona-is-like-getting-golden-giftneetha-ashok-2478784.html |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Neetha was born in a [[Kota Brahmins|Kota Brahmin]] family in coastal region village called [[Kote, Karnataka|Kota Village]] from [[Udupi district|Udupi District]], [[Karnataka]] which is near [[Kundapura]] Town,<ref name="bb">{{Cite web |date=27 February 2021 |title=ವಿಕ್ರಾಂತ್ ರೋಣ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ ನೀತಾ ಅಶೋಕ್ ಸೆಲೆಕ್ಟ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದು ಹೇಗೆ? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGM8MZ0cmM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812122647/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGM8MZ0cmM |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{Dead link |date=September 2025}}</ref> and lived in [[Delhi]], [[Mangaluru]] and [[Bengaluru]].<ref name="d" /><ref name="t" /> Her father is Ashok Herle, a banker and mother is Geetha Ashok Herle. She calls herself the great-granddaughter of [[Shivaram Karanth]].<ref name="d" />

== Career ==
Neetha Ashok starred in three Kannada television serials including ''Yashodhe'', ''Naa Ninna Bidalaare'', and ''Neelambari'' as the lead as well as a Hindi serial on [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="d" /> She made her feature film debut with the Tulu film ''[[Jabardasth Shankara]]'' starring her school senior [[Arjun Kapikad]] directed by [[Devadas Kapikad]].<ref name="t">{{Cite web |last=KM Sathish Bellanki |date=8 November 2019 |title=ನೀತಾ ನಟನಾ ವೈಖರಿ |url=https://www.prajavani.net/entertainment/cinema/neetha-ashok-680157.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726081928/https://www.prajavani.net/entertainment/cinema/neetha-ashok-680157.html |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[Prajavani]] |language=kn}}</ref><ref name="c" /> Regarding her and Rashi Balakrishna's performances in the film, a critic wrote that they are "ravishingly beautiful and give a fine performance as romantic interests".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Movie-Review-Jabardasth-Shankara-stands-apart-among-Stereotypes.html|title=Movie Review: ''Jabardasth Shankara'' stands apart among Stereotypes|location=Mangaluru|work=Mangalore Today|date=12 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> She made her Kannada film debut with ''[[Vikrant Rona]]'' (2022) after she met [[Sudeep]] at a [[Colors Kannada]] party.<ref name="c">{{Cite web |last=A. Sharadhaa |date=13 February 2021 |title=Neetha Ashok: I am just lucky |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2021/feb/13/neetha-ashok-i-am-just-lucky-22805.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080506/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2021/feb/13/neetha-ashok-i-am-just-lucky-22805.html |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2019
| ''[[Jabardasth Shankara]]''
| Lavanya
| [[Tulu language|Tulu]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="t" />
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Vikrant Rona]]''
| Aparna Ballal "Panna"
| [[Kannada]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Actress Neetha Ashok's look from Phantom revealed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/actress-neetha-ashoks-look-from-phantom-revealed/articleshow/77648563.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726090256/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/actress-neetha-ashoks-look-from-phantom-revealed/articleshow/77648563.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="CSA2023">{{cite web |url=https://awards.chittaranews.com/poll/780/|title=Chittara Star Awards| publisher=awards.chittaranews.com}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2014
|''Yashodhe ''
| Yashodhe
| Kannada
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>
* {{Cite web |last=A. Sharadhaa |date=20 August 2020 |title=Neetha Ashok gets her first big break in 'Phantom' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/aug/20/neetha-ashok-gets-her-first-big-break-in-phantom-2185705.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080509/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/aug/20/neetha-ashok-gets-her-first-big-break-in-phantom-2185705.html |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=1 January 2015 |title=Sharadha to get married in Yashode serial |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/sharadha-to-get-married-in-yashode-serial/articleshow/45716383.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726082848/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/sharadha-to-get-married-in-yashode-serial/articleshow/45716383.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| '' Naa Ninna Bidalaare ''
| Nandini
| Kannada
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="d">
* {{Cite web |last=SHASHIPRASAD SM |date=18 August 2018 |title=A scary act |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/181018/a-scary-act.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080524/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/181018/a-scary-act.html |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=17 April 2018 |title=Naa Ninna Bidalare completes 500 episodes successfully |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/naa-ninna-bidalare-completes-500-episodes-successfully/articleshow/63801035.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080948/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/naa-ninna-bidalare-completes-500-episodes-successfully/articleshow/63801035.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|
|''Aashiyan ''
|
| Hindi
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="d" />
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
| ''Neelambari ''
|
| Kannada
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>
* {{Cite web |date=9 August 2018 |title=Neetha returns to the small screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/neetha-returns-to-the-small-screen/articleshow/65332857.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080506/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/neetha-returns-to-the-small-screen/articleshow/65332857.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=30 September 2018 |title=Neelambari to go on air from October 8 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/neelambari-to-go-on-air-from-october-8/articleshow/66005521.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726082342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/neelambari-to-go-on-air-from-october-8/articleshow/66005521.cms |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[11th South Indian International Movie Awards|2023]]
| [[11th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Kannada|Best Female Debut – Kannada]]
| ''[[Vikrant Rona]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses |work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/siima-awards-2023-telugu-kannada-winners-list-jr-ntr-yash-rrr-kantara-8942103/lite/ |access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|11838055}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|neetha-ashok}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashok, Neetha}}
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:People from Udupi district]]
[[Category:1991 births]]

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