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{{Indian name|Shwetha|Srivatsav}}
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shwetha Srivatsav
| image = Shwetha Srivatsav 60th South Filmfare Awards.jpg
| caption = Shweta at 60th [[Filmfare Awards South]] event
| birth_name = Shwetha K
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|09|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Simple Hudgi
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2000–present
|
}}

'''Shwetha Srivatsav''' is an Indian actress, known for her work in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]] and television. She began her career in theatre, before moving to television, where she received recognition for her role in [[T. N. Seetharam]]'s ''Manvantara''. She subsequently went on to work in films. Having made her film debut with ''Mukha Mukhi'' (2006), she shot to fame with her performance in ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]'' (2013). Her performance in ''[[Fair & Lovely (film)|Fair & Lovely]]'' (2014) won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Award South for Best Actress]].

== Career ==
Shwetha took part in an theatre workshop conducted by [[B. V. Karanth]], circa 1997, when she was in class six. She was later cast in the television soap ''Jwalamukhi'', directed by [[T. N. Seetharam]]. Shwetha subsequently went on to appear in many telefilms and teleplays before being cast in Seetharam's ''Manvantara''.<ref name="dh1"/>

After appearing in a host of plays and television projects, Shwetha made her film acting debut in a [[Parallel cinema|parallel film]] ''Mukha Mukhi'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mukhamukhi.anivaasi.net/|title=Mukhamukhi film|publisher=Anivasi}}</ref> She appeared in a small role in the gangster film ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' (2007) before taking up a lead role in the film ''Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Prema Kavyam'' (2012). She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South|Filmfare Best Female Debut]] award for her performance in the film. Following this, she featured in the much acclaimed blockbuster film ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]'' (2013) which earned her wide appreciation for her portrayal of a bubbly girl character and her dialogue delivery. She was in the 2014 film ''[[Fair & Lovely (film)|Fair & Lovely]]'', in which she played the character of a sex worker opposite to Prem, a role for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]. She has announced a Telugu film "Bommala Ramaram" with a debutant director. She was in the 2016 film ''[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]'', with a story based on the novel with the same name by the well-known writer [[Poornachandra Tejaswi]] and directed by [[Sumana Kittur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Gimme-dance-and-song-now/articleshow/21173724.cms|title=Gimme dance and song now|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|date=5 July 2013}}</ref>
Shwetha also became the brand ambassador of an international fashion company "Shinayele".


After taking three years of her maternity<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/when-i-got-pregnant-i-stopped-getting-film-offers-759960.html|title=‘When I got pregnant, I stopped getting film offers’|date=2019-09-08|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> break from not doing films she signed her first film in 2019 titled as Rahadhari. It is directed by Girish Vairamudi where she will be essaying the role of a cop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shweta-srivastava-marks-her-comeback-after-three-years/articleshow/71480006.cms|title=Shweta Srivastava marks her comeback after three years - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2019/oct/07/shwetha-srivatsav-to-don-cops-role-in-comeback-film-403488.html|title=ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚಲಿರುವ ಶ್ವೇತಾ ಶ್ರೀವಾತ್ಸವ್ : ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮ್ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್|website=Kannadaprabha|language=kn|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shwetha's father L. Krishnappa was a theatre artist. She began her schooling at New Cambridge English School in Vijayanagar, Bangalore and completed high school education at Vidya Peeta, graduation from [[Christ University|Christ College]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=C. George |first1=Nina |title=A quiet ride back to childhood |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/471257/a-quiet-ride-back-childhood.html |website=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |language=en |date=12 April 2015}}</ref> and obtained a master's degree in [[mass communication]] from Central College, all in Bangalore.<ref name="dh1">{{cite web |last1=B. M. |first1=Subbalakshmi |title=Class act |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may11/ent3.asp |website=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20030624201108/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may11/ent3.asp |archivedate=24 June 2003 |language=en |date=11 May 2003}}</ref>

Shwetha met Amith Srivatsav during the making of the telefilm ''Lakshmi Kataksha''. After four years of courtship, they married in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=A knotty season for our Kannada actors |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec92005/Metro1443482005128.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |accessdate=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20070211150250/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec92005/Metro1443482005128.asp |archivedate=11 February 2007 |date=9 December 2005}}</ref> They have a daughter together (born 2017).<ref>{{cite news |title=Good News: Shwetha Srivastav gave birth to a baby girl |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/good-news-shweta-srivastava-gave-birth-to-a-baby-girl |accessdate=9 October 2020 |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''All Films are in Kannada, Otherwise noted the language''.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''Mukha Mukhi'' || Vasu ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' || Kothwal's wife ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Prema Kavyam '' || Sneha ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]'' || Khushi ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Aathma Sakshi'' || Leena Pinto ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Fair & Lovely (film)|Fair & Lovely]]'' || Bhumika ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]'' || Daanamma ||
|-
| 2020 || style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Rahadhari''{{dagger}}||{{TBA}} ||''Filming''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/oct/07/shwetha-srivatsav-to-don-cops-role-in-comeback-film-2044103.html|title=Shwetha Srivatsav to don cop’s role in comeback film|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/i-have-to-be-twice-as-careful-with-the-choices-of-scripts-i-do-now-shwetha-srivatsav/articleshow/71464154.cms|title=I have to be twice as careful with the choices of scripts I do now: Shwetha Srivatsav - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
* ''Nijagallinarani'' - A Teleplay aired on [[Doordarshan]]
* ''Kamali'' - A Telefilm aired on [[Doordarshan]]
* ''Lakshmi Kataksha'' - A Telfilm aired on [[ETV Kannada]] directed by [[Prema Karanth]]
* ''Jwalamukhi'' - A Teleserial aired on [[Udaya TV]] directed by [[T. N. Seetharam]]
* ''Malebillu'' - A Teleserial directed by [[T. N. Seetharam]]
* ''Manvanthara'' - A Teleserial aired on [[ETV Kannada]] directed by [[T. N. Seetharam]]
* "Silli lalli" - A Teleserial aired on ETV Kannada

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Film
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
|rowspan=2|Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Prema Kavyam
|[[60th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South|Best Female Debut]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Aryabhatta Prashasthi
|Best Debut Actress
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]
|[[61st Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Fair & Lovely (film)|Fair & Lovely]]
|[[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|{{won}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html|work=Filmfare|publisher=filmfare.com|date=27 June 2015|accessdate=27 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu]]
|[[64th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5756215|name=Shwetha Srivatsav}}
{{FilmfareKannadaBestActress}}

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