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{{Short description|Indian film actress}}
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| caption      = Ananya Kasaravalli, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[47th International Film Festival of India|2016]])
| caption      = Ananya Kasaravalli, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[47th International Film Festival of India|2016]])
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| father     = [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| father     = [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| mother     = [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]]
| mother     = [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]]
| relatives   = [[Apurva Kasaravalli]] (Brother)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |title=Apoorva Kasaravalli gets married to Vandana Supriya |work=[[The Times of India]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| relatives = [[Apurva Kasaravalli]] (brother)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |title=Apoorva Kasaravalli gets married to Vandana Supriya |work=[[The Times of India]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse     = M.S. Santhosh<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli gets hitched |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse     = M.S. Santhosh<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli gets hitched |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Ananya Kasaravalli''' is an Indian film actress and director in the [[Kannada film industry]], and a [[Theatre of India|theatre]] artist in Karnataka, India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |title=Ananya Kasaravalli makes debut as director |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=2 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094006/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/151216/its-all-in-the-family-for-ananya.html |title=It's all in the family for Ananya |last=cris |date=16 December 2016 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214140551/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/151216/its-all-in-the-family-for-ananya.html |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the notable films of Ananya Kasaravalli as an actress include ''[[Kaada Beladingalu]] (2007)'' and ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' (2006). Her first directorial feature was Harikatha Prasanga/ Chronicles of Hari (2016); won the Best film - In the Indian Cinema Competition section in the [[9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017|9th Bengaluru International Film Festival]].
'''Ananya Kasaravalli''' is an Indian actress and director in the [[Kannada film industry]], and a [[Theatre of India|theatre]] artist in Karnataka, India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |title=Ananya Kasaravalli makes debut as director |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=2 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094006/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Born into a family of filmmakers,<ref>{{Cite web|last=cris|date=2016-12-16|title=It's all in the family for Ananya|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/151216/its-all-in-the-family-for-ananya.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up filmmaking at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai.
 
Ananya's notable films as an actress include ''[[Kaada Beladingalu]] (2007)'' and ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' (2006). Her debut directorial feature Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananya Kasaravalli dons the director's hat with 'Harikatha Prasanga'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ananya-kasaravalli-dons-the-director-s-hat-with-harikatha-prasanga-2130520|access-date=2022-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section in the [[9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017|9th Bengaluru International Film Festival]].
 
== Career ==
Ananya started her career in the industry as an actress. She first appeared as a child actor in Goodininda Gaganakke, a tele-serial which aired on [[Doordarshan]]. She has since appeared in several films such as [[Naayi Neralu]], [[Kaada Beladingalu]] as well as popular television serials like Guptagamini, Malebillu, among others. In addition to her work in films and TV, Ananya was also actively involved in several Kannada theatre productions.
 
Ananya took a hiatus from her acting career to pursue filmmaking. In 2014, she graduated from LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, [[Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2016|title=Ananya Kasaravalli dons father Girish's mantle|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118212601/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html|archive-date=18 January 2018|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=India}}</ref> with a master's degree in filmmaking. Ananya worked as an assistant director before helming her own productions. She began by assisting her father, Girish Kasaravalli, on his films, ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' and ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]''. She also worked as an assistant director on [[Oggarane (film)|Oggarane]] directed by [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Vidaaya]] directed by [[P. Sheshadri|P Sheshadri]]. She was also the costume designer for [[Naayi Neralu]] and [[Koormavatara]].
 
Ananya came into her own as a young director with short films like ''Wasiyat Nama, Beyond Binary'' (a documentary on transfeminity) and ''Kappu Kallina Shaitana''. All of them have been highly acclaimed in festival circuits and have won several awards in the short film category.
 
In 2016, she directed her first feature film ''Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Dipankar|date=2016-12-07|title=Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/lCYlvEtwZT33ia6M1wrYIK/Ananya-Kasaravalli-Dance-like-a-woman.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> which was based on a short story named ''Beladi Harishchandra'' by writer [[Gopalakrishna Pai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crossing the gender boundaries|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html|archive-date=12 October 2020|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|location=India}}</ref> ''Harikatha Prasanga'' won in the Best Film category at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival as well as the Best Film in the Indian Cinema Competition at the [[9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017|9th Bengaluru International Film Festival]]. It competed for the Centenary Award (Best Debut Feature of a Director) at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 November 2016|title=An artist in conflict|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612192029/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/|archive-date=12 June 2018|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|location=India}}</ref> It was also the first Kannada cinema to be selected for the [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kannada film makes it to prestigeous film festival - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/harikatha-prasanga-makes-it-to-busan-film-festival/articleshow/54592092.cms|access-date=2022-02-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film was also screened at the [[Museum of the Moving Image|Museum of Moving Image - MOMI New York]], South Asian International Festival, Singapore and the Jio MAMI International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|title=The gender-fluid struggle|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-the-gender-fluid-struggle-2270571|access-date=2022-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> among several others.
 
Ananya is also an associate professor at her alma mater, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, where she teaches a course in direction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANANYA KASARAVALLI|url=https://www.prasadacademy.com/staff-members/ananya-kasaravalli/|access-date=2022-02-10|website=L.V. Prasad Academy|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Ananya is the daughter of [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]], and sister of [[Apurva Kasaravalli]]. She is married to M S Santosh.
 
== Filmography ==
 
=== As actor ===
 
==== Films ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Film
!Role
!Director
!Language
|-
|''Goodininda Gaganakke''
|Child actor
|
| rowspan="5" |[[Kannada]]
|-
|''Naayi Neralu''
|
|Girish Kasaravalli
|-
|''Kaada Beladingalu''
|Sudeshne
|B S Lingadevaru
|-
|''Desi''
|
|Nikhil Manju
|-
| ''[[Parole (2010 film)|Parole]]''
|journalist
|Shekhar
|-
|''Echcha Dana''
|
|Rwita Dutta
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|}
 
==== Telefilms and Teleserials ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Role
!Director
!Language
|-
|Lakshmi Kataksha
|
|Prema Karanth
| rowspan="10" |Kannada
|-
|Kaveri Kangalalli
|Kaveri
|Bokkapatna Vasu
|-
|Radha
|Rukmini
|
|-
|Guptagamini
|
|
|-
|Muttina Torana
|Madhu
|
|-
|Malebillu
|Soujanya
|
|-
|Mooka Raaga
|Mute character
|Vaishali Kasaravalli
|-
|Paaru
|Counsellor
|
|-
|Tripura Sundari
|Eshwari
|Vridhi Creations
|-
|Chidambara Rahasya
|Jayanthi
|Girish Karnad
|}
 
==== Theatre ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Play
!Role
!Director
!Troupe
!Language
|-
|Hayavadana
|Padmini
|B V Karanth
| rowspan="2" |Benaka
| rowspan="6" |Kannada
|-
|Jokumaraswamy
|Ningi
|
|-
|Mrichchakatika
|Vasanta Sene
| rowspan="2" |Suresh Anagalli
| rowspan="2" |Aneka
|-
|Meghadoota
|
|-
|Bhagavadajjukeeya
|
|Sundarashree
|
|-
|Ratto Ratto Rayana Magane
|
|Srivatsa
|
|}
 
=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Credit
!Language
|-
|2014
|Kappu Kallina Shaitana
| rowspan="4" |Director
| rowspan="4" |Kannada
|-
|2015
|Wasiyat Nama
|-
|
|Beyond Binary
|-
|2017
|Harikatha Prasanga
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==
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|-
! Year
! Year
! Film
! Award
! Award
! Film
! Credit
! Credit
! Category
! Category
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Kappu Kallina Shaitana
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Pune International Film Festival]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Pune International Film Festival]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Kappu Kallina Saitana''
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | ''Director''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Director''
| style="text-align:left;"| Best Short Film
| style="text-align:left;"| Best short film
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli's film wins Pune festival award |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli's film wins Pune festival award |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Parampara International Film Festival
|Best Film
|Won
|
|-
|2014
|Kalapinjhar Kolkata
|Best Short Fiction
|Won
|
|-
|2015
|Wasiyat Nama
|Chennai International Short Film Festival
|Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography
|Won
|
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
| rowspan="3" |Harikatha Prasanga
|[[Bengaluru International Film Festival]]
|[[Bengaluru International Film Festival]]
|[[imdbtitle:6180006|Harikatha Prasanga]]
|Best Film - Indian Film Competition
|''Director''
|Best film - Indian Film Competition
|Won
|Won
|<ref>{{Cite web|first=Shyam Prasad|last=S.|date=February 10, 2017|title=Kannada film Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIFFes|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209162137/http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|first=Shyam Prasad|last=S.|date=February 10, 2017|title=Kannada film Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIFFes|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209162137/http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[International Film Festival of India]]
|Centenary Award - Best Debut Feature of a Director
|Nominated
|
|-
|2017
|Jaffna International Cinema Festival
|Best Debut Feature Film
|Won
|
|}
|}


==Personal life and career==
{{commons category}}
Ananya is the daughter of [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]], and sister of [[Apurva Kasaravalli]]. She studied in LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html |title=Ananya Kasaravalli dons father Girish's mantle |date=9 November 2016 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118212601/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html |archive-date=18 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2016 she directed her first film ''′Harikatha Prasanga′'', which was based on a short story named ''′Beladi Harishchandra′'' by writer [[Gopalakrishna Pai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html |title=Crossing the gender boundaries |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/news/19543-ananya-kasaravalli-to-enter-wedlock-with-santhosh-on-feb-22.html |title=Ananya Kasaravalli To Enter Wedlock with Santhosh on Feb 22 – chitraloka.com / Kannada Movie News, Reviews / Image |website=chitraloka.com |publisher=Chitraloka |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> The film competed for the ''Centenary Award'' (Best Debut Feature of a Director), at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/ |title=An artist in conflict |date=23 November 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612192029/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References ==
 
{{reflist}}
==See also==
 
*[[List of people from Karnataka]]
*[[Kannada cinema|Cinema of Karnataka]]
*[[List of Indian film actresses]]
*[[Cinema of India]]
{{clear}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6471778|Ananya Kasaravalli}}
*{{IMDb name|6471778|Ananya Kasaravalli}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}


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Ananya Kasaravalli
The cast and crew of the film Harikatha Prasanga at the presentation, during the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2016), in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2016.jpg
Ananya Kasaravalli, IFFI (2016)
Spouse(s)M.S. Santhosh[1]
Parents
RelativesApurva Kasaravalli (brother)[2]

Ananya Kasaravalli is an Indian actress and director in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India.[3] Born into a family of filmmakers,[4] she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up filmmaking at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai.

Ananya's notable films as an actress include Kaada Beladingalu (2007) and Naayi Neralu (2006). Her debut directorial feature Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari (2016)[5] won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section in the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival.

Career[edit | edit source]

Ananya started her career in the industry as an actress. She first appeared as a child actor in Goodininda Gaganakke, a tele-serial which aired on Doordarshan. She has since appeared in several films such as Naayi Neralu, Kaada Beladingalu as well as popular television serials like Guptagamini, Malebillu, among others. In addition to her work in films and TV, Ananya was also actively involved in several Kannada theatre productions.

Ananya took a hiatus from her acting career to pursue filmmaking. In 2014, she graduated from LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, Chennai[6] with a master's degree in filmmaking. Ananya worked as an assistant director before helming her own productions. She began by assisting her father, Girish Kasaravalli, on his films, Naayi Neralu and Hasina. She also worked as an assistant director on Oggarane directed by Prakash Raj and Vidaaya directed by P Sheshadri. She was also the costume designer for Naayi Neralu and Koormavatara.

Ananya came into her own as a young director with short films like Wasiyat Nama, Beyond Binary (a documentary on transfeminity) and Kappu Kallina Shaitana. All of them have been highly acclaimed in festival circuits and have won several awards in the short film category.

In 2016, she directed her first feature film Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari[7] which was based on a short story named Beladi Harishchandra by writer Gopalakrishna Pai.[8] Harikatha Prasanga won in the Best Film category at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival as well as the Best Film in the Indian Cinema Competition at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival. It competed for the Centenary Award (Best Debut Feature of a Director) at IFFI.[9] It was also the first Kannada cinema to be selected for the Busan International Film Festival.[10] The film was also screened at the Museum of Moving Image - MOMI New York, South Asian International Festival, Singapore and the Jio MAMI International Film Festival[11] among several others.

Ananya is also an associate professor at her alma mater, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, where she teaches a course in direction.[12]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Ananya is the daughter of Girish Kasaravalli and Vaishali Kasaravalli, and sister of Apurva Kasaravalli. She is married to M S Santosh.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As actor[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Film Role Director Language
Goodininda Gaganakke Child actor Kannada
Naayi Neralu Girish Kasaravalli
Kaada Beladingalu Sudeshne B S Lingadevaru
Desi Nikhil Manju
Parole journalist Shekhar
Echcha Dana Rwita Dutta Bengali

Telefilms and Teleserials[edit | edit source]

Name Role Director Language
Lakshmi Kataksha Prema Karanth Kannada
Kaveri Kangalalli Kaveri Bokkapatna Vasu
Radha Rukmini
Guptagamini
Muttina Torana Madhu
Malebillu Soujanya
Mooka Raaga Mute character Vaishali Kasaravalli
Paaru Counsellor
Tripura Sundari Eshwari Vridhi Creations
Chidambara Rahasya Jayanthi Girish Karnad

Theatre[edit | edit source]

Play Role Director Troupe Language
Hayavadana Padmini B V Karanth Benaka Kannada
Jokumaraswamy Ningi
Mrichchakatika Vasanta Sene Suresh Anagalli Aneka
Meghadoota
Bhagavadajjukeeya Sundarashree
Ratto Ratto Rayana Magane Srivatsa

As director[edit | edit source]

Year Film Credit Language
2014 Kappu Kallina Shaitana Director Kannada
2015 Wasiyat Nama
Beyond Binary
2017 Harikatha Prasanga

Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Film Award Credit Category Result Ref
2014 Kappu Kallina Shaitana Pune International Film Festival Director Best Short Film Won [13]
2014 Parampara International Film Festival Best Film Won
2014 Kalapinjhar Kolkata Best Short Fiction Won
2015 Wasiyat Nama Chennai International Short Film Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography Won
2017 Harikatha Prasanga Bengaluru International Film Festival Best Film - Indian Film Competition Won [14]
2017 International Film Festival of India Centenary Award - Best Debut Feature of a Director Nominated
2017 Jaffna International Cinema Festival Best Debut Feature Film Won


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ananya Kasaravalli gets hitched". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Apoorva Kasaravalli gets married to Vandana Supriya". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (2 October 2015). "Ananya Kasaravalli makes debut as director". The Hindu. India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ↑ cris (16 December 2016). "It's all in the family for Ananya". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ananya Kasaravalli dons the director's hat with 'Harikatha Prasanga'". DNA India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ananya Kasaravalli dons father Girish's mantle". Deccan Herald. India. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Dipankar (7 December 2016). "Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman". mint. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Crossing the gender boundaries". The New Indian Express. India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "An artist in conflict". The Indian Express. India. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kannada film makes it to prestigeous film festival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "The gender-fluid struggle". DNA India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "ANANYA KASARAVALLI". L.V. Prasad Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ananya Kasaravalli's film wins Pune festival award". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. ↑ S., Shyam Prasad (10 February 2017). "Kannada film Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIFFes". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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