Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
language films.
She was one of the leading actresses in
South Indian cinema
The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long ...
for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spanning 15 years, she starred in over 80 feature films - 38 in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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, 35 films in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
, six in
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
, two in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
and one film in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
.
Early life
Sangavi was born in
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
,
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
. Her father is Dr. D. A. Ramesh, an ENT Professor in
Mysore Medical College
Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (previously called Mysore Medical College), also known as Government Medical College, Mysore is one of the oldest medical colleges in India. It is located in the heart of Mysore city adjacent to the r ...
, and her mother is Mrs. Ranjana.
She did her schooling at
Marimallappa High School
Marimallappa's High School, Mysore, India, was founded by Sri Gurikar Marimallappa (1818–1871) as a domestic school, the founding of which was backed by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X. The school later became a part of Marimallappa's Educati ...
. She is the granddaughter of Kannada film actress
Aarathi's elder sister. In 1993, she made her debut with the
Tamil film
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...
''
Amaravathi''.
Personal life
Sangavi married IT Professional Venkatesh on 3 February 2016 at Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru.
The couple had a baby girl in January 2020.
Accident
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.
Filmography
Television
* 2008-2009: ''
Gokulathil Seethai''
* 2013: ''
Savitri''
* 2014: ''Kalabhairava''
* Judged a show for Maa TV called ''Rangam''
* 2017: ''
Thai Veedu
''Thai Veedu'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan, starring Rajinikanth and Anita Raj. The film, released on 14 April 1983, was simultaneously in Hindi as '' Jeet Hamaari'' with Rajinikanth returning.
Plot
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*2019: ''Jabardasth''
Awards
* Best supporting Actress for the film ''Porkkaallam''
References
External links
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Indian television actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Indian film actresses
Living people
Kannada people
Actresses from Mysore
Actresses in Hindi cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Tamil television
Year of birth missing (living people)