Shanvi Srivastava (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in

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and

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films. Srivastava is the only Kannada actress to have won both the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada for ''

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'' and the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for '' Tarak''. She has appeared in successful films such as ''Masterpiece'' (2015), '' Sundaranga Jaana'' (2016), ''Tarak'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017) and ''

Avane Srimannarayana ''Avane Srimannarayana'' (; ) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language western fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film featu ...

'' (2019).

Early life

Srivastava was born on 8 December 1993, in

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. She completed her schooling at Children College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh and graduation at the Thakur College of Science and Commerce in

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and completed her B.Com degree in 2016. Srivastava has one elder brother and one elder sister, actress

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Career

Srivastava made her acting debut in 2012 in B. Jaya's '' Lovely'' while she was still studying. In her second Telugu film '' Adda'', she played a fashion designing student. Sushil Rao of ''

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'' wrote, "In the lengthy role that she has, Shanvi gets all her expressions right". Shanvi was then signed by

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to play a brief role as

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's romantic interest in his Telugu political drama '' Rowdy''. In 2014, Srivastava made her Kannada debut with the horror comedy film '' Chandralekha'', and received positive reviews for her performance. In 2015, Shanvi played a carefree girl in ''

'' opposite Yash. The film was a box office success and A. Sharadhaa of ''

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'' praised her "glam factor" in the film. In 2017, Srivastava played a cancer patient in '' Tarak'' opposite

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. Sunayana Suresh noted that Shanvi leaves a "fine impression". In the same year, she also played the lead alongside

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and

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in ''

'', which was a major commercial success. Srivastava made her international debut in the Chinese drama serie
夜天子
(''Ye Tian Zi'', The Dark Lord) in 2018, making the selection over the initial choice of

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. She learned Manderine for the role. In 2019, Srivastava had two releases, ''

'' and '' Geetha'', which became the first Kannada film where she dubbed for herself. In ''Avane Srimannarayana'', she appeared as a reporter opposite Rakshit Shetty. It became one of the highest grossing Kannada film of all time. Aravind Shwetha of ''

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'' noted, "Shanvi as a journalist gets to play a de-glam role and adds different shades to ASN. We get to a see different version of the actor in her and she plays to her advantage." In 2022, Srivastava made her Malayalam film debut with '' Mahaveeryar'' alongside

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and Asif Ali. In 2023, she played a gangster in '' Baang''. Y Maheswara Reddy stated, "Shanvi stands out for her portrayal in the action scenes and delivers a strong performance." In 2024, Srivastava made her Marathi film debut, with ''Raanti'' opposite Sharad Kelkar.

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Srivastava was named the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women in 2019. In the same list, she was placed 7th in 2017, 6th in 2018 and 3rd in 2020. She is also one of the most followed Kannada actress on

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Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srivastava, Shanvi Living people Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Actresses from Uttar Pradesh 1992 births Actresses in Malayalam cinema