Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1990) is an Indian actress and producer. She is well known for her works predominantly in Kannada cinema.

Career

Mandre was the third generation of a family with film connections. Her grandfather R. N. Mandre was a

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, as was her father Dayananda, who was also a car-racing enthusiast. Sharmila made her film debut with '' Sajni'' (2007), produced by her aunt

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. Mandre had her first commercial success with the film ''

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'' opposite

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. Her other films include ''

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'' (2008), ''

Venkata in Sankata ''Venkata In Sankata'' ( kn, ವೆಂಕಟ ಇನ್ ಸಂಕಟ) is a 2009 Kannada comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by "Sinema House" banner. The story is written by Telugu film writer, Madhu Thotapalli. This is the fourth ...

'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2010). In 2012 she debuted in Tamil with the film ''

Mirattal ''Mirattal'' () is a 2012 Tamil language action romantic comedy film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat, Pandiarajan, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and Rishi in a cameo. A re ...

'', a remake of the Telugu film ''

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'', and got accolades for her performance in the film. She immediately went on to sign her first Telugu film ''

Kevvu Keka ''Kevvu Keka'' is a 2013 Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Devi Prasad, produced by Boppana Chandrasekhar under Jahnavi Productions banner and starring Allari Naresh and Sharmiela Mandre in the lead roles. Cinematography is ha ...

'' opposite Allari Naresh. In 2013, she changed her name from Sharmila to Sharmiela. In December 2014, it was announced that she was selected to play the protagonist in the

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's directorial ''Katha'' which would be a remake of the same titled film released in 1983. It was reported that she would play the role played by

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. After a brief hiatus, she made her come-back to Kannada cinema in 2015 with ''Mumtaz'' opposite Dharma Keerthiraj which was a commercial success. In 2017, she started a new project with

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titled '' Aake'', a horror story, which is a remake of Tamil film ''

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'' (2015), and her role was essayed by

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. Subsequently, she made a special appearance as a journalist doing a dance number in the

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starrer ''

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''. In 2018, she produced a Tamil film

Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku ''Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language adult comedy film directed by Mukesh and produced by Sharmiela Mandre. The film stars Vimal and Ashna Zaveri, with Singampuli, Anandaraj, Poorna, and Mansoor Ali Khan i ...

. In 2019 she went on to produce two more films in Tamil which are up for release in 2020. She also started a Kannada film under her banner starring

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and herself directed by Arvind Sastry.

Filmography

Films

As producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandre, Sharmiela Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema 1990 births Actresses from Bangalore Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni