Swetha (born 30 April 1990), professionally known as Nandita Swetha, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Swetha also starred in the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha. Later she made her acting debut in Tamil with the 2012 comedy film Attakathi. She made her Telugu debut in the 2016 horror comedy film Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada.
Career Swetha began her career as a VJ on Udaya Music while studying in school. She began her acting career in the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha. Her character in the film was named Nandita, which she later adopted as her screen name. In 2012 her first Tamil film was Attakathi directed by Pa. Ranjith. Her performances were appreciated. She went on to star as an athlete in Ethir Neechal (2013) directed by Durai Senthilkumar. She appeared in the comedy Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) as Chennai girl Kumudha with Vijay Sethupathi.
In 2014, her films Mundaasupatti, Nalanum Nandhiniyum and Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani were released. In 2015, Uppu Karuvaadu and Puli were released. In 2016 Anjala, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada were her releases. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. In December 2017 her film Ulkuthu released. In Kalakalappu 2 (2018), she made a Guest appearance. Her next releases were Kaathiruppor Pattiyal (2018) and Asuravadham (2018). Her next releases were two Telugu movies, Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018) and Bluff Master (2018). In 2019, she starred in horror comedies Prema Katha Chitram 2, Devi 2, Abhinetri 2 followed by thrillers 7 and Kalki. In 2020, she appeared in Taana which was termed below average by critics.
Personal life She was born as Swetha on 30 April 1990 in Bangalore, Karnataka, where her father is a businessman and her mother a homemaker. She has two younger brothers. She attended Christ University.
Filmography
+Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role(s) Language(s) Notes 2008 Nanda Loves Nanditha Nanditha Kannada Kannada debut 2012 Attakathi Poornima Tamil Tamil debut 2013 Ethir Neechal Valli Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara Kumudha 2014 Mundaasupatti Kalaivani Nalanum Nandhiniyum Nandhini Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Nandini 2015Puli Pushparadhai Special appearanceUppu Karuvaadu Poonguzhali 2016 Anjala Uthara Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Amala / Parvathi Telugu Telugu debut 2017 Ulkuthu Kadalarasi Tamil 2018 Kalakalappu 2 Nanditha Guest appearance Kaathiruppor Pattiyal Megala Asuravadham Maha Srinivasa Kalyanam Paddu Telugu Bluff Master Avani 2019 Prema Katha Chitram 2 Nandu Devi 2Sara Tamil Bilingual film Abhinetri 2 Telugu 7 Ramya TeluguTamil Kalki Asima Khan Telugu 2020 Taana Nivetha Tamil 2021 Eeswaran Vasuki Kabadadaari Swathi Kapatadhaari Swathi Telugu Akshara Akshara Nenjam Marappathillai Shwetha Ramsay Tamil IPC 376 Yazhini MGR Magan Herself Special appearance 2022JettyMeenakshi Telugu 2023HidimbaAadhya Raththam Madhumitha / Madhu Tamil Raa Raa PenimitiTelugu Mangalavaaram SI Maaya 2024Raghava ReddyRanam Aram ThavarelKalkiTamilOMG: O Manchi GhostKeerthiTeluguTBAIdam Porul Yaeval Neetha Tamil Unreleased
Other works
Singing Year Song Language2020"Mansara Sollu"Tamil Television
2021 - Abhiyum Naanum - Sun TV - special appearance
Dubbing artist Year Film Dubbed for Notes2019Dabangg 3Sonakshi Sinha For Kannada, Tamil and Telugu versions
Awards
Year Film Awards Category Result Ref. 2012 Attakathi Jaya TV Movie Awards Best Debut Actress 2013 Ethir Neechal 3rd SIIMA AwardsBest Supporting Actress 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress - Tamil 2014 Mundaasupatti Edison Awards Edison Award for Best Retro Actress 2016 Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress - Telugu
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