Nishvika Naidu

Nishvika Naidu is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada films. Naidu made her acting debut with the 2018 film Amma I Love You, which became her breakthrough. She has received commercial success with Gentleman, Sakath (2021), Dilpasand (2023) and Karataka Damanaka (2024).

Early life Nishvika was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India to a Telugu-speaking family. She is a graduate in Psychology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Career Naidu made her debut with the 2018 film Amma I Love You opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja, which was her breakthrough. Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial opposite Anish Tejeshwar was her second film. Her next film was Padde Huli opposite Shreyas K Manju. It was followed by Jadesh Kumar's Gentlemen where she was paired opposite Prajwal Devaraj. The film earned her recognition. She also appeared in Chandan Shetty's music video Party Freak.

In 2021, Naidu reunited with Anish Tejeshwar in his directoral debut Ramarjuna. Naidu has three film releases in 2022 – Yograj Bhat's Gaalipata 2, Jadeshaa K Hampi's Guru Shishyaru and Shivatejass's Dilpasand opposite Krishna. In 2024, Naidu appeared in Karataka Damanaka alongside Shiva Rajkumar and Prabhu Deva.

Media image In the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women list, Naidu was placed 22nd in 2018, 29th in 2019 and 6th in 2020.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes Ref.2018 Amma I Love You Bindu Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial Mahalakshmi 2019 Padde Huli Sangeetha 2020 Gentleman Tapaswini 2021 Ramarjuna Khushi Peter Sakath Nakshatra 2022 Gaalipata 2 Nishvika Cameo appearance Guru Shishyaru Sujatha "Sooji" Dilpasand Aishwarya 2023 Garadi Herself Special appearance in song "Hodirale Halagi" 2024 Karataka Damanaka Kempi 2025 Marutha MarkHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Mast Malaika"

Television Year Title Role Network Ref. 2024 Mahanati Judge Zee Kannada

Music video Year Title Singer Ref. 2020 Party Freak Chandan Shetty

Awards and nominations Year Film Award Category Result Ref. 2019 Amma I Love You 66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress Kannada 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Kannada 2021 Gentlemen 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Kannada 2022 Sakath 10th South Indian International Movie Awards