Nivedhitha

Niveditha, formerly known and credited as Smitha, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films. She attracted notable attention with her performance in the film Avva that fetched her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life Her father Jagadish worked as a deputy commissioner of commercial taxes, her mother Lakshmi is a housewife. She did her schooling in Chikmagalur; later she studied at the Marimallappa High School and completed her PUC at the Marimallappa Pre-University College in Mysore, both part of Marimallappa's Educational Institutions. Although completed in July 2006, Akasha Gange released only in July 2008 and eventually became her sixth release. As she got no offers in Kannada cinema subsequently, she moved on to work in the Tamil film industry. Porkkalam directed by newcomer Bandi Sarojkumar was her first Tamil film, which was panned by critics upon release.

Smitha then changed her screen name to Niveditha, according to numerology as advised by her well-wishers, when she did not receive the offers she was looking for. The first release after her name change was her second Tamil film Kathai (2010). During the period, she had reportedly secured a lead role in National Film Award-winning director Bala's Avan Ivan; however the character was eventually portrayed by Madhu Shalini. 9 To 12 (2011) starring Kishore who she previously had co-starred with in Porkkalam, became her first release in Kannada after Akasha Gange in 2008; it opened to negative reception. Her first release in 2012 saw her enacting the title role, a Lambani girl, in Parie, based on the award-winning Kannada novel Bharadwaj. Her upcoming films include Nimbe Huli, Gowri Putra and the long-delayed Dheena.

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