Shanvi Srivastava

Shanvi Srivastava (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu films. Srivastava is the only Kannada actress to have won both the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Masterpiece and the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Tarak. She has appeared in successful films such as Masterpiece, Sundaranga Jaana (2016), Tarak (2017), Mufti (2017), and Avane Srimannarayana (2019).

Early life Srivastava was born on 8 December 1993, in Varanasi. She completed her schooling at Children College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh and graduation at the Thakur College of Science and Commerce in Mumbai and completed her B.Com degree in 2016. Srivastava has one elder brother and one elder sister, actress Vidisha Srivastava.

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 The Times of India wrote, "In the lengthy role that she has, Shanvi gets all her expressions right". Shanvi was then signed by Ram Gopal Varma to play a brief role as Vishnu Manchu'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 Masterpiece opposite Yash. The film was a box office success. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express praised her "glam factor" in the film.

In 2017, Srivastava played a cancer patient in Tarak opposite Darshan. Sunayana Suresh noted that Shanvi leaves a "fine impression". In the same year, she also played the lead alongside Shiva Rajkumar and Sriimurali in Mufti, which was a major commercial success.

Srivastava made her international debut in the Chinese drama series 夜天子 (Ye Tian Zi, The Dark Lord) in 2018, making the selection over the initial choice of Sunny Leone. She learnt Mandarin for the role.

In 2019, Srivastava had two releases, Avane Srimannarayana 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 The News Minute 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 Nivin Pauly 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.

Media image 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 Instagram.

Filmography Films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 2012 Lovely Lavanya "Lovely"Telugu 2013 Adda Priya 2014 Chandralekha Aishwarya "Aishu" Kannada Rowdy Sirisha Telugu Pyar Mein Padipoyane Yukta 2015 Masterpiece Nisha Kannada 2016 Bhale Jodi Nithya Sundaranga Jaana Nandana "Nandu" Rao 2017 Saheba Nandini Tarak Meera Mufti Raksha 2018 The Villain Herself Special appearance in song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"2019 Geetha Priya / Young Aarthi Avane Srimannarayana Lakshmi 2022 Kasthuri Mahal Kasthuri Mahaveeryar Devayani Malayalam 2023 Baang Leona Kannada 2024 Raanti Marathi 2026 America America 2 Nudi Kannada 2026 Thrishulam Kannada Post-production

Awards and nominations Year Film Award Category Result Ref.2016 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress Critics – KannadaMasterpiece Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – Kannada 2018 Filmfare Awards SouthTarak South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada 2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Avane Srimannarayana 2024 Chittara Star Awards Star Icon – Female