Ankita Amar

Ankita Amar is an Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada and Telugu-language television and films.

Early life and career

Ankita Amar was born in Mysuru to a family of theatre artists and grew up in Bengaluru. She is a Bharatanatyam dancer and took singing classes from composer Rajan. She completed her master's of science from the JSS Medical College in Mysuru. She made her lead debut in the television soap opera Kulavadhu on Colors Kannada, which was her second television show. She was initially inclined to do a PhD in child psychology before she decided to take up a career in television starting with Nammane Yuvarani. She made her Telugu debut through the soap opera Srimathi Srinivas, which was a remake of the Tamil soap opera Thirumathi Selvam.
Ankitha made her feature film debut with the unreleased film Aba Jaba Daba co-starring Pruthvi Ambaar that was made in 2022. Her next two films that she signed were Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali and My Hero. She played a NGO worker from Madhya Pradesh in My Hero, which ended up releasing first. Her next film is Sathya – Son of Harishchandra co-starring Nirup Bhandari.