Shanvi Srivastava


Shanvi Srivastava is an Indian actress and model 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, Tarak, Mufti, and Avane Srimannarayana.
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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 and A. 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 in 2018, making the selection over the initial choice of Sunny Leone. She learned Manderine 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.

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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

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2012LovelyLavanya "Lovely"Telugu
2013AddaPriyaTelugu
2014ChandralekhaAishwarya "Aishu"Kannada
2014RowdySirishaTelugu
2014Pyar Mein PadipoyaneYuktaTelugu
2015MasterpieceNishaKannada
2016Bhale JodiNithyaKannada
2016Sundaranga JaanaNandana "Nandu" RaoKannada
2017SahebaNandiniKannada
2017TarakMeeraKannada
2017MuftiRakshaKannada
2018The VillainHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019GeethaPriya / Young AarthiKannada
2019Avane SrimannarayanaLakshmiKannada
2022Kasthuri MahalKasthuriKannada
2022MahaveeryarDevayaniMalayalam
2023BaangLeonaKannada
2024RaantiMarathi
2026Thrishulam KannadaPost-production