Ashwini Aanandita
Indian actress and model
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Ashwini Aanandita (born 25 July 1996) is a model, South Indian television actress and dancer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Kannada television shows. She got her major breakthrough in the reality show Halli Hyda Pyateg Banda Season 2 aired on Star Suvarna as she became the finalist.[1] She is best known as Meenakshi Karthik in Namma Veetu Ponnu and as Hasini in Thangamagal both being telecast in Star Vijay.[2]
Ashwini Aanandita | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1996 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Other name | Ashwini S |
| Alma mater | Dreamzone School Of Creative Studies, Banaswadi |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Notable work | Namma Veetu Ponnu Thangamagal |
Early life
Career
In 2013, Ashwini started her career as a model and in 2014 she was featured in the reality show Pyate Hudgir Halli Life Season 3[4] aired on Star Suvarna and again the next year in 2015 she participated in Halli Hyda Pyateg Banda Season 2 where she received attention as she became one of the finalists.[1]
In 2021, she participated in Dance Jodi Dance Season 1 a dance competition reality television show broadcast on Zee Tamil along with a celebrity partner Mathan Pandian.[1] The same year she appeared as a female protagonist named Meenakshi Karthik, in the soap-opera Namma Veetu Ponnu broadcast in Star Vijay, and her role in the drama was highly praised. Namma Veetu Ponnu was last aired on 25 March 2023[5] and after that she made a cameo appearance in Kaatrukkenna Veli as Shivani, the male lead character's one-sided lover.[6]
In 2024, she again was cast as the lead female protagonist in the soap opera Thangamagal in Star Vijay for the role of Hasini, a quintessential "daddy's girl" is forced to take the role of a household maid in the village.[2][7] She was also seen in the streaming television series Uppu Puli Kaaram, an official remake of the South Korean series My Father Is Strange.[8]
Filmography
Reality shows
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pyate Hudgir Halli Life Season 3 | Contestant | Kannada | Star Suvarna | [4] | |
| 2015 | Halli Hyda Pyateg Banda Season 2 | 3rd runner-up | [1] | |||
| 2015 | Athirshta Lakshmi | Tamil | Zee Tamil | [citation needed] | ||
| 2016-2017 | Dance Jodi Dance Season 1 | along with Celebrity partner Madhan Pandian | ||||
| 2022 | Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya | Star Vijay | Episode 16 | |||
| Villathi Villain Naanga Vera Maari | ||||||
| 2023 | Anda Ka Kasam | Episode 23 | ||||
| Start Music season 4 | Episode 20 | |||||
| 2024 | Start Music season 5 | Episode 2; to promote Uppu Puli Kaaram | ||||
| Cooku with Comali season 5 | Guest | Episode 18; to promote Uppu Puli Kaaram | ||||
| Pandigai Palagaram Are U Ready | Guest | |||||
| Tik Tik Tik | Contestant | |||||
| Company | Contestant |
Television serials
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Channel | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2023 | Namma Veetu Ponnu | Meenakshi Karthik | Tamil | Star Vijay | [1] | |
| 2023 | Bharathi Kannamma | Herself | Cameo appearance | |||
| Kaatrukkenna Veli | Shivani | Special appearance | ||||
| 2024–2025 | Thangamagal | Hasini alias Anjali | [9][10] |
Other works
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Language | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ponmagal Vandaal - Cover Version | Lead Dancer | YouTube | Tamil | Released by Star Music | [11] |
| 2023 | Vaadi Vaadi | Lead cast | Music Video co-starring Arun Karthi | [12] | ||
| 2024 | Uppu Puli Kaaram | Keerthi | Disney+ Hotstar | Web-series | [8] | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8th Annual Vijay Television Awards | Best Daughter-in-law | Namma Veetu Ponnu | Nominated | [13] |