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 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Ashwini S |
| Alma mater | Dreamzone School Of Creative Studies, Banaswadi |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Notable work | Namma Veetu Ponnu Thangamagal |
Early life
editAshwini was born on 25 July 1996 in Bangalore, Karnataka. She did her schooling in Vagdevi Vilas School, Bangalore and later completed her graduation in Dreamzone School Of Creative Studies, Banaswadi, Bangalore.[3]
Career
editIn 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] She was also seen in the streaming television series Uppu Puli Kaaram, an official remake of the South Korean series My Father Is Strange.[7]
Filmography
editReality shows
edit| 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 |
Television serials
edit| 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–present | Thangamagal | Hasini alias Anjali | [8][9] |
Other works
edit| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Language | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ponmagal Vandaal - Cover Version | Lead Dancer | Youtube | Tamil | Released by Star Music | [10] |
| 2023 | Vaadi Vaadi | Lead cast | Music Video co-starring Arun Karthi | [11] | ||
| 2024 | Uppu Puli Kaaram | Keerthi | Disney+ Hotstar | Web-series | [7] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8th Annual Vijay Television Awards | Best Daughter-in-law | Namma Veetu Ponnu | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Television actress Ashwini Aanandita to play the lead in 'Thangamagal'". The Times of India. 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Yuvan Mayilsamy and Ashwini Aanandita to play the leads in 'Thangamagal'". The Times of India. 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Ashwini Aanandita - Overview, Serials & Shows".
- ^ a b "Pyate Hudgir Halli Life Season 3 Contestants Details". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "TV show Namma Veetu Ponnu to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Tamil TV show 'Kaatrukkenna Veli' to go off-air soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Uppu Puli Kaaram OTT release date: Here's when to stream the Tamil family entertainer on Disney+ Hotstar". www.ottplay.com. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "பட வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கவில்லை, விஜய் டிவி சீரியலில் நடிக்க வந்துள்ள மயில்சாமி மகன்- எந்த தொடர் பாருங்க". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 3 January 2024.
- ^ "தங்கமகள் சீரியல் நடிகை அஷ்வினியின் அழகிய புகைப்படங்கள்". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Ponmagal Vandaal - Cover Version Video Song | Ashwini | AR Rahman | Jaffer sadiq | Star Music Spot". Youtube. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "VAADI VAADI - 1 MinMusic | Arun Karthi | Ashwini Aanandita | John Peter | Jayamoorthy | Viswa". Youtube. 14 February 2023.