Hitha Chandrashekar

In this Indian name, the name Chandrashekar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hitha.
Hitha Chandrashekar
Born15 December 1991[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Parent(s)Sihi Kahi Chandru
Sihi Kahi Geetha

Hitha Chandrashekhar is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films. She made her debut with 2017 Kannada Film 1/4 Kg Preethi.

Career

Hitha completed an acting course from Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai before making her film debut in 2017 with 1/4 Kg Preethi opposite Vihan Gowda which became successful. In 2016, she participated in the reality television show Dancing Star where she won the title which was aired on Colors Kannada.[2] She was then seen in Yogi Duniya opposite Yogesh and Onthara Bannagalu starring Kiran Srinivas, Sonu Gowda, Prathap Narayan, Praveen Pugalia.[3] Her next film was Premier Padmini directed by debutant Ramesh Indira which received positive reviews and went on to become a huge success at the box office.[4][5] Her next release was a short film "Kaaji" directed by Actress Aishani Shetty backed by Satish Ninasam which went to win multiple awards.[6]

She then went on to make her Bollywood debut with the film Silence... Can you hear it? starring Manoj Bajpayee which opened to positive to mixed reviews.[7] She was once again seen in Thurthu Nirgamana directed by debutant Hemant Kumar which opened to positive reviews and went on to become a success on OTT.[8] In 2024, She played the role of Protagonist's sister in Yuva produced by Hombale Films which opened to positive to mixed reviews but her role was appreciated.[9]

Personal life

Hitha was born to actors Sihi Kahi Chandru and Sihi Kahi Geetha in Bangalore. She has a younger sister. Hitha met actor Kiran Srinivas during the shoot of a film. The two got engaged in August 2019 before marrying on 2 December that year.[10]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Kannada language, unless otherwise noted
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 1/4 Kg Preethi Sri [11]
2018 Onthara Bannagalu Hitha
2018 Yogi Duniya Sheela
2019 Premier Padmini Ranjani [4]
2021 Silence... Can You Hear It? Kavita Khanna Hindi film, Bollywood Debut
2022 Thurthu Nirgamana Mili Sebastian
Shubhamangala Vidhya
2024 Yuva Shwetha [12]

Short films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2019 Kaaji Lakshmi Kannada Best Actress - SIIMA Short Film Awards [13]

Television/ Series

Year Show Role Notes Channel Ref
2016 Dancing Star NA Season 3; Winner Colors Kannada
2022 Nammane Yuvarani Herself Cameo Colors Kannada [14]
2023 Scam 2003 Radha(Karnataka SIT) SonyLiv [15]

References

  1. ^ "Sihi Kahi couple pays a surprise visit to daughter Hitha on her birthday". The Times of India. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Reality's pretty little 'Hitha'bug". Deccan Chronicle. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Hitha Chandrashekar". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Sharadhaa, A. (24 April 2019). "Premier Padmini focuses on middle-aged strong women". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Premier Padmini movie completes two years, Shruti Naidu shares a post remembering the film". The Times of India. 27 April 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Sathish: It is our duty to the society". Bangalore Mirror. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ Chatterjee, Ambar (8 May 2021). "Silence: An intriguing thriller with solid performances and investing screenplay". EastMojo. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ Rao, Subha J. (30 December 2022). "Five original Kannada films that deserved better in 2022". The News Minute. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Yuva movie review: Yuva Rajkumar's debut film is all mass and no material". OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Beyhadh actor Kiran Srinivas gets married to longtime girlfriend Hitha Chandrashekar in south Indian ceremony". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Kal Kg Preethi Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ Service, Express News (26 March 2024). "Yuva is my first full-fledged commercial entertainer: Hitha Chandrashekar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Aishani Shetty's short film wows audience". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Here's what happened when celebrity couple Hitha Chandrashekar and Kiran Srinivas featured in 'Nammane Yuvarani'". The Times of India. 4 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Exclusive! Hitha Chandrashekar: Scam 2003 is the perfect OTT launchpad for me". OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 April 2024.