| Kavya Ramesh | |
| Birth Place: | Mysore, India |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1993–2019 |
| Spouse: | Venkatesh (m. 2016) |
| Children: | 1 |
Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films.[1] [2] She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spanning 15 years, she starred in over 80 feature films - 38 in Telugu, 35 films in Tamil, eight in Kannada, two in Malayalam and one film in Hindi.[1] [3]
Sangavi was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is Dr. D. A. Ramesh, an ENT Professor in Mysore Medical College, and her mother is Mrs. Ranjana.[4] She did her schooling at Marimallappa High School. She is the granddaughter of Kannada film actress Aarathi's elder sister. In 1993, she made her debut with the Tamil film Amaravathi with actor Ajithkumar.[1] [3]
Sanghavi is an avid dancer and a badminton player which translates well into her career as well. Sangavi married IT Professional Venkatesh on 3 February 2016 at Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru.[5] [4] The couple had a baby girl in January 2020 and was named Chanvi.
Sangavi suffered an accident in 2005 when she was travelling from Mysore to Chennai: she had a minor injury to her nose and her father, who was an ENT professor in the Mysore Medical College, performed the surgery. She made her comeback in 2019 in a film written by Naveen.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | class=unsortable | Notes ! | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kokkoroko | Telugu | ||||
| Amaravathi | Amaravathi (Angelin) | |||||
| 1994 | Rasigan | Anitha Raghavan | Tamil | |||
| Rayara Maga | ||||||
| Love 94 | Kannada | |||||
| Nattamai | Kanmani | Tamil | ||||
| Galileo | ||||||
| 1995 | Kattumarakaran | Tamil | ||||
| Muthukulikka Vaariyala | Sundari | Tamil | ||||
| Lucky Man | Gopi's lover | Tamil | ||||
| Taj Mahal | ||||||
| Ooriki Monagadu | Telugu | |||||
| Anbu Magan | Tamil | |||||
| Vishnu | Radha | Tamil | ||||
| Sindhu Bath | Kannatha | Tamil | - | |||
| Mannukku Mariyadhai | Bhavani | Tamil | ||||
| Kolangal | Sangeetha | Tamil | ||||
| 1996 | Coimbatore Mappillai | Sumithra | Tamil | |||
| Tata Manavadu | Swati | Telugu | ||||
| Oho Naa Pellanta Telugu | suba | Telugu | ||||
| Pudhu Nilavu | Tamil | |||||
| Anthimanthaarai | Tamil | |||||
| Veettukulle Thiruvizha | Abhirami | Tamil | ||||
| Nayudu Gari Kutumbam[6] | Keerthi | Telugu | ||||
| Sarada Bullodu | Yamini | Telugu | ||||
| 1997 | Priyamaina Srivaru | Telugu | ||||
| Mannava | Kavitha | Tamil | ||||
| Dhinamum Ennai Gavani | Raji | Tamil | ||||
| Abbai Gari Pelli | Telugu | |||||
| Pattukondi Choodam | Telugu | |||||
| Sindhooram | Baby | Telugu | ||||
| Aahaa Enna Porutham | Sinthamani | Tamil | ||||
| Porkkaalam | Tamil | |||||
| 1998 | Ulavuthurai | Sangeetha | Tamil | |||
| Sher-E-Hindustan | Naina | |||||
| Suryavamsam | Madhavi | Telugu | ||||
| Subbaraju Gari Kutumbam | Telugu | |||||
| Ini Ellam Sugame | Nandhini | Tamil | ||||
| Bhagavath Singh | Sarojini | Tamil | ||||
| All Rounder | Ramya | Telugu | ||||
| Sivayya | Sirisha | Telugu | ||||
| Nilaave Vaa | Filomina | Tamil | ||||
| Ellame En Pondattithaan | Tamil | |||||
| Zulm-O-Sitam | Hindi | Special appearance | ||||
| Aahaa..! | Janaki | Telugu | ||||
| Kodukulu | Telugu | |||||
| Swarnamukhi | Telugu | |||||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Neelaveni | Telugu | |||
| Manikyam | Telugu | |||||
| Seetharama Raju | Gowri | Telugu | ||||
| Holi | Seena | Malayalam | ||||
| Pilla Nachindi | Preethi | Telugu | ||||
| Preyasi Rave | Soni Maganti | Telugu | ||||
| 2000 | Ravanna | Telugu | ||||
| Goppinti Alludu | Jalandhara | Telugu | ||||
| Okkadu Chalu | Telugu | |||||
| Pelli Sambandham | Telugu | |||||
| 2001 | Mrugaraju | Sivangi | Telugu | |||
| Diggajaru | Parvathi | Kannada | ||||
| Rishi | Nandhini | Tamil | ||||
| Thaali Kaatha Kaaliamman | Ramya | Tamil | ||||
| Orey Thammudu | Devi | Telugu | ||||
| Chiranjeevulu | Kaveri | Telugu | ||||
| Evadra Rowdy | Sathya | Telugu | ||||
| Raja Rajeshwari | Meenakshi | Tamil | ||||
| 2002 | Dheera | Kannada | [7] | |||
| Neethone Vuntanu | Divya | Telugu | ||||
| Lagna Patrika | Vaishnavi | Telugu | ||||
| Parasuram | Vyjayanthi | Telugu | ||||
| Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | Sindhu | Telugu | ||||
| Varushamellam Vasantham | Tamil | |||||
| Panchathantiram | Chamundi | Tamil | ||||
| Baba | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||||
| Hattoora Oedya | Kannada | |||||
| Sandade Sandadi | Priya | Telugu | ||||
| 2003 | Galatta Ganapathy | Nandhini | Tamil | |||
| Shambu | Telugu | Special appearance | ||||
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Shankar's wife | Telugu | |||
| Guri | Saira Bhanu | Telugu | ||||
| Sullan | Lakshmi Mani | Tamil | Special appearance | [8] | ||
| En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu | Rekha | Tamil | ||||
| 2005 | Iyer IPS | Nasreen | Tamil | |||
| Okkade Kanni Iddaru | Dr. Madhumathi | Telugu | ||||
| Aanai | Meena Jayaram | Tamil | ||||
| 2006 | Nidhi | Guardian | Kannada | |||
| 2007 | Anatharu | Parvathi | Kannada | |||
| 2008 | Indra | Kannada | ||||
| 2019 | Kolanji | Appasamy's wife | Tamil | [9] | ||