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{{Short description|Indian film actress}}

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| caption = Ananya Kasaravalli, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[47th International Film Festival of India|2016]])
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| father = [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
| mother = [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]]
| relatives = [[Apurva Kasaravalli]] (brother)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |title=Apoorva Kasaravalli gets married to Vandana Supriya |work=[[The Times of India]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/apoorva-kasaravalli-gets-married-to-vandana-supriya/articleshow/58241872.cms |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse = M.S. Santhosh<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli gets hitched |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananya-kasaravalli-gets-hitched/articleshow/68126521.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Ananya Kasaravalli''' is an Indian actress and director in the [[Kannada film industry]], and a [[Theatre of India|theatre]] artist in Karnataka, India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |title=Ananya Kasaravalli makes debut as director |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=2 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926094006/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ananya-kasaravalli-makes-debut-as-director/article7714099.ece |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Born into a family of filmmakers,<ref>{{Cite web|last=cris|date=2016-12-16|title=It's all in the family for Ananya|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/151216/its-all-in-the-family-for-ananya.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up filmmaking at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai.

Ananya's notable films as an actress include ''[[Kaada Beladingalu]] (2007)'' and ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' (2006). Her debut directorial feature Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananya Kasaravalli dons the director's hat with 'Harikatha Prasanga'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ananya-kasaravalli-dons-the-director-s-hat-with-harikatha-prasanga-2130520|access-date=2022-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section in the [[9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017|9th Bengaluru International Film Festival]].

== Career ==
Ananya started her career in the industry as an actress. She first appeared as a child actor in Goodininda Gaganakke, a tele-serial which aired on [[Doordarshan]]. She has since appeared in several films such as [[Naayi Neralu]], [[Kaada Beladingalu]] as well as popular television serials like Guptagamini, Malebillu, among others. In addition to her work in films and TV, Ananya was also actively involved in several Kannada theatre productions.

Ananya took a hiatus from her acting career to pursue filmmaking. In 2014, she graduated from LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, [[Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2016|title=Ananya Kasaravalli dons father Girish's mantle|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118212601/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/580087/ananya-kasaravalli-dons-father-girishs.html|archive-date=18 January 2018|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=India}}</ref> with a master's degree in filmmaking. Ananya worked as an assistant director before helming her own productions. She began by assisting her father, Girish Kasaravalli, on his films, ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' and ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]''. She also worked as an assistant director on [[Oggarane (film)|Oggarane]] directed by [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Vidaaya]] directed by [[P. Sheshadri|P Sheshadri]]. She was also the costume designer for [[Naayi Neralu]] and [[Koormavatara]].

Ananya came into her own as a young director with short films like ''Wasiyat Nama, Beyond Binary'' (a documentary on transfeminity) and ''Kappu Kallina Shaitana''. All of them have been highly acclaimed in festival circuits and have won several awards in the short film category.

In 2016, she directed her first feature film ''Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Dipankar|date=2016-12-07|title=Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/lCYlvEtwZT33ia6M1wrYIK/Ananya-Kasaravalli-Dance-like-a-woman.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> which was based on a short story named ''Beladi Harishchandra'' by writer [[Gopalakrishna Pai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crossing the gender boundaries|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001118/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/dec/16/crossing-the-gender-boundaries-1549883.html|archive-date=12 October 2020|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|location=India}}</ref> ''Harikatha Prasanga'' won in the Best Film category at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival as well as the Best Film in the Indian Cinema Competition at the [[9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017|9th Bengaluru International Film Festival]]. It competed for the Centenary Award (Best Debut Feature of a Director) at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 November 2016|title=An artist in conflict|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612192029/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/kannada-feature-film-yakshagana-harikatha-prasanga-ananya-kasaravalli-4390407/|archive-date=12 June 2018|access-date=29 August 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|location=India}}</ref> It was also the first Kannada cinema to be selected for the [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kannada film makes it to prestigeous film festival - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/harikatha-prasanga-makes-it-to-busan-film-festival/articleshow/54592092.cms|access-date=2022-02-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film was also screened at the [[Museum of the Moving Image|Museum of Moving Image - MOMI New York]], South Asian International Festival, Singapore and the Jio MAMI International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|title=The gender-fluid struggle|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-the-gender-fluid-struggle-2270571|access-date=2022-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> among several others.

Ananya is also an associate professor at her alma mater, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, where she teaches a course in direction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ANANYA KASARAVALLI|url=https://www.prasadacademy.com/staff-members/ananya-kasaravalli/|access-date=2022-02-10|website=L.V. Prasad Academy|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ananya is the daughter of [[Girish Kasaravalli]] and [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]], and sister of [[Apurva Kasaravalli]]. She is married to M S Santosh.

== Filmography ==

=== As actor ===

==== Films ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Film
!Role
!Director
!Language
|-
|''Goodininda Gaganakke''
|Child actor
|
| rowspan="5" |[[Kannada]]
|-
|''Naayi Neralu''
|
|Girish Kasaravalli
|-
|''Kaada Beladingalu''
|Sudeshne
|B S Lingadevaru
|-
|''Desi''
|
|Nikhil Manju
|-
| ''[[Parole (2010 film)|Parole]]''
|journalist
|Shekhar
|-
|''Echcha Dana''
|
|Rwita Dutta
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|}

==== Telefilms and Teleserials ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Role
!Director
!Language
|-
|Lakshmi Kataksha
|
|Prema Karanth
| rowspan="10" |Kannada
|-
|Kaveri Kangalalli
|Kaveri
|Bokkapatna Vasu
|-
|Radha
|Rukmini
|
|-
|Guptagamini
|
|
|-
|Muttina Torana
|Madhu
|
|-
|Malebillu
|Soujanya
|
|-
|Mooka Raaga
|Mute character
|Vaishali Kasaravalli
|-
|Paaru
|Counsellor
|
|-
|Tripura Sundari
|Eshwari
|Vridhi Creations
|-
|Chidambara Rahasya
|Jayanthi
|Girish Karnad
|}

==== Theatre ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Play
!Role
!Director
!Troupe
!Language
|-
|Hayavadana
|Padmini
|B V Karanth
| rowspan="2" |Benaka
| rowspan="6" |Kannada
|-
|Jokumaraswamy
|Ningi
|
|-
|Mrichchakatika
|Vasanta Sene
| rowspan="2" |Suresh Anagalli
| rowspan="2" |Aneka
|-
|Meghadoota
|
|-
|Bhagavadajjukeeya
|
|Sundarashree
|
|-
|Ratto Ratto Rayana Magane
|
|Srivatsa
|
|}

=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Credit
!Language
|-
|2014
|Kappu Kallina Shaitana
| rowspan="4" |Director
| rowspan="4" |Kannada
|-
|2015
|Wasiyat Nama
|-
|
|Beyond Binary
|-
|2017
|Harikatha Prasanga
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Award
! Credit
! Category
! Result
! Ref
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Kappu Kallina Shaitana
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Pune International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | ''Director''
| style="text-align:left;"| Best Short Film
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |title=Ananya Kasaravalli's film wins Pune festival award |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ananya-Kasaravallis-film-wins-Pune-festival-award/articleshow/29091396.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Parampara International Film Festival
|Best Film
|Won
|
|-
|2014
|Kalapinjhar Kolkata
|Best Short Fiction
|Won
|
|-
|2015
|Wasiyat Nama
|Chennai International Short Film Festival
|Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography
|Won
|
|-
|2017
| rowspan="3" |Harikatha Prasanga
|[[Bengaluru International Film Festival]]
|Best Film - Indian Film Competition
|Won
|<ref>{{Cite web|first=Shyam Prasad|last=S.|date=February 10, 2017|title=Kannada film Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIFFes|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209162137/http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kannada-film-harikatha-prasanga-bags-top-honour-at-biffes/articleshow/57068463.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[International Film Festival of India]]
|Centenary Award - Best Debut Feature of a Director
|Nominated
|
|-
|2017
|Jaffna International Cinema Festival
|Best Debut Feature Film
|Won
|
|}

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== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6471778|Ananya Kasaravalli}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kannada actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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