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{{short description|Indian actress and classical dancer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Asha Sharath
| image = Asha Sharath 2015.jpg
| caption = Asha Sharath in 2015
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Perumbavoor]], [[Kerala]], India
| othername =
| education = Sree Sankara College, [[Kalady]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|classical dancer}}
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| spouse = T. V. Sharath
| children = 2
| homepage = {{URL|http://ashasharath.com}}
}}

'''Asha Sharath''' is an Indian actress and [[Indian classical dance|classical dancer]], who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films and television, in addition to a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jayaram |first=Deepika |date=30 March 2017 |title=Juggling dance, films and a family is not easy; I might have lost a few good films: Asha Sharath |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/juggling-dance-films-and-a-family-is-not-easy-i-might-have-lost-a-few-good-films-asha-sharath/articleshow/57893968.cms |access-date=29 December 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She is best known for her role as a police officer in the ''[[Drishyam (film series)|Drishyam]]'' film series.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-28 |title=Asha Sharath is 'super excited' to reprise Geetha Prabhakar in 'Drishyam 2' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asha-sharath-is-super-excited-to-reprise-geetha-prabhakar-in-drishyam-2/articleshow/79994364.cms |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 December 2013 |title=Asha Sharath afraid of policemen ! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Asha-Sarath-afraid-of-policemen-/articleshow/28004846.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103205359/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-27/news-and-interviews/45625719_1_asha-sarath-drishyam-policemen |archive-date=3 January 2014 |access-date=7 October 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Asha Sharath appeared in many television serials including ''Jathaka Kathakal'' and ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal'', her most notable being the soap opera ''[[Kumkumapoovu]]''. Her first feature film was the ''[[Friday (2012 film)|Friday]]'' (2012). Her role as Geetha Prabhakar in ''[[Drishyam]]'' (2013) was her breakthrough performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2013 |title=Asha Sarath to play a cop |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Asha-Sarath-to-play-a-cop/articleshow/24855461.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009042057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Asha-Sarath-to-play-a-cop/articleshow/24855461.cms |archive-date=9 October 2017 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===Malayalam films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 |2012 || ''[[Friday (2012 film)|Friday]]'' || Parvathy ||
|-
| ''[[Karmayodha]]'' || Deepa ||
|-
| ''[[Ardhanaari]]'' || Balu Menan's wife ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 || ''[[Buddy (2013 film)|Buddy]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| ''[[Zachariayude Garbhinikal]]'' || Susan ||
|-
| ''[[Drishyam]]'' || Geetha Prabhakar ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
| ''[[Varsham (2014 film)|Varsham]]'' || Nandini ||<ref name="varsham">{{Cite web |title=Asha Sarath to play the female lead in CBI 5 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/may/27/asha-sarath-to-play-the-female-lead-in-cbi-5-24709.html |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Angels (2014 film)|Angels]]'' || Haritha Menon ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2016 || ''[[Pavada (film)|Pavada]]'' || Sicily Varghese ||
|-
| ''[[King Liar]]'' || Devika Varma ||
|-
| ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]'' || Suma ||
|-
| ''[[Aanandam]]'' || Dia's Mother || Photo presence only
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2017 || ''[[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]]'' || Indulekha ||
|-
| ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]''|| Parvathy Sahadevan ||
|-
| ''[[Viswasapoorvam Mansoor]]'' || Fathibi ||
|-
| ''[[Sunday Holiday]]'' || Dr. Sreedhanya ||
|-
| ''[[Pullikkaran Staraa]]'' || Manjari Anthony ||<ref name="varsham"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
| ''[[Bhayanakam]]'' || Gowri Kunjamma ||
|-
| ''[[Drama]]'' || Rekha ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mohanlal-asha-sharath-play-husband-and-wife-drama-85577 |title=Mohanlal-Asha Sharath play husband and wife in 'Drama'}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2019 || ''[[Evidey]]'' || Jessy ||
|-
| ''[[Subharathri]]'' || Suhara ||
|-
| ''Thelivu'' || Gowri ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Janaki'' || Janki/Herself || Short film
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Drishyam 2]]'' || Geetha Prabhakar ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-29 |title=Asha Sarath begins shooting for Drishyam 2 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/Oct/29/asha-sarath-begins-shooting-for-drishyam-2-2216269.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022
| ''[[CBI 5: The Brain]]'' || [[Advocate|Adv.]] Prathibha Satyadas ||<ref name="varsham" />
|-
| ''[[Paappan]]'' || Dr. Sherly/Bennitta Issac ||
|-
| ''[[Peace (2022 film)|Peace]]'' || Jalaja ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Soman |first1=Deepa |title=Asha Sharath plays a free-spirited entrepreneur in 'Peace' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asha-sharath-plays-a-free-spirited-entrepreneur-in-peace/articleshow/82495678.cms |access-date=30 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Khedda (film)|Khedda]]'' || Savitha ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Antony (2023 film)|Antony]]'' || Jessy || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Antony teaser has both Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan flexing muscles |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/18/antony-teaser-has-both-joju-george-and-kalyani-priyadarshan-flexing-muscles-48739.html |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=18 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2025||''[[Mehfil (film)|Mehfil]]'' ||Lakshmi Rajagopal||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-07-20 |title=ജയരാജിന്‍റെ നായകനായി മുകേഷ്; 'മെഹ്‍ഫിലി'ലെ ഗാനമെത്തി|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/music/mehfil-malayalam-movie-video-song-jayaraj-mukesh-asha-sharath-manoj-k-jayan-unni-articleshow-l85e3am |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=Asianet News|language=ml}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2026 || ''[[Ashakal Aayiram]]'' || Asha ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-08-18 |title=Jayaram and Kalidas Jayaram's Ashakal Aayiram begins|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Aug/18/malayalamnews2025aug18jayaram-and-kalidas-jayarams-ashakal-aayiram-begins |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{pending film|[[Drishyam 3]]}} || Geetha Prabhakar ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-08-18 |title=Jayaram and Kalidas Jayaram's Ashakal Aayiram begins|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Nov/20/esa-kaaththa-from-sasikumar-chaithra-achars-my-lord-is-a-heartwarming-number-in-sean-roldans-music |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=Cinema Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Other language films ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
!Language!! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Drishya]]''|| IG Roopa Chandrasekhar
|[[Kannada]] || rowspan="2" | Remake of ''Drishyam''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015 || ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''|| IG Geetha Prabhakar
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]''|| rowspan="2" | Dr. Sujatha || rowspan="2" |Bilingual film<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2015 |title=Thoongaavanam review: A better Kamal film, pacy and slick |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/thoongaavanam-review-a-better-kamal-film-pacy-and-slick/story-rrbDsdxAIsN6fIF8PjNohI.html |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || rowspan="2" | ''[[Bhaagamathie]]''|| rowspan="2" | Vaishnavi Natarajan
|Telugu|| rowspan="2" | Bilingual film
|-
|Tamil
|-
|2021
| ''[[Drishya 2]]'' || Roopa Chandrasekhar
|Kannada|| Remake of ''Drishyam 2''
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Anbarivu]]''|| Lakshmi
| rowspan="2" |Tamil||
|-
|2026|| ''[[My Lord (film)|My Lord]]''|| Central Minister Sujatha Mohan || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-08-18 |title=Jayaram and Kalidas Jayaram's Ashakal Aayiram begins|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Nov/20/esa-kaaththa-from-sasikumar-chaithra-achars-my-lord-is-a-heartwarming-number-in-sean-roldans-music |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=Cinema Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language!! Platform !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2025|| ''[[Nadu Center]]'' ||Parvathi "VP"||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||[[JioHotstar]]||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-11-20 |title=Nadu Center out on OTT: Stream basketball-themed sports drama here; three episodes out|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/nadu-center-out-on-ott-stream-basketball-themed-sports-drama-here-three-episodes-out/e27f34d7e744 |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=OTTPlay|language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! Title !! Role !!Channel
|-
|2011-2014
|''[[Kumkumapoovu]]''
|Jayanthi Prabhakaran
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2015
|[[Sell Me the Answer (Indian game show)|''Sell Me the Answer'']]
|Contestant
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2019
|''[[Top Singer (TV series)|Top Singer]]''
|Judge
|[[Flowers TV]]
|-
|2020-2021
|''[[Super 4 (Indian TV series)|Super 4]]''
|Judge
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2020
|''[[Ammayariyathe]]''
|Herself
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2022-2023
|''[[List of programs broadcast by Asianet|Dancing Stars]]'' || Judge||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2023||''[[Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum|Start Music season 5]]''||Guest||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Season of the Musical Game Show “Start Music” Premiering on Asianet|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/new-season-of-the-musical-game-show-start-music-premiering-on-asianet/#|date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2023-2024||''Musical Wife''||Judge||[[Flowers TV]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ഞാൻ ഇന്ന് ആകെ ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ട പോലെ, എന്റെ കൂടെപ്പിറപ്പുകൾ രണ്ടാളും പോയി; ആകെയുള്ളത് മക്കളും അമ്മയും ശരത്തേട്ടനും മാത്രം!|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/asha-sharath-s-birhday-musical-wife-grand-finale-crew-set-a-surprise-birthday-party-to-her/articleshow/111970397.cms|date=24 July 2024|website=[[Samayam]]}}</ref>
|-
|2025||''Enkile Ennodu Para''||Guest||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റിലെ ജനപ്രിയ ഗെയിം ഷോ 'എങ്കിലേ എന്നോട് പറ' 25 ന്‍റെ നിറവിൽ|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/enkile-ennodu-para-game-shows-25th-episode-on-asianet-sq6y09|date=16 January 2025|website=[[Asianet News]]}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==

=== [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] ===
* 2014: [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Varsham (2014 film)|Varsham]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics award for Ottaal, Iyyobinte Pusthakam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/critics-award-for-ottaal-iyyobinte-pusthakam/article7072399.ece |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2015}}</ref>

=== [[Filmfare Awards South]] ===
* 2014: [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-6712.html |title=Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South}}</ref>
* 2016: [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Anuraga Karikkin Vellam]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html |title=Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|ashasharath.com}}
* {{IMDb name|5242011}}

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