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{{short description|Indian Bollywood actress}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kavita Radheshyam
| image = Kavita Radheshyam 6 Edit.jpg
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2012–present
}}

'''Kavita Radheshyam''' is an Indian actress who debuted in director [[Vikram Bhatt]]'s thriller TV series ''Who Done It Uljhan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamgold.com/?p=1105 |title=Bold and Beautiful Uljhan – Glamgold |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413184113/http://glamgold.com/?p=1105 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She appears in few [[Kannada]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] as a supporting role and [[Hindi]] films.

==Career==
[[File:Kavita Radheshyam Press.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Kavita Radheshyam in September 2014]]

===Debut and breakthrough===
Radheshyam received a degree in an acting institute{{which|date=March 2021}} in 2009. She continued to act in short films made under [[Subhash Ghai]]'s [[Whistling Woods International]]. Kavita debuted with noted director [[Faisal Saif]]'s Hindi feature film ''[[Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore]]'' that got listed under the Top 10 Bold Film category of 2012 by ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Top-10-Bollywood's-hottest-scenes-of-2012/videols/17648739.cms |title=Top 10 Bollywood's hottest scenes of 2012 – Top 10 – Hindi – Entertainment – The Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Rupesh Paul]] approached her for his film ''[[Kamasutra 3D]]'', but she refused to star in it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kavita Radheshyam opts out of Kamasutra 3D |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Kavita-Radheshyam-opts-out-of-Kamasutra-3D/articleshow/17856251.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] remake of 1988's classic ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'', which is titled ''[[Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana]]''.

Radheshyam has frequently collaborated in films directed by [[Faisal Saif]], which includes ''[[Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore]]'', ''[[Main Hoon Rajinikanth]]'', ''[[Amma (2015 film)|Amma]]'' and the under-production ''[[Shraap 3D]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Faisal Saif's Hindi-Tamil bilingual horror 3D film titled Saapam |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/faisal-saifs-hindi-tamil-bilingual-horror-3d-film-titled-saapam/1/559575.html |magazine=India Today |date=31 December 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref>

Radheshyam starred in 2014's [[Faisal Saif]]'s [[controversial]] film ''[[Main Hoon Rajinikanth]]'', where Tamil actor [[Rajinikanth]] moved the Madras High Court to stop the release and screening of the film<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Superstar-Rajinikanth-moves-Madras-high-court-to-stop-release-of-Bollywood-movie-named-after-him/articleshow/42702543.cms |title=Superstar Rajinikanth moves Madras high court to stop release of Bollywood movie named after him |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref> However, the film got released with a new changed title ''Main Hoon (Part-Time) Killer''.

==Anti-LGBT remarks after Orlando shooting==
In the wake of the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]], Radheshyam received criticism after posting on Facebook and Twitter: "Felt Very Sad About #OrlandoShooting.. Aren't #LGBT Against Nature? Whatever Is Against Nature, Shouldn't Live.." ''[[India Today]]'' headlined an article about the incident, "Straight and nuts: Actress Kavita Radheshyam says Orlando victims deserved death".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/actress-kavita-radheshyam-orlando-victims-death-homophobia/1/691352.html |title=Straight and nuts: Actress Kavita Radheshyam says Orlando victims deserved death |access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

On Facebook, she has maintained her opinion about the LGBT community. She quoted former additional Solicitor General of India [[P. P. Malhotra]], who called gay sex "unnatural", "highly immoral and against social order" in a 2008 address to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/govt-denies-taking-stand-on-homosexuality-refutes-additional-solicitor-generals-position-569418 |title=Govt denies taking stand on homosexuality; refutes Additional Solicitor General's position |access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

In response to allegations that her online remarks were a publicity stunt, she noted that she had expressed support for the anti-gay law [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code|Section 377]] three years earlier. She sparked another controversy by saying "Celebrities who are HIV infected are either Gay or Bisexual, I want my haters to do a small research."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Bollywood/2016-06-14/Celebrities-who-are-HIV-infected-are-either-Gay-or-Bisexual-Kavita-Radheshyam/235026 |title=Celebrities who are HIV infected are either Gay or Bisexual: Kavita Radheshyam |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Movie !! Role !! Language !! Director !! Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore]]'' || Reshma Salahuddin || [[Hindi]] || [[Faisal Saif]] || Released 10 August 2012
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana]]'' || Mona / Atyaa || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Anup Jagdale || Released 14 January 2014
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ragini IPS]]'' || Savithri || [[Kannada]] || Anand P.Raju || Released 28 March 2014
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Main Hoon Rajinikanth]]'' || Mallika || Hindi || [[Faisal Saif]] || Released 22 May 2015
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Jaguar movie|Jaguar]]'' || Chilakka/Chelvi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]], Kannada || A.Mahadev || Released 6 October 2016
|-
| 2017 || ''Islamic Exorcist'' || || English || [[Faisal Saif]]|| Released 11 July 2017
|-
| 2017 || ''Sheitaan'' || Ayesha Khan || Hindi || Sameer Khan || Released 13 October 2017
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Comali]]'' || Owner of Bajji (Fried Fritter) Shop || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Pradeep Ranganathan || Released 15 August 2019
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Language !! Channel
|-
| rowspan="1"|2011 || ''[[Ghazab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaaniyan]]'' || Celebrity Guest || Hindi || NDTV Imagine
|-
| rowspan="1"|2010 || ''Who Dunnit Uljhan'' || Ganga Bai || Hindi || Star One
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Kavita Radheshyam Animal Movement]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3892251}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|kavita-radheshyam}}

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