{{short description|Indian actress and director}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Manava Naik | image = Manava Naik.jpg | alt = Manava Naik | caption = Naik at the premier of her film ''[[No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey]]'' | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|09|08}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marathi Actress Manava Naik Birthday Special |url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/bol-mb-marathi-actress-manava-naik-birthday-special-5689584-pho.html |website=Divya Marathi}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] | occupation = [[Actress]]<br>producer<br>director<br>emcee | spouse = {{marriage|Sushant Tungare|2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marathicineyug.com/news/exclusive/2763-actress-manava-naik-is-now-married-to-producer-sushant-tungare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321185706/http://marathicineyug.com/news/exclusive/2763-actress-manava-naik-is-now-married-to-producer-sushant-tungare |url-status=usurped |archive-date=21 March 2017 |title=Actress 'Manava Naik' is now Married to Producer 'Sushant Tungare' - MarathiCineyug.com - Marathi Movie News - TV Serials - Theatre |website=marathicineyug.com}}</ref> }}

'''Manava Naik''' is an Indian actress, producer, [[emcee]] and director from Mumbai. She has acted in several [[Marathi film]]s, plays and Hindi Television shows. She started her career with the [[STAR One]] TV show ''[[Special Squad (2005)|Special Squad]]''.<ref name=toi1>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-01/tv/27986332_1_teen-bahuraniyaa-actress-theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720080645/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-01/tv/27986332_1_teen-bahuraniyaa-actress-theatre |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2013 |title=I am quite versatile: Manava Naik |date=1 November 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> She has appeared in shows like, ''[[Teen Bahuraniyaan]]'', ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]''.,<ref name=toi1/> She works in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Hindi]] films as an actress, she has turned director by directing the Marathi movie ''Por Baazar''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/actress-manava-naik-turns-director/ |title=Actress Manava Naik turns director |date=27 June 2014 }}</ref>

== Filmography == ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Language !! Role !Ref. |- |1999-2001||''[[Abhalmaya]]''||Marathi||Anushka |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cast of iconic Marathi show 'Abhalmaya' reunites; actress Mugdha Godbole says, "those were good old days" |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/cast-of-iconic-marathi-show-abhalmaya-reunites-actress-mugdha-godbole-says-those-were-good-old-days/articleshow/98247254.cms |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |2002||''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]''||Hindi||Saguna | |- |2005|| ''[[Special Squad (2005)|Special Squad]]'' ||[[Hindi]]|| Neha Nair | |- |2005 || ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]'' ||Hindi|| Dimple Anish Kotak (née Thakkar) |<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV actors in regional films! |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/stars/tv-actors-in-regional-films/articleshow/20986758.cms |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=The ETimes Photogallery}}</ref> |- |2007 || ''[[Teen Bahuraniyaan]]'' ||Hindi|| Manjeet Gheewala |<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ranjib Mazumder|date=Apr 30, 2007 |title=One down! |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/one-down/articleshow/15703359.cms |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}}</ref> |- |2013-14 || ''[[Tuza Maza Jamena]]'' ||[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| Manava |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Actor Vaibhav Tatwawaadi gets nostalgic, shares a throwback picture from the set of Tuza Maza Jamena |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/actor-vaibhav-tatwawadi-gets-nostalgic-shares-a-throwback-picture-from-the-set-of-tuza-maza-jamena/articleshow/76706991.cms |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |2021-23 || ''[[Tumchi Mulgi Kay Karte?]]'' || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| Nilanjana Verma Also the producer for the show |- |2023-24 || ''Kaaran Gunhyala Maafi Naahi'' ||[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| Nilanjana Verma Also the producer for the show |- |}

===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Language !! Role |- |2008|| ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' ||[[Hindi]]|| Neelakshi |- |2010|| ''[[Kshanbhar Vishranti]]'' ||[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| Neha |- |2011|| ''[[Fakt Ladh Mhana]]'' ||Marathi|| Girlfriend of West Indies |- | 2012 || ''Dum Asel Tar'' ||Marathi|| Sonal |- | 2012 || ''[[No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey]]'' ||Marathi|| Sanjana |- | 2014 || ''[[Por Baazar]]'' ||Marathi|| Director |- | 2015 || ''Dhinchak Enterprise'' ||[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| Actor |- |2019|| ''Special Dish''||Marathi||Nandini Marathe |- | 2015 || ''[[Shasan]]'' ||Marathi|| Indrayani |- | 2016 || ''Pindadan'' |Marathi|| Ruhi |- | 2016 || ''[[Jaundya Na Balasaheb]]'' ||Marathi||Urmi |}

=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Language !! Role |- |2011 || ''Hamidabaichi Kothi''||Marathi|| Shabbo |- |2012 || ''All the Best (musical)''||Marathi|| Mohini |- |2018||''[[Hamlet]]''||[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| [[Ophelia]] |- |2022||''Kaali Rani''||Marathi||The Queen |}

==References== {{Reflist|1=https://m.facebook.com/pradnyash.shitole?ref=bookmarks|refs=Pradnyesh Shitole}}

== External links == {{commons category|Manava Naik}} *{{IMDb name|3473172}} *{{Instagram|manava.naik}}

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