P. Shwetha

{{short description|Indian actress}} {{BLP one source|date=December 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Chennai, India | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1998{{emdash}}2005 | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Rishi Narayan | alma_mater =Anna University, Chennai }} '''P. Shwetha''' is a former Indian child actress, who worked in Tamil-language films.

==Career== She debuted in the critically acclaimed film ''Malli'' (1998), directed by Santosh Sivan, playing the young girl Malli, on an adventure to find a blue wishing stone to help cure her best friend's ailments. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1999 for her performance in the film. She went on to win another National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2002 for her role in the film ''Kutty''. She most recently starred in the Santosh Sivan film ''Navarasa''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:80/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/5D430C02D32798FE65256940006058BE?OpenDocument |title=Child artiste sets her eyes on Oscar - the Times of India |website=cscsarchive.org:80 |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224174235/http://www.cscsarchive.org:80/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/5D430C02D32798FE65256940006058BE?OpenDocument |archive-date=24 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 1998 || ''Malli'' || Malli || National Film Award for Best Child Artist |- | 1998 || ''Desiya Geetham'' || || Cameo appearance in song "En Kanavinai" |- | 1999 || ''Manam Virumbuthe Unnai'' || Kavita || |- | 2001 || ''Kutty'' || Kutty || National Film Award for Best Child Artist |- | 2004 || ''Aaytha Ezhuthu'' || Jo || |- | 2005 || ''Navarasa'' || Shwetha || |- |}

==Awards==

International Awards

'''18th International Festival of Films For Children Ale Kino, (Poznań, Poland, 15–20 May 2000)'''

* Poznan Goats for the Best Child - actress

National Awards

1999 National Film Award for Best Child Artist Malli

2002 National Film Award for Best Child Artist ''Kutty'' (2001 film)

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=1451303|name=P. Shwetha}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shwetha, P.}} Category:Living people Category:Indian film actresses Category:Indian child actresses Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Best Child Artist National Film Award winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people)