Manava Naik is an Indian actress in films, TV, and theatre known for her work in Hindi and Marathi industries. |
She owns the production house Strawberri Pictures. |
During school, she participated in puppet shows and children's plays. |
In 1999, she debuted in the Marathi serial Abhalmaya as Anushka Joshi. |
Manava played Saguna in the popular show Khichdi on StarPlus in 2002. |
In 2005, she appeared as Neha Nayar in the detective show "Special Squad" on StarPlus. |
She also starred as Dimple in the comedy-drama "Baa Bahoo Aur Baby" on StarPlus. |
On Zee TV's "Teen Bahuraaniyaan" in 2007, she played Manjeet Mahesh Gheewala. |
Her Hindi film debut was in 2008's "Jodha Akbar" as Neelakshi. |
In 2010, she debuted in Marathi films in "Kshanbhar Vishranti" as Neha. |
In 2011, she appeared in the Marathi play "Hamidabaichi Kothi" as Shabboo. |
She starred as Malan in the lead role in the Marathi film "Langar" in 2012. |
In 2013, she played Manava Vaibhav Limaye in the show "Tuza Maza Jamena" on Zee Marathi. |
Manava directed her first Marathi film, "Por Bazaar," in 2014. |
She was Urmi in the 2016 film "Jaundya Na Balasaheb." |
In 2016, she starred as Ruhi in the romantic Marathi film "Pindadaan." |
Manava appeared in various Marathi films like "Fakt Ladh Mhana" (2011) and "Dhinchak Enterprise" (2016). |
She was an X-ray producer in web series like "Mirzapur" (2018) and "The Family Man" (2019). |
In 2021, she was the x-ray creative director for the TV series "Tandav." |
Manava portrayed Soyra Bai in the historical film "Shivpratap Garudjhep" in 2022. |
In December 2022, she was part of the play "Kali Rani" and a MaTa Sanman nominee. |
In 2023, she worked on the web series "Dahaad" in the camera and electrical department. |
She owns several dogs like Kanoji, Mr. Keshto, Hersheys, Boozo, Birbal, and Napoleon. |
Manava enjoys traveling and shares her family adventures on Instagram. |
She loves exploring new eateries and shares food reviews on Instagram. |