**Sanghavi ** (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Telugu-language and Tamil-language films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema from 1993 to 2004. In a career spanning 15 years, she has starred in over eighty feature films - 38 in Telugu, 35 films in Tamil, eight in Kannada, two in Malayalam and one film in Hindi.

Early life

Sanghavi was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father Dr. D. A. Ramesh was an ENT Professor at Mysore Medical College and her mother Ranjana is Kannada film actress Aarathi's elder sister's daughter. Sanghavi studied at Marimallappa High School. In 1993, she made her debut with the Tamil film Amaravathi oppositeAjith Kumar.

Personal life

Sanghavi is an avid dancer and a badminton player. She married Venkatesh, an IT professional, on 3 February 2016 at the Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru. The couple have a daughter named Chanvi who was born in January 2020.

Accident

Sanghavi injured her nose in an accident in 2005 while travelling from Mysore to Chennai. Her father, an ENT professor at the Mysore Medical College, performed corrective surgery. Sanghavi finally returned to the silver screen in 2019 with a Kolanji, film written by Naveen.

Filmography

Television