Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1987) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Kannada films.
Mandre turned producer with the Tamil film Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku (2018).
[3] Post her debut, she received praises for the Kannada films Venkata in Sankata (2009) and Swayamvara (2010).
Her grandfather Ramananda Narayanrao Mandre[6] was a film producer, distributor and the founder of Sangam Talkies, Bangalore.
[8] Mandre made her film debut with Sajni in 2007, which was produced by her aunt Sunanda Murali Manohar.
[13] In 2008, she appeared opposite Darshan in Navagraha[14] and played a special role in Mast Maja Maadi.
[27] Times of India noted, "Sharmiela Mandre steals the show with a graceful performance.
"[28] In December 2014, it was announced that she was selected to play the protagonist in the Khalid Mohammed's directorial Katha, a remake of 1983 film of the same name, reprising Deepti Naval's role.
She appeared opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja in Aake, a remake of Tamil film Maya (2015), playing a single mother.
[32] Deccan Chronicle noted, "Sharmiela Mandre 'scares' with her top-notch acting and the rest revolves around her.
[40][41] The New Indian Express noted, "Sharmiela Mandre is convincing as the aerospace engineer, and she has accordingly worked on her looks and body language.
She has produced Tamil films Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku (2018) and Naanum Single Thaan under her production house.