Neetha Ashok

In this Indian name, the name Ashok is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Neetha.

Neetha Ashok is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Kannada films.^[3] She made her acting debut with the Tulu film Jabardasth Shankara (2019). Neetha gained recognition with her Kannada debut Vikrant Rona (2022).^[4]

Neetha Ashok
Born	Neetha Ashok Herle February 01 1991[1] Kota, Udupi district, Karnataka, India[2]
Education	MBA Finance [2]
Occupations	Film actress Television actress
Years active	2014 – present
Parent(s)	Ashok Herle (father), Geetha Herle (mother)[2]

Early life

Neetha was born in a Kota Brahmin family in coastal region village called Kota Village from Udupi District, Karnataka which is near to Kundapura Town,^[2] and lived in Delhi, Mangaluru and Bengaluru.^[5][6] Her father is Ashok Herle, a banker and mother is Geetha Ashok Herle. She calls herself the great-granddaughter of Shivaram Karanth.^[5]

Career

Neetha Ashok starred in three Kannada television serials including Yashodhe, Naa Ninna Bidalaare, and Neelambari as the lead as well as a Hindi serial on Doordarshan.^[5] She made her feature film debut with the Tulu film Jabardasth Shankara starring her school senior Arjun Kapikad directed by Devadas Kapikad.^[6][7] She made her Kannada film debut with Vikrant Rona (2022) after she met Sudeep at a Colors Kannada party.^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2019	Jabardasth Shankara	Lavanya	Tulu		[6]
2022	Vikrant Rona	Aparna Ballal "Panna"	Kannada		[8][9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2014	Yashodhe	Yashodhe	Kannada	[10]
2016	Naa Ninna Bidalaare	Nandini	Kannada	[5]
	Aashiyan		Hindi	[5]
2018	Neelambari		Kannada	[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2023	11th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Kannada	Vikrant Rona	Won	[12]