Namitha Mukesh Venkawala is an Indian actress and model who is known for working in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. She was born on 10th May 1981 in Surat, Gujarat, India. Her father’s name is Mukesh Venkawala. She has a brother, Nevil Venkawala. She completed her B. A. In English literature.
Namitha started her career in modeling. She has crowned Miss Surat in 1998 at the age of 17. She was also the third runner-up in the 2001 Miss India pageant. After that, she appeared in several television commercials.
She made her acting debut with the Telugu film, Sentham in 2002. In that year she also appeared in another Telugu film, Gemini. Her role was in Gemini critically acclaimed.
In 2003, she appeared in two films, Oka Raju Oka Rani and Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli.
In 2004, she made her Tamil debut with Engal Anna. In that year, she was also seen in, Aithe Enti and Maha Nadigan.
In 2005, she was seen in five films, Aai, Englishkaran, Nayakudu, Chanakya, Bambara Kannaley, and Aanai.
She made her Hindi debut with Love Ke Chakkar Mein in 2006. She made her Kannada debut in the same year with Neelakanta. She starred in four other films that year.
In 2007, she was seen in four films, Viyabari, Naan Avanillai, Azhagiya Tamil Magan, and Billa.
In 2008, she made her English debut with Kamasutra Nights. In that year, she was seen in three other films.
In 2009, she starred in six films, Perumal, Thee, 1977, Billa, Indira Vizha, and Jaganmohini.
She made her Malayalam debut in 2010 with Black Stallion. She also appeared in four films that year.
She also appeared in several films, such as Namitha I Love You (2011), Benki Birugali (2013), Pulimurugan (2016), Pottu (2019), Miya (2020), etc.
She has an upcoming film, Bow Bow.
She also appeared in several TV shows and reality shows. She was the main judge of the Maanada Mayilada from 2007 to 2015. She was also a judge of the Dance Jodi Dance 3.0. She was a contestant on the TV reality show, Bogg Boss Tamil season 1. She made guest appearances in TV shows, Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal and Kanni Theeva Ullasa Ulagam 2.0.
Namitha was chosen as the Most Beautiful Person in India by Tokyo TV in 2012.
She entered politics in 2019. She is the state executive member of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in Tamil Nadu.
Namitha married businessman Veerendra Chowdary in November 2007.
Name | Namitha Mukesh Vankawala |
Nick Name | Namitha |
Profession | Actress, Model |
Famous Role | Lisa in the Telugu film Billa (2009) |
Date of Birth | 10 May 1981 |
Age | 41 Years (2022) |
Birth Place | Surat, Gujarat, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Surat, Gujarat, India |
School | Not Known |
Collage | Not Known |
Debut | Telugu: Sontham (2002)![]() Tamil: Engal Anna (2004) Bollywood: Love Ke Chakkar Mein (2006) ![]() Kannada: Neelakanta (2006) Hollywood: Kamasutra Nights (2008) ![]() Malayalam: Black Stallion (2010) |
Religion | Hindu |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Hobbies | Swimming, reading books, playing badminton |

Namita Career
- Namitha started her career in modeling.
- After that, she appeared in several television commercials.
- She made her acting debut with the Telugu film, Sentham in 2002. In that year she also appeared in another Telugu film, Gemini.
- In 2003, she appeared in two films, Oka Raju Oka Rani and Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli.
- In 2004, she made her Tamil debut with Engal Anna. In that year, she was also seen in, Aithe Enti and Maha Nadigan.
- In 2005, she was seen in five films, Aai, Englishkaran, Nayakudu, Chanakya, Bambara Kannaley, and Aanai.
- She made her Hindi debut with Love Ke Chakkar Mein in 2006. She made her Kannada debut in the same year with Neelakanta. She starred in four other films that year.
- In 2007, she was seen in four films, Viyabari, Naan Avanillai, Azhagiya Tamil Magan, and Billa.
- In 2008, she made her English debut with Kamasutra Nights. In that year, she was seen in three other films.
- In 2009, she starred in six films, Perumal, Thee, 1977, Billa, Indira Vizha, and Jaganmohini.
- She made her Malayalam debut in 2010 with Black Stallion. She also appeared in four films that year.
- She also appeared in several films, such as Namitha I Love You (2011), Benki Birugali (2013), Pulimurugan (2016), Pottu (2019), Miya (2020), etc.
- She also appeared in several TV shows and reality shows. She was the main judge of the Maanada Mayilada from 2007 to 2015. She was also a judge of the Dance Jodi Dance 3.0. She was a contestant on the TV reality show, Bogg Boss Tamil season 1. She made guest appearances on TV shows, Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal and Kanni Theeva Ullasa Ulagam 2.0.
- She entered politics in 2019. She is the state executive member of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in Tamil Nadu.
Namita Family
Father Name | Mukesh Vankawala (Businessman) |
Mother Name | Not Known (Homemaker) |
Brother | Nevil Vankawala |
Sister | N/A |
Husband | Veerendra Chowdary |
Namita Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs / Boyfriend | Veerendra Chowdary |
Husband | Veerendra Chowdary |
Marriage date | November 2017 |
Marriage Place | Tirupathi |
Children | N/A |

Namita Physical Stats
Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Brown |
Namita Favourite
Favourite Actor | R. Sarathkumar, Vijayakanth |
Favourite Actress | Jyothika, Tabu, Nandita Das |
Favourite Singer | Enrique Iglesias |
Favourite Writer | Sidney Sheldon |
Favourite Cuisine | Italian & Chinese |
Favourite Color | Red, White |
Favourite Sport | Badminton |
Favourite Destination | India |
Namita Education
School | Not Known |
Collage | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Literature |
Namita Net Worth
Net Worth | N/A |
Salary | N/A |
Income Source | N/A |
Car Collection | N/A |

Some Unknown facts about Namita
- Does Namitha smoke?: Not Known
- Does Namitha drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Once she was kidnapped by her fan on 26th October 2010.
- She is a black belter in Karate.
- In 2001, she participated in the Miss India pageant and became the fourth runner-up.
- She is a promoter of GadgetGuru.
- She is a big fan of pop singer Enrique Iglesias