She started her career as a model in 2015, doing print shoots and advertisements
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Shivani made her television debut in 2016 with the Vijay TV series Pagal Nilavu, where she played the role of Sneha. Initially a supporting character, Sneha became a lead role due to positive audience reception.
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She appeared as a guest in Saravanan Meenatchi Season 3 and participated in the dance reality show Jodi Number One Fun Unlimited (2018), finishing as the third runner-up
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Shivani participated in the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil and was evicted on day 98
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Shivani transitioned to films with roles in Vikram (2022), Veetla Vishesham (2022), DSP (2022), and Naai Sekar Returns (2022). She played the lead role in the film Bumper (2023)
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She won the Best Debut Female Award at the 3rd Annual Vijay Television Awards in 2017 for Pagal Nilavu
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In 2018, she won the Best and Favourite Budding Pair award with Mohammed Azeem and Favourite Find of the Year at the 4th Annual Vijay Television Awards for the same show