Srinidhi Shetty | |
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Education | Jain University, Bangalore |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Title | Miss Supranational 2016 |
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress and model. She is the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. [1] She is the second Indian representative to have won this title. [2] Shetty has a SIIMA Award in addition to a nomination at Filmfare Awards South. As an actress, Shetty has played the leading lady in the top-grossing Kannada action films K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), and won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for the latter. [3]
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on 21 October 1992, [4] in a Mangalorean family of Tuluvas belonging to the Bunt. [5] Her father Ramesh Shetty is from the town of Mulki, and her mother Kushala is from Thalipady Guthu, Kinnigoli. [6]
She was educated at Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School, followed by a pre-university course at St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Jain University, Bangalore, and graduated with distinction. [7]
In 2012, Shetty competed in the Clean & Clear-sponsored Fresh Face contest, where she was among the top two finalists. [8] Later, she participated in Manappuram Miss South India in 2015 and won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile, [9] and later participated in Manappuram Miss Queen of India where she was crowned as the 1st runner up and also named Miss Congeniality. [10] She also worked as a model while employed at Accenture. [11]
In 2016, Shetty participated in the 2016 Miss Diva pageant, where she was selected as a finalist and won the Miss Supranational India 2016 title. [12] [13] She also won three subtitles for her smile, body and her photogenic face. She went on to represent India at Miss Supranational 2016. [14] On 2 December 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016 by her predecessor Stephania Stegman of Paraguay in Municipal Sports and Recreation Center, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016 in the pageant. [15] During her reign as Miss Supranational 2016, Shetty traveled to United Arab Emirates, [16] France, [17] Japan, [18] Singapore, [19] Thailand, [20] Slovakia and numerous trips around Poland and India. [21] [22]
Shetty made her acting debut with the 2018 Kannada period action film, K.G.F: Chapter 1 opposite Yash. [23] It was directed by Prashanth Neel. She portrayed a head strong girl, Reena Desai. [24] The film was a box office success, grossing ₹250 crore. [25] In 2022, she reprised her role of Reena in the film's sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2 . [26] [27] With earnings of ₹1,200–1,250 crore globally, it is the second highest grossing Indian film of 2022 and fourth highest-grossing Indian film. [28] [29] The same year, she made her Tamil debut with action thriller film Cobra alongside Vikram. [30] The film was a box-office bomb collecting ₹59 crore. [31] Shetty portrayed Bhavana Menon, a criminology professor. [32]
In the Bangalore Times' 30 Most Desirable Women list, Shetty was placed 4th in 2019 and 5th in 2020. [33] [34] She is one of the most followed Kannada actress on Instagram. [35]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Reena Desai | Kannada | [36] | |
2022 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | [37] | |||
Cobra | Bhavana Menon | Tamil | [38] | ||
2024 | Telusu Kada † | TBA | Telugu | Filming | [39] |
Kichcha47 † | TBA | Kannada | Filming | [40] |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Nominated | [41] |
66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut – South | Nominated | [42] | ||
2023 | 11th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Won | [43] |
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