Krithi Shetty

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Born
Krithi Shetty

(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2021 – present

Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) [1] is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film Uppena (2021). She established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema. [2]

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Early life

Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mumbai, [3] to a Tuluva family [4] hailing from Mangalore, Karnataka. [5] [6] Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a fashion designer. [3] [7]

She was brought up in Mumbai as of February 2021. [8] [9] During her academic career, she worked in commercials. [6]

Career

Following a brief appearance in the Hindi film Super 30, [10] Shetty made her debut in a lead role, aged 17, with the Telugu film Uppena [11] directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office, collecting over ₹ 100 crore (US$13 million). [12] Reviewing her performance, The Times of India 's Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote: "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part. [13]

In 2021, she appeared in the Telugu film Shyam Singha Roy opposite Nani. [14] In 2022, she appeared opposite Ram Pothineni in the bilingual film The Warriorr directed by N. Lingusamy. [15] Shetty only shot her portions in Telugu. [16] The film received negative reviews from critics and was a huge commercial failure. [17] Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film Macherla Niyojakavargam , directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy. [18]

As of 2022, she had appeared in Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti and co-starring Sudheer Babu. [19] [20] She made her Tamil-language debut with Venkat Prabhu's bilingual Custody (2023) starring Naga Chaitanya. [21]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2019 Super 30 Excellence student Hindi [10]
2021 Uppena Sangeetha "Bebamma" Telugu Debut as lead actress [22]
Shyam Singha Roy Keerthi [14]
2022 Bangarraju Naga Lakshmi [23]
The Warriorr "Whistle" MahalakshmiTeluguBilingual film [24]
Tamil
Macherla Niyojakavargam SwathiTelugu [18]
Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali Dr. Alekhya & Akhila [20]
2023 Custody RevathiTeluguBilingual film [25]
Tamil
2024Ajayante Randam Moshanam†Lekshmi Malayalam Filming [26]
Vaa Vaathiyaare †TBATamilPost-production [28]
Love Insurance Corporation †TBATamilFilming [29]
Genie †TBATamilFilming [30]
Manamey†TBATeluguFilming [31]

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Uppena Won [32]
Best Actress – Telugu Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Won [33]

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References

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