Srinidhi Shetty

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Srinidhi Shetty
Srinidhi Shetty at the 'KGF' Press Meet In Chennai (cropped).jpg
Shetty in 2018
Born (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 32)
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Education Jain University, Bangalore
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2016–present
Title Miss Supranational 2016

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress , model and beauty pageant title holder, who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu films. She is the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. [1] She is the second Indian to have won this title. [2] Shetty made her acting debut with the Kannada action duology KGF (2018–2022), winning the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for the sequel. [3]

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Early life and education

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]

Pageantry

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]

Shetty in 2016, at her homecoming after winning the crown Srinidhi Shetty (cropped).jpg
Shetty in 2016, at her homecoming after winning the crown

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]

Acting career

Shetty made her acting debut with the 2018 Kannada period action film, KGF: 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, KGF: 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]

Media image

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]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Reena Desai Kannada [36]
2022 KGF: Chapter 2 [37]
Cobra Bhavana Menon Tamil [38]
2025 Telusu Kada †TBA Telugu Filming [39]
HIT: The Third Case †MrudulaTeluguFilming [40]
TBAKichcha 47 †TBAKannadaFilming [41]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Kannada KGF: Chapter 1 Nominated [42]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Nominated [43]
2023 11th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada KGF: Chapter 2 Won [44]

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