Aishani Shetty is an Indian actress and director, who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry. She made her break through the film ''

Vaastu Prakaara ''Vaastu Prakaara'' ( kn, ವಾಸ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾರ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada language satirical comedy film directed by Yogaraj Bhat starring Rakshit Shetty, Jaggesh, Aishani Shetty and Parul Yadav. The supporting cast features Ana ...

'' in (2015) for she was nominated for IIFA Utsavam Award for Best actress. She also acted in ''

Rocket A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely fr ...

'' (2015), ''

Naduve Antaravirali ''Naduve Antaravirali'' (Kannada: ನಡುವೆ ಅಂತರವಿರಲಿ) is a 2018 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by Raveen Kumaara, produced by Raveen Kumaara and G. K. Nagaraja. It co-stars Prakhyath Paramesh alongside ...

'' (2018) and ''

Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage ''Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Puttanna Kanagal, starring Srinath, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Chandrashekar, Padma Vasanthi, Rekha Rao and T. N. Seetharam. Pl ...

'' (2022).

Early life and education

Aishani Shetty is from Bangalore. She completed her schooling in

Bishop Cotton Girls' School Bishop Cotton Girls' School, or BCGS, is a private all-girls' school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The school offers academic scholarships, which aid students from lower income backgrounds to afford tuition and ...

and pursued her Under- Graduation in

Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore Jyoti Nivas College is an autonomous college institute for women, situated at Koramangala, Bangalore, India. It was established in 1966 and founded by The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. It is affiliated to Bengaluru City University. History Si ...

. Aishani has a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from

St Joseph's College, Bangalore St. Joseph's University is a private aided, Jesuit, higher educational institution run by the Karnataka Province of the Society of Jesus in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the oldest educational institution in the state of Karnataka wit ...

Career

Actress

Aishani made her break in the Kannada Film Industry with the film

directed by

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

in the year 2015. She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role

IIFA Utsavam The annual IIFA Utsavam rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The ceremony is organised by Wizcraft International, the team behind the IIFA Awards, and represents Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malay ...

for the same. She went on to act in

Rocket (film) ''Rocket'' (Kannada: ರಾಕೆಟ್) is a 2015 Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by Shiva Shashi, produced by and co-starring Sathish Ninasam, alongside Aishani Shetty in the lead roles. Achyuth Kumar, Sundar Raj, Padmaja Ra ...

opposite

Sathish Ninasam Shiva, known by his screen name Sathish Ninasam, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. Having made his film debut with ''Madesha'' (2008), Sathish appeared in small but significant roles in films like ''Manasaare'' (2009), ''Panchar ...

which was released in November 2015.

marked her debut as singer, where she rendered the female voice opposite

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

for the song 'Thannage Idvi'. Aishani took a short break from films while pursuing her master's degree. During this period she acted in Kannada romantic drama

. In 2022, she appeared in the film ''Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage''.

Director

Along with her acting career Aishani made her debut as a director with the short film 'Kaaji'. Her directorial debut was officially screened at several international film festivals in 2017 including Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Pink City International Film Festival. Kaaji won several awards including Best Film award at

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

and Best Debutant Director award Pink City International Film Festival.

Filmography

Films

As director

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Aishani 1995 births Living people Actresses from Mangalore Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian television actresses Kannada people 21st-century Indian actresses Filmfare Awards South winners