Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in

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, and

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language films. Her notable work includes '' Tholi Prema'' (1998), ''

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'' (2001) and '' Arjun'' (2004). She has received a

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for her performance in the film ''Arjun'' (2004).

Early life

Keerthi Reddy was born to an interior designer and dress designer mother. Her grandfather is Keshpally Ganga Reddy, Ex-Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in

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. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in

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near Kanakapura, Bengaluru. She was trained in

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for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended

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for higher education.

Career

In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film début in a comedy thriller ''

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'', opposite

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directed by

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. In 1998 Keerthi was cast as female lead in '' Tholi Prema'' opposite

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which was a blockbuster. In 2000 Keerthi Reddy made her

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début in ''

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'' opposite

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. Her next film ''

'' featured her as Isha Nair opposite the debutant

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. Her role was a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal ( Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (

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). In 2002 Keerthi had a supporting role in ''

Badhaai Ho Badhaai ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Anil Kapoor, Keerthi Reddy and Shilpa Shetty. The film is the Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil movie ''Poove Unakkaga''. Plot The D'Souza and the Chaddha fa ...

'' opposite

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. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films. In 2002 Keerthi Reddy acted in '' Super Star'', her only

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film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film '' Arjun'' starring

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for which she received her only award, a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.

Personal life

Keerthi married actor

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's nephew and the grandson of

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in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and settled in

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. The couple has two children.

Filmography

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