Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in

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films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film ''

Uppena ''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside V ...

'' (2021).. She Has Won One

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and One

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Award.

Early life

Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in

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, in a Tulu family hailing from

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. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a fashion designer. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. She was brought up in Mumbai and , she was studying psychology. During her academics, she worked in commercial ads. Shetty can speak her mother tongue Tulu,

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and English. She has learnt to speak

and is learning

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for her film career.

Career

Following a brief appearance in the

film ''Super 30'', Shetty made her debut in a lead role at age of 17, with the

film ''

'' directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by

Mythri Movie Makers Mythri Movie Makers Pvt. Ltd is an Indian film production company established by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and Mohan Cherukuri, in 2015. It mainly produces and distributes Telugu films. Notable films produced by the company include '' ...

and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office by collecting over . Reviewing her performance, ''

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'' Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote: "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part. In 2021, she appeared in the Telugu film ''

Shyam Singha Roy ''Shyam Singha Roy'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language supernatural period romantic drama film directed by Rahul Sankrityan. The film stars Nani in a dual role with Sai Pallavi playing a prominent female lead role. This film Partly set in th ...

'' opposite Nani. In 2022, she appeared opposite Ram Pothineni in bilingual film ''

The Warriorr ''The Warriorr'' is a 2022 Indian action film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by Srinivasa Silver Screen. It is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages. The film stars Ram Pothineni, Aadhi Pinisetty, Krithi Shetty, Akshara Gowd ...

'' directed by

N. Lingusamy Nammalvar Lingusamy, (born 14 November 1967), is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. Lingusamy made his directorial debut with ''Aanandham'' in 2001 and followed by '' Run'' (2002), '' S ...

. The film received negative reviews from critics and was huge commercial failure. Her next release in the same year was Telugu film ''

Macherla Niyojakavargam ''Macherla Niyojakavargam'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by editor M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Nithiin's family, under Sreshth Movies. The film stars Nithin, Krit ...

'', directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy. As of 2022, she is shooting for the upcoming film ''

Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali ''Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti and produced by Benchmark Studios and Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Sudheer Babu and Krithi Sh ...

'' directed by

Mohana Krishna Indraganti Mohana Krishna Indraganti is an Indian director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. His debut directorial venture ''Grahanam'' (2005) fetched him eleven awards including the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director ...

, co-starring Sudheer Babu.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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