Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the

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pageant. Shetty was crowned as Miss Diva Supranational 2016 at the Miss Diva 2016 pageant and later represented India at

, which she won. She is the second Indian representative to have won this title. Shetty made her acting debut with the

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film ''K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018).

Early life and education

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on 21 October 1992, in a

Mangalorean Mangaloreans ( Tulu: ''Kudladaklu''; Kannada: ''Mangaloorinavaruu''; Konkani: ''Kodialkar''; Beary: ''Maikaltanga''; Urdu: ''Kaudalvale'') are a collection of diverse ethnic groups that hail from the historical locales of South Canara ( Tulun ...

family of

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s belonging to the Bunt. Her father Ramesh Shetty is from the town of Mulki, and her mother Kushala is from Thalipady Guthu,

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. 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

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degree from Jain University,

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, and graduated with distinction.

Pageantry

In 2012, Srinidhi competed in the

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-sponsored Fresh Face contest, where she was among the top two finalists. Later, she participated in Manappuram Miss South India in 2015 and won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile, and later participated in Manappuram Miss Queen of India where she was crowned as the 1st runner up and also named Miss Congeniality. She also worked as a model while employed at Accenture. Srinidhi Shetty (cropped)

In 2016, she participated in the 2016 Miss Diva pageant, where she was selected as a finalist and won the Miss Supranational India 2016 title. She also won three subtitles for her smile, body and her photogenic face. She went on to represent India at

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2016. On 2 December 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016 by her predecessor Stephania Stegman of

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in Municipal Sports and Recreation Center,

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. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016 in the pageant. During her reign as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi traveled to

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, Japan,

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and numerous trips around

and

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Acting career

Shetty made her acting debut with the 2018

period action film, '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' opposite Yash. It was directed by

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. She portrayed a head strong girl, Reena Desai. The performances of every actor was praised. The film was a box office success, grossing ₹250 crore. In 2022, she reprised her role of Reena in the film's

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, '' K.G.F: Chapter 2''. Shetty's character became widely recognised, while the film received positive review. With earnings of ₹1,200–1,250 crore globally, it is the highest grossing Indian film of 2022 and third highest-grossing Indian film. The same year, she made her

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debut with action thriller film '' Cobra'' alongside Vikram. The film was a

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collecting ₹40 crore. Shetty portrayed Bhavana Menon, a criminology professor, ''

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'' said her character was "insignificant".

Filmography

Films

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Srinidhi Ramesh Living people Tulu people Female models from Karnataka Indian beauty pageant winners 1992 births Miss Supranational winners Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses Actresses from Mangalore