Anushka Shetty
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Anushka Shetty is an Indian actress born in 1981 who has worked in the film industry. She is known for her roles in various Indian films and has built a career as a performer in the entertainment industry.
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- 1981-11-07
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Acting · Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu (2006). After starring in a series of high-budget productions alongside leading Telugu actors, she went on to became one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses in the successive years, while receiving…
Known for
- Ghaati2025
- Bāhubali: The Epic — Devasena2025
- Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty — Anvitha Ravali Shetty2023
- Nishabdham — Sakshi2020
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu — B. Saroja Devi2019
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy — Rani Lakshmibai (uncredited)2019
- Bhaagamathie — Chanchala/Bhaagamathie2018
- Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion — Devasena2017
- Si 3 — Kavya2017
- Om Namo Venkatesaya — Krishnamma2017
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Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known professionally as Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress known for her works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. With a career spanning over two decades as a lead actress in a variety of roles, Shetty is popularly referred to as "Queen of South Indian cinema" in the media. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Shetty was honoured with Kalaimamani in 2010 by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
She made her acting debut with the 2005 Telugu film Super, which garnered her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress – Telugu nomination. The following year, she starred in S. S. Rajamouli's blockbuster hit Vikramarkudu. Her further releases Lakshyam (2007), Souryam (2008), and Chintakayala Ravi (2008) were also box office successes. In 2009, Shetty played dual roles in the Telugu dark fantasy film Arundhati, which led her to her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, and Nandi Award. The following year, Shetty's portrayal of a prostitute in the acclaimed drama Vedam won her a second consecutive Best Actress Award from Filmfare.