Anushka Shetty
TrendingAlso known as: Sweety Shetty
Who is Anushka Shetty?
Anushka Shetty is a actress from India (age 45).
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Anushka Shetty
- Born
- November 7, 1981
- Birthplace
- Mangaluru
- Age
- 45 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Scorpio
- Height
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- Weight
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
- Religion
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- Ethnicity
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- Eye Color
- Brown
- Hair Color
- Black
- Profession
- Actress, Model
- Net Worth
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- Education
- Mount Carmel College, Bangalore; Bachelor of Computer Applications; Bangalore University
- Spouse
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- Children
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Biography
Anushka Shetty is 45 years old, an actress, from India.
Sweety Shetty, 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.
Career & Filmography
Known For
Movies(31)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy |
| 2018 | Bhagmati |
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya |
| 2017 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| 2015 | Well, If You Know Me |
| 2015 | Rudhramadevi |
| 2015 | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| 2014 | Lingaa |
| 2013 | Irandam Ulagam |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Won |
Physical Appearance
Interesting Facts
- Shetty was born as Sweety Shetty on 7 November 1981 in Mangalore, Karnataka.
- She is an ethnic Tuluva hailing from a Tulu-speaking Bunt family from Bellipady village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
- Vittal Shetty and she has two elder brothers, Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty.
- Shetty received her Bachelor of Computer Applications from Mount Carmel College in Bangalore.
- She was also a yoga instructor, trained under Bharat Thakur.
- While filming her debut film Super, the director Puri Jagannadh and producer Nagarjuna were keen for Shetty to have a screen name as they felt her real name Sweety may not be appealing to the audience.
- While mulling over different names, they came across Anushka Manchanda who was singing one of the songs in the film.
- They liked her first name and decided to adopt Anushka as the screen name for Shetty's film career.
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Filmography
31 works
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