Anushka Shetty is an Indian movie actress and model, who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut with the Telugu movie “Super,” directed by Puri Jagannadh in 2005. Then she made her Tamil debut with the movie titled “Rendu,” directed by Sundar C in 2006. She has received several awards that include three CineMAA Awards, a Nandi Award, TN State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards from eight nominations. Check out below for Anushka Shetty Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies List, Family, Images and more.
Anushka Shetty Early Life and Career
Anushka Shetty was born on 7 November 1981 in Puttur, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Anushka Shetty family is now residing in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Her father name is A.N. Vittal Shetty and her mother name is Prafulla Shetty. She has two brothers named Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty, who is a cosmetic surgeon. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and finished her graduation in Bachelor of Computer Applications at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Before entering into the film industry she was a yoga instructor and she was trained under Bharat Thakur.
Anushka Shetty started her acting career in the year 2005 with the Telugu movie “Super,” directed by Puri Jagannadh. In that movie, she acted with Akkineni Nagarjuna and Ayesha Takia. In the same year, she starred in her next movie titled “Maha Nandi,” along with Srihari and Sumanth. In the year 2006, she acted in four movies, a movie was S. S. Rajamouli‘s “Vikramarkudu” with Ravi Teja, and another movie Astram, which is a remake of Hindi movie Sarfarosh. In that year she made her Tamil debut with the Sundar C’s movie “Rendu” along with R. Madhavan. Then in the Megastar Chiranjeevi movie “Stalin” she made a special appearance and the movie was directed by A. R. Murugadoss. In 2007, she starred in the box office hit movie “Lakshyam” and also featured in the Raghava Lawrence‘s movie “Don.”
In 2008, she starred in six movies that include “Okka Magaadu” with Nandamuri Balakrishna, “Baladur” with Ravi Teja, “Souryam” with Gopichand and more. In the year 2009, she acted in the blockbuster movie “Arundhati.” For this movie, she grabbed several awards like Nandi Special Jury Award and Filmfare Best Actress Award. In the same year, she starred in remake movie “Billa” with Ajith Kumar and she also acted in the second Tamil feature film “Vettaikkaran” with actor Vijay. In 2010, she acted as a prostitute in the movie titled “Vedam” with Allu Arjun. For her performance in the movie, she grabbed Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In the same year, Anushka Shetty featured in a Tamil police story titled “Singam” with Suriya.
In 2011, she acted in the A. L. Vijay‘s family movie “Deiva Thirumagal” with Vikram and for this movie she grabbed the Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine. Later she also acted with Akkineni Nagarjuna in a fantasy movie “Dhamarukam.” In the year 2013, she acted in the Selvaraghavan‘s fantasy adventure movie “Irandam Ulagam,” with Arya. In 2014, she also acted with Super Star Rajinikanth in the movie “Lingaa,” directed by K. S. Ravikumar. In 2015, she acted in S.S.Rajamouli blockbuster movie Baahubali: The Beginning in 2015 and Baahubali: The Conclusion in 2017 with Prabhas, Tamannaah, Rana Daggubati and more. Then she acted in the notable movies like Yennai Arindhaal, Rudhramadevi, Si3, Om Namo Venkatesaya Shetty, and more.
Anushka Shetty Biography
Name | Anushka Shetty |
Real Name | Sweety Shetty |
Nickname | Anushka |
Profession | Indian film actress |
Date of Birth | 7 November 1981 |
Age | 37 (As of October 2018) |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Father Name | A.N. Vittal Shetty |
Mother Name | Prafulla Shetty |
Siblings | Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Computer Applications |
School | Yet to be updated |
College | Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru |
Hobbies | Singing, Watching Movies, Traveling, Photography |
Hometown | Puttur, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Married | No |
Husband Name | NA |
Affairs/Boyfriends | NA |
Children | None |
Current City | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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Anushka Shetty Movies list
Anushka Shetty Awards
Year | Category | Award | Film | Result |
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2005 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Super | Nominated |
2009 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Arundhati | Won |
Nandi Special Jury Award | Nandi Awards | Won | ||
CineMAA Award for Best Actress | CineMAA Awards | Won | ||
Ugadi Award for Best Actress | Gemini Ugadi Awards | Won | ||
Santosham Best Actress Award | Santosham Film Awards | Won | ||
South Scope Cine Award for Best Actress | South Scope Cine Awards | Won | ||
Vamsee film Award for Best Actress | Vamsee Film Awards | Won | ||
Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine | Vijay Awards | Vettaikaran | Won | |
2010 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Vedham | Won |
CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) | CineMAA Awards | Won | ||
Santosham Best Actress Award | Santosham Film Awards | Won | ||
Vamsee Film Award for Best Actress | Vamsee Film Awards | Won | ||
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Nagavalli | Nominated | |
Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine | Vijay Awards | Singam | Nominated | |
Edison Award for Best Actress | Edison Awards | Singam | Nominated | |
2011 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | Filmfare Awards South | Deivathirumagal | Nominated |
SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil | South Indian International Movie Awards | Nominated | ||
Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine | Vijay Awards | Won | ||
Vijay Award for Best Actress | Vijay Awards | Nominated | ||
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize | Tamil Nadu State Film Award | Won | ||
Jaya Award for Best Actress | Jaya Awards | Won | ||
ITFA Best Actress Award | International Tamil Film Awards | Vaanam | Nominated | |
Edison Award for Best Actress | Edison Awards | Nominated | ||
2012 | Edison Award for Best Actress | Edison Awards | Thaandavam | Nominated |
Best Heroine Award | T. Subbarami Reddy’s Lalitha Kala Parishath -Tv9 Awards | Dhamarukam | Won | |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Nominated | ||
Best Actor – Female | Hyderabad Times Film Awards | Won | ||
2013 | Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine | Vijay Awards | Singam II | Nominated |
Vijay Award for Best Actress | Vijay Awards | Irandaam Ulagam | Nominated | |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Mirchi | Nominated | |
2015 | Ugadi Award for Best Actress | Ugadi Awards 2016 | Rudhramadevi | Won |
Best actress | Apsara Awards 2016 | Won | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Apsara Awards 2016 | Won | ||
CineMAA Award for Best Actress | CineMAA Awards | Won | ||
Best Actress | Bharatamuni Awards | Won | ||
Best Actress – Critics Choice | SIIMA (South Indian International Movie Awards) 2016 | Won | ||
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards South | Won | ||
Santosham Best Actress Award | Santosham Film Awards | Won | ||
2016 | IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress- Telugu | IIFA Utsavam Award | Nominated | |
IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Size Zero | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Nandi Awards | Won | ||
2017 | Best Actress | Cinegoers Association Award | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Won |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Filmfare Awards | Nominated | ||
Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine | Vijay Awards | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Zee Telugu Awards | Nominated | ||
Best Actress Lead role | Behindwoods Gold Medals | Won | ||
2017 | Edison Award for Best Actress | Edison Awards | Nominated |
Anushka Shetty other Awards and Honors
Year | Category | Award/rank |
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2011 | Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu State Government | Won |
TSR Lalitha Kala Parishath Award | Won | |
2012 | Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2012 – Kannada | #1 |
Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2012 – Telugu | #3 | |
Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2012 – Tamil | #5 | |
India’s top 50 most desired women of 2012. | #45 | |
2013 | Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2013-Kannada | #1 |
Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman 2013-Tami | #1 | |
2015 | Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2015 | #1 |
Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2015 – Tamil | #4 | |
2016 | Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2016 -Telugu | #1 |
Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2016 – Tamil | #1 |