Krithi Krishna Shetty famously known as Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003)[1] is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She is the most promising young talented heroine and has a cult following among the youth of South India. She is also popularly known as Junior Anushka Shetty due to her resemblance with Anushka Shetty. After playing a small role in Super 30 (2019), she had her first leading role in Uppena (2021) and went on to do many commercially successful films.[2] Shetty is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a SIIMA Award. She is the only heroine in India to score two 100 crore grossing debut films (Uppena and Ajayante Randam Moshanam) in two film Industries Telugu and Malayalam with Debut Directors.
Krithi Shetty | |
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Born | Krithi Krishna Shetty 21 September 2003 |
Education | Masters in Psychology |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2019–present |
Early life
editKrithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mangalore, Karnataka,[3] to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family.[4][5][6] Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a fashion designer.[3][7] She was brought up in Mumbai.[citation needed] During her academic career, she worked in commercials. Krithi can speak Telugu, Hindi, English, Marathi, Tulu, Tamil and Kannada effortlessly.[6]
Career
editFollowing a brief appearance in the Hindi film Super 30,[8] Shetty made her debut in a lead role, aged 17, with the Telugu film Uppena[9] directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office, collecting over ₹100 crore (US$12 million).[10] The Times of India's Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote, "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part.[11]
Later that year, she appeared in the Telugu film Shyam Singha Roy opposite Nani.[12] Shyam Singha Roy received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success grossing over ₹60 crore at the box office.[13] She next starred in Bangarraju opposite Naga Chaitanya. Bangarraju emerged as a successful film and grossed over ₹66 crore.[14] This was followed by a series of commercial failures in the latter half of 2022 and 2023 with her next film The Warriorr, directed by N.Lingusamy where she appeared opposite Ram Pothineni received negative reviews from critics and became a commercial failure.[15] Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film Macherla Niyojakavargam, directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy[16] opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office.[17]
Her last release of 2022 was Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali which was directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti where she co-starred with Sudheer Babu,[18][19] opened to mixed reviews and became a commercial failure at the box office.[20] She then made her Tamil-language debut in 2023 with Venkat Prabhu's bilingual Custody (2023) co-starring Naga Chaitanya.[21] Custody opened to mixed reviews and did not do well at the box office.[22]
In 2024, she starred in Manamey alongside Sharwanand and although the film opened to mixed reviews, it became a commercial success at the box office.[23]
Filmography
edit† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Super 30 | Excellence student | Hindi | [8] | |
2021 | Uppena | Sangeetha "Bebamma" | Telugu | Debut as Female Lead | [24] |
Shyam Singha Roy | Keerthi | Telugu | [12] | ||
2022 | Bangarraju | Naga Lakshmi | Telugu | [25] | |
The Warriorr | "Whistle" Mahalakshmi | Telugu | Bilingual film | [26] | |
Tamil | |||||
Macherla Niyojakavargam | Swathi | Telugu | [16] | ||
Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali | Dr. Alekhya & Akhila | Dual Role | [19] | ||
2023 | Custody | Revathi | Telugu | Bilingual film | [27] |
Tamil | |||||
2024 | Manamey | Subhadra | Telugu | [28] | |
ARM | Lakshmi | Malayalam | Malayalam Debut | [29] | |
Vaa Vaathiyaar † | TBA | Tamil | Post-production | [30] | |
Love Insurance Kompany † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [31] | |
Genie † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [32] |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut – South | Uppena | Won | [33] |
Best Actress – Telugu | Nominated | ||||
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Telugu | Won | [34] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Krithi Shetty Birthday Special: Unseen Photos of the 'Uppena' actress". The Times of India. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "'Uppena' mints Rs 70 crore in first week: Vaishnav Tej and Vijay Sethupathi starrer is unstoppable". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Krithi Shetty: నాకూ ఫ్యాన్స్ ఉంటారని ఊహించలేదు" [Krithi Shetty: I did not expect to have fans]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Krithi Shetty exclusive Interview about Bangarraju Movie | GreatAndhra (in Telugu). Great Andhra. 11 January 2022. Event occurs at 20:05. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Mangalore belle Krithi Shetty to debut opposite Panja Vaisshnav Tej in 'Uppena'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b "అభిమానుల్ని ఊహించలేదు! కృతి శెట్టి" [Did not expect fans! Krithi Shetty]. Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022. Cite error: The named reference "aj" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Alitho Saradaga | Krithi Shetty, Kalyan Krishna | 17 January 2022 | Full Episode | ETV Telugu (in Telugu). ETV (Telugu). 17 January 2022. Event occurs at 38:50. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Krithi Shetty: ఉప్పెనలో నటించకముందు హృతిక్ రోషన్ మూవీలో కనిపించిన కృతి.. ఏ సినిమానో తెలుసా". News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "'Uppena' fame Krithi Shetty is a big fan of this Mega hero!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Panja Vaishnav Tej, Kriti Shetty, Vijay Sethupathi starrer Uppena world television premiere gets record TRP of 18.5". Bollywood Hungama. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita (12 February 2021). "Uppena Movie Review : A predictable tale that's executed well". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Nani plays Vasu in Shyam Singha Roy, film to release in December. See poster". India Today. 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ T2BLive.Com (21 January 2022). "Shyam Singha Roy Total Collections". T2BLive. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Year Ender 2022: RRR సహా 2022లో టాలీవుడ్ బాక్సాఫీస్ దగ్గర హిట్టైన చిత్రాలు ఇవే." News18 తెలుగు (in Telugu). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "'The Warrior' Day 5 box office collection: Here is how much Ram Pothineni and Krithi Shetty's bilingual action drama mints over the first weekend". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Nithiin and Krithi Shetty begin Macherla Niyojakavargam shoot". India Today. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "'మాచర్ల నియోజకవర్గం' 5 డేస్ కలెక్షన్స్.. నితిన్ ఖాతాలో మరో ఫ్లాప్." News18 తెలుగు (in Telugu). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Sudheer Babu and Krithi Shetty set to collaborate with Mohana Krishna Indraganti for his next". The Times of India. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sudheer Babu's third film with Mohana Krishna Indraganti". The Hindu. 2 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali is a FLOP". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Krithi Shetty's character name and first look in Venkat Prabhu's 'Custody'". The Times of India. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
The young actress, who us making her straight Tamil film with 'Custody'
- ^ "కస్టడీ క్లోజింగ్ కలెక్షన్స్.. ఎంత పోయిందంటే." News18 తెలుగు (in Telugu). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ T2BLive.Com (27 June 2024). "Sharwanand Manamey Movie 20 Days Total WW Collections!". T2BLive. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mangalore belle Krithi Shetty to debut opposite Panja Vaisshnav Tej in 'Uppena'". The Times of India. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Shyam Singha Roy movie review highlights: Nani, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, Madonna Sebastian's film is an exciting ride so far". The Times of India. 24 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Ram Pothineni, Krithi Shetty's 'The Warrior' shoot wraps up. Makers share pics". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty starrer Custody shoot wraps up; Actor shares BTS video from the sets". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Krithi Shetty's look from Sharwa 35 Revealed on her Birthday". Film Companion. 21 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Ajayante Randam Moshanam: Tovino Thomas-Krithi Shetty's fantasy drama goes on floors". The Indian Express. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Krithi Shetty Bags Karthi Movie". Deccan Chronicle. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Pradeep and Krithi Shetty pair up for Vignesh Shivan's 'LIC'". The Times of India. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi's next titled Genie: Krithi Shetty, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Wamiqa Gabbi roped in for the project". The Indian Express. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Winners of 67th Filmfare award - 2022 - Telugu". Filmfare. 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "SIIMA 2022: Check full list of winners". Deccan Herald. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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