Kavya Shetty

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Kavya Shetty
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Shetty at Aadyaa Foundation inauguration
Born
Kavya M Shetty

Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress, model
Years active2011–present
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]

Kavya Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Kannada films. She made her acting, debut in 2013 through the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style directed by Preetham Gubbi.[2]

Early life and education[]

Shetty was born Mangalore, Karnataka.[3][4] After doing her schooling in Mangalore, she graduated in Computer Science Engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte.

Career[]

While in college, Shetty did a few modelling assignments following appearances in several television commercials. She later moved to Bangalore and took part in 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant,[3] winning the 'Miss Photogenic' title.[5] She was also a finalist at the Ford Super Model of the World – India contest held at New Delhi in 2011.[6][7] She was noticed by fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and subsequently walked the ramp for several designers, most notably at the 'Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week' in 2011 and 2012 and Chennai International Fashion Week 2011.[8]

She also worked as a commercial model and appeared in several print and television advertisements.[3] A few of her most notable endorsements in print are for Reliance Jewels, Malabar Gold, VBJ, Palam Silks, Psr and Club Mahindra. Her television advertisements include those for Clinic Plus, Toyota Altis, Santoor and TVS Victor.

In 2012, Shetty entered the Indian film industry. She first signed to Shivani, a bilingual horror flick, made in Telugu and Tamil,[9] in which she played a journalist.[4] However, the delay of this film meant that Shetty's maiden release was the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style (2013) by Preetham Gubbi.[5] While the film received mixed reviews, critics noted that Shetty had "given [a] lively performance" [10] and "show[n] tremendous promise".[11] Her future releases include the semi-period Kannada film Vijayaaditya.[3] She has also been cast as one of the female leads in A. L. Vijay's next Tamil film, which according to Shetty is a "fun-filled" romantic drama set against a college backdrop.[12]

Her fame increased in industry from the success of Ishtakamya, directed by well known filmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.[13] She signed three movies scheduled to release in 2017: Smile Please,[14] starring Gurunandan, MMM',[15] with Aru Gowda; and Silicon City,[16] with Srinagar Kitty.

The year 2020 and 2021 saw Kavya in movies of both Kannada and Telugu language.[17] Kavya set her feet on the sets of Ravichandran's upcoming movie Ravi Bopanna[18] as a lead female, while she was seen in the title track of Yuvarathna[19] starring Puneeth Rajkumar.

Kavya is seen in her upcoming Telugu movie Gurthunda Seethakalam with Satyadev and Tamannaah, Directed by Nagashekar.[17] One of the other major project is Yogi-starrer Lanke where she is sharing screens with Sanchari Vijay, Krishi Thapanda[20] Kavya is working on her next project with Jayaram Karthik titled Kaada.[21] The movie is set to release early next year. Her other upcoming projects are Sold[22] which is ready for release and 6C[23] for which the shooting is yet to commence.

Shetty launched her exclusive clothing and jewellery brand, Kassh [24] in June 2019. Niharika Vivek and Poornima Shetty are her co-partners. In a short span since the launch, the jewellery collection and clothing line has created a niche for itself in the market and is already in demand.

Aadyaa Foundation believes that education is the fundamental right of every child. Shetty is actively connected with the Aadyaa Foundation and she enjoys spending time with the kids and providing them with food on the weekends.[25][26]

Filmography[]

  • All films in Kannada; otherwise language is noted
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Radha Debut Kannada film [2]
2014 Shivani Mitra Debut Tamil film
2015 Idhu Enna Maayam Pallavi
2016 Ishtakamya Aditi
Zoom Sheela
2017 Smile Please Manasa
Siliconn City Prerana
2018 3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second Sharmila
Samhaara Janaki
2021 Yuvarathnaa Herself Special Appearance [27]
Lanke Mandara Devi [28]
2022 Gurthunda Seethakalam Amrita Debut Telugu film ; Completed [29]
[30]
[17]
Bro Daddy TBA Debut Malayalam film ; Completed [31]
Ravi Boppanna TBA Completed [32]
Kaada TBA Filming [21]
6C TBA Filming [33]
Captain TBA Tamil film, Filming [34]
Sold TBA Delayed [22]

Web Series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2021 Nimagondhu sihi sudhi TBA TBA Debut Web Series [35]

References[]

  1. ^ "KAVYA SHETTY -Profile". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sunil Nagappa in Nam Duniya Nam Style". The Times of India. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kavya Shetty to debut in Tollywood - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty sets her eyes on Tollywood - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty bags films in three languages". deccanchronicle.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ "PIX: Sexy 'Supermodel of the World' hopefuls!". rediff.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ IYER, ARUNA V. (13 April 2011). "Chennai Fashion Week is back". thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Kavya Shetty on a signing spree - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Nam Duniya Nam Style Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Sify Movies - Review listing". sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Kavya Shetty Thrilled About A L Vijay's Film". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ^ "IndiaGlitz - Kavya Shetty going great - Kannada Movie News". indiaglitz.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Much-needed stardom beckons Kavya Shetty - Bangalore Mirror -". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  15. ^ "3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Seconds Movie - Aru Gowda, Kavya Shetty - Dir: Madhusudhan". sandalwoodking.rocks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Kavya Shetty in Kannada remake of Metro - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Nagshekar to direct the Telugu remake of Love Mocktail - Times of India". The Times of India.
  18. ^ "I'm thrilled to act and also work under Ravichandran's direction: Kavya Shetty - the New Indian Express".
  19. ^ "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa - Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. ^ "Yogi-starrer Lanke is a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana - Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. ^ a b "J Karthik and Kavya Shetty to now shoot dark thriller Kaada in the interiors of Karnataka - Times of India". The Times of India.
  22. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty is a journo in her next - Times of India". The Times of India.
  23. ^ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller - Times of India". The Times of India.
  24. ^ 100010509524078 (8 June 2019). "Actress Kavya Shetty to launch her clothing and jewellery line". dtNext.in. Retrieved 23 October 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "Letting her hair down". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  26. ^ SM, Shashiprasad (24 January 2018). "Mangaluru cheluve in Ooru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa - Times of India". The Times of India.
  28. ^ "Ramayana gets a modern twist in Lanke - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  29. ^ "I forgot to romance in recent times: Tamannaah at 'Gurthunda Seethakalam' press meet - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  30. ^ "It's a promising 2021 for actress Kavya Shetty". Times of India. 26 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Kavya Shetty bags Prithviraj's Bro Daddy as her Malayalam debut - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Ravi Bopanna - Official Trailer | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  33. ^ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller - Times of India". The Times of India.
  34. ^ "Captain is a title that is relatable to audiences across the globe: Shakti Soundar Rajan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Kavya Shetty's new project is about male pregnancy - Times of India". The Times of India.

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