Sanchita Shetty
Sanchita Shetty | |
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 Shetty 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South | |
| Born | Sanchita Shetty April 7, 1989 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Sanchita Shetty is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[2][3] She appeared in supporting roles at the beginning of her career. She got her first breakthrough after starring in female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[4]
Film career[]
Early Career (2006-2013)[]
She made her first film appearance in the Kannada hit film Mungaru Male as a friend to the film's female lead (Pooja Gandhi).[5] In the next three years, she appeared in supporting roles in three Kannada films. She also appeared in a film titled Gaganachukki, which never released.[5] She left the Kannada industry to work in Tamil and she was not willing to do anymore second lead roles. In 2012, she signed her first leading role in Kollaikaran.[6]
Shetty has played female lead character in Nalan Kumarasamy's black comedy Soodhu Kavvum which was a critical and commercial success, collecting over ₹50 crore (US$6.6 million)[7] and it is to be considered biggest success in her career.[8] She played an imaginary character in the film, which was received well. Sify wrote, "Sanchita Shetty as his (Vijay Sethupathy) girlfriend is smashing and delivers some one-liners with perfect lip sync".[9] The film went on to be remade in several other Indian languages and Shetty expressed interest in reprising the role in its remakes as well.[10]
Recognition and success (2016-present)[]
In 2016, she signed a Kannada film after five years, Badmaash directed by Akash Srivatsa, which will see her playing a Radio Jockey.[11]
Filmography[]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mungaru Male | Nandini's friend | Kannada | Kannada debut[12] |
| 2007 | Milana | Raghu's lover | Kannada | |
| 2009 | Uda | Kannada | ||
| 2009 | Bhaya.com | Vini | Kannada | |
| 2010 | Azhukkan Azhagakiran | Reema | Tamil | Tamil debut |
| 2010 | Thillalangadi | Ammu | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Orange | Soni | Telugu | Telugu debut |
| 2012 | Kollaikaran | Krishnaveni | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Shalu | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Pizza II: Villa | Aarthi | Tamil | |
| 2016 | Badmaash | Priya | Kannada | |
| 2017 | Ennodu Vilayadu | Inba | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Rum | Riya | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Enkitta Mothathe | Maragadham | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala | Ramya | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Johnny | Ramya | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Devadas Brothers | Tamil | ||
| 2021 | Vinodhaya Sitham | Veena | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Pallu Padama Paathuka |
Tamil | Post-Production | |
| 2021 | Bagheera |
Tamil | Filming[13][14] | |
| 2021 | Azhagiye Kanne |
Tamil | Filming[15] | |
| TBA | Party |
Adhithi | Tamil | Delayed |
References[]
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/sanchita-shetty
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-21/news-interviews/28139580_1_kannada-films-tamil-film-bigger-role
- ^ "Tamil Movies – New Tamil Movies – New Tamil Movies,Tamil News,Tamil movies".
- ^ "'I don't believe in godfathers' - Bangalore Mirror -".
- ^ a b "The story makes a star: Sanchita Shetty".
- ^ "I'm afraid of the dark: Sanchita Shetty - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/039chennai-express039-director-to-remake-039soodhu-kavvum039-in-hindi-513342
- ^ "Performance is the key". 11 December 2013 – via The Hindu.
- ^ "Sify Movies - Review listing". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Keen to do 'Soodhu Kavvum' in other languages: Sanchita". 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Sanchita Shetty makes a comeback to Sandalwood - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "The story makes a star: Sanchita Shetty".
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/it-was-a-conscious-effort-to-move-away-from-being-stereotyped-says-adhik/articleshow/81213111.cms
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/photos-sakshi-aggarwal-completes-dubbing-for-her-portions-in-prabhudhevas-bagheera-film-inches-towards-completion/articleshow/81567692.cms
- ^ https://www.spotboye.com/south/tamil/azhagiya-kanne-pallu-padama-paathuka-fame-sanchita-shetty-to-be-the-female-lead-of-a-woman-centric-drama/602e140742f05443daf4e2e0
External links[]
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses from Mangalore
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Living people
- Indian film actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- 1989 births