Kavya Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Kannada films. Shetty made her acting debut in 2013 with the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style.[2] She has since received commercial success with Ishtakamya (2016), Zoom (2016), Siliconn City (2017) and Bro Daddy (2022).[3]
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 Shetty in 2021 | |
| Born | Kavya M. Shetty Mangaluru, Karnataka, India |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Early life
editShetty was born Mangalore, Karnataka.[4][5] After doing her schooling in Mangalore, she graduated in Computer Science engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte.
Career
editWhile 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,[4] winning the 'Miss Photogenic' title.[6][7][8][9] She also worked as a commercial model and appeared in several print and television advertisements.[4]
In 2012, Shetty entered the Indian film industry. She first signed to Shivani, a bilingual horror flick, made in Telugu and Tamil,[10] in which she played a journalist.[5] However, the delay of this film meant that Shetty's maiden release was the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style (2013) by Preetham Gubbi.[6] While the film received mixed reviews, critics noted that Shetty had "given [a] lively performance" [11] and "show[n] tremendous promise".[12] Her future releases include the semi-period Kannada film Vijayaaditya.[4] 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.[13]
Shetty's career marked a turning point with the success of Ishtakamya, directed by well known filmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.[14] She had three film releases in 2017: Smile Please,[15] starring Gurunandan, MMM',[16] with Aru Gowda; and Silicon City,[17] with Srinagar Kitty.
The year 2020 and 2021 saw Kavya in movies of both Kannada and Telugu language.[18] Kavya set her feet on the sets of Ravichandran's upcoming movie Ravi Bopanna[19] as a lead female, while she was seen in the title track of Yuvarathna[20] starring Puneeth Rajkumar.
Kavya is seen in her upcoming Telugu movie Gurthunda Seethakalam with Satyadev and Tamannaah, Directed by Nagashekar.[18] One of the other major project is Yogi-starrer Lanke where she is sharing screens with Sanchari Vijay, Krishi Thapanda[21] Kavya is working on her next project with Jayaram Karthik titled Kaada.[22] The movie is set to release early next year. Her other upcoming projects are Sold[23] which is ready for release and 6C[24] for which the shooting is yet to commence.
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In the Bangalore Time Most Desirable Women list, Shetty was placed 29th in 2017.[25] In 219, Shetty launched her clothing and jewellery brand, Kassh.[26] She is also connected with Aadyaa Foundation and contribute to children welfare.[27][28]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nam Duniya Nam Style | Radha | Kannada | ||
| I Am In Love | Krithi | ||||
| 2015 | Idhu Enna Maayam | Pallavi | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Ishtakamya | Aditi | Kannada | [29] | |
| Zoom | Sheela | ||||
| 2017 | Smile Please | Maanasa | [30] | ||
| Siliconn City | Prerana | [31] | |||
| 2018 | 3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second | Sharmila | |||
| Samhaara | Janaki | ||||
| 2021 | Yuvarathnaa | Herself | Special appearance in song "Feel the Power" | [20] | |
| Lanke | Mandara Devi | [32] | |||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy | Susan Mathews | Malayalam | [33] | |
| Sold | Ruchitha | Kannada | |||
| Ravi Bopanna | Spoorthy | [34] | |||
| Captain | Rekha | Tamil | |||
| Gurthunda Seethakalam | Amrutha "Ammu" | Telugu | [35] | ||
| 2024 | Love Li | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in song "Chikimika" | [36] |
| 2025 | Production TBD † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [37] |
References
edit- ^ "KAVYA SHETTY -Profile". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Menon, Arjun (26 January 2022). "Bro Daddy Movie Review: A breezy fun ride with its heart in the right place". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Kavya Shetty to debut in Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Kavya Shetty sets her eyes on Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Kavya Shetty bags films in three languages". Deccan Chronicle. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "PIX: Sexy 'Supermodel of the World' hopefuls!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Iyer, Aruna V. (13 April 2011). "Chennai Fashion Week is back". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Kavya Shetty on a signing spree". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Nam Duniya Nam Style Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Sify Movies - Review listing". sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Kavya Shetty Thrilled About A L Vijay's Film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Nagathihalli return". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Much-needed stardom beckons Kavya Shetty - Bangalore Mirror -". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Seconds Movie - Aru Gowda, Kavya Shetty - Dir: Madhusudhan". sandalwoodking.rocks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kavya Shetty in Kannada remake of Metro". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Nagshekar to direct the Telugu remake of Love Mocktail". The Times of India.
- ^ "I'm thrilled to act and also work under Ravichandran's direction: Kavya Shetty - the New Indian Express".
- ^ a b "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa". The Times of India.
- ^ "Yogi-starrer Lanke is a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana". The Times of India.
- ^ "J Karthik and Kavya Shetty to now shoot dark thriller Kaada in the interiors of Karnataka". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kavya Shetty is a journo in her next". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller". The Times of India.
- ^ "The Queens of Desire: Here are the top 30 winners of the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women". Times of India. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Actress Kavya Shetty to launch her clothing and jewellery line". dtNext.in. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Letting her hair down". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ SM, Shashiprasad (24 January 2018). "Mangaluru cheluve in Ooru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Ishtakamya movie review: Master 'class' on marriage". www.deccanchronicle.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (13 January 2018). "Love is timeless, says Kannada actress Kavya Shetty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Siliconn City Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Ramayana gets a modern twist in Lanke". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Kavya Shetty bags Prithviraj's Bro Daddy as her Malayalam debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Ravi Bopanna - Official Trailer | Kannada Movie News". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "It's a promising year for actress Kavya Shetty". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Service, Express News (27 May 2024). "Kavya Shetty and Nandu make special appearance in 'Chikimika' song from Vasishta Simha's 'Love Li'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Malayalam cinema has strong female roles, says Kavya Shetty". The Times of India.
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