Anushka Shetty is an Indian actress most famous for her works in the Telugu and Tamil film industry. Before entering the entertainment industry, she is to work as a yoga instructor.
Biography
Anushka Shetty was born on 7th November 1981 (Age 43 Old; in 2024) in Puttur, Mangaluru, Karnataka. Her original name is Sweety Shetty. Anushka is an ethnic Tuluva from Karnataka; Anushka completed Schooling in Bangalore. She pursued a Bachelor of Computer Applications at the Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
Anushka worked as a yoga teacher under her yoga guru Bharat Thakur, who suggested her to try her luck in the entertainment field.
In the early days of her career, she played Glamour roles in movies such as ‘Billa’ and ‘Super.’ She has won several awards throughout her career, including three Filmfare Awards.
Physical appearance
Height | 6′ 1″ Feet Inches |
Weight | 64 kg |
Eye color: | Dark Brown |
Hair color: | Black |
Body Figure | 34-28-34 |
Anushka Shetty Family, Education, and Caste
Anushka Shetty was born to the Hindu family. Her father is A.N. Vittal Shetty and her mom Radha Kannan. Anushka has two brothers, Sai Ramesh Shetty and Gunaranjan Shetty; Gunaranjan Shetty is a businessman, and Sai Ramesh Shetty is a cosmetic surgeon(doctor)
Boyfriend and husband of Anushka Shetty
There were rumors that she dated with director Krish.
Anushka was rumored to be romantically linked with actor Prabhas. But Prabhas dismissed rumors.
Career
In 2005, she made her big-screen debut in the Telugu film, ‘Super‘. In the same year, her next movie ‘Mahanandi,’ an action/drama film directed by Samudra, which was average. Later in 2006, she starred in the S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘Vikramarkudu‘, alongside Ravi Teja, which was a huge commercial hit. In 2006, she made her debut in a Tamil film as lead in the movie ‘Rendu‘, which was directed by Sundar. In the following years, she appeared in several movies including ‘Lakshyam’ (2007), ‘Love Don’ (2007), and ‘Souryam’ (2008). She has also done a special appearance in Telugu songs like “I was want a Spider Man” of film Stalin (2006), “Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready” of film King (2008), and Kedigaadu of lm Kedi (2010).
She came to international popularity after she appeared in the 2009 dark fantasy horror lm ‘Arundhati‘, the lm was a huge success commercially and was also praised by most critics. In 2017, she appeared as the main lead in ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion‘, which earned Rs 1,810 crore on a Rs 250 crore budget. In 2019, she played cameo role lm ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy‘, in the role of Jhansi Maharani Lakshmi Bai.
Endorsement
Anushka endorsed brands like Chennai silks, Dabur Amla and Colgate Active Salt, Intex Mobile.
Address
6th floor, Woods Apartments, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
Income factor
Anushka gets paid more than ₹2-3 crores per film
Cars/Bikes Collection
Anushka Shetty has a good collection of cars.
Her car collection includes Toyota Corolla Altis (Rs 21 lakh), Audi A6 (Rs 55.86 lakh), Audi Q5 (Rs 61.52 lakh), BMW 6 (Rs 66.50 lakh).
Favorite Things
- Favorite Actors: Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu
- Favorite Actresses: Soundarya, Simran, Jyothika
- Favorite Destination: London
- Favorite Book: The Alchemist by Palio Coelho
- Favorite Food: Chicken dishes
- Favorite Color: Black, White
Facts
- She gained 20 kg of weight for the role of an obese lady in the film ‘Size Zero’ in 2015.
- Anushka never thought about becoming an actor. Initially, she chose yoga as her profession and used to conduct yoga sessions in Mumbai.
- Anushka loves cooking
- Anushka is the only actress to have worked with S.S. Rajamouli for more than once.
- During her school days, her favorite subject is Geography
- Favorite food is chicken dishes.
- Anushka hates giving auditions.
- she is an afferent pet dog lover
- Yoga, reading, traveling, gardening is her Hobbies
Awards
2009 | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu – Arundhati |
2010 | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu – Vedham |
2015 | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu – Rudhramadevi |
2017 | Winner Behindwoods Gold Medals for Best Actress Lead role – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
2017 | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
2019 | Winner DadaSahed Phalke Awards South 2019 for Best Actress |
RESOURCES
- Wikipedia
- Indiatoday.com
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