Krithi Shetty is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She started out as an actress in the immensely popular movie
Uppena, which was released in 2021, and received surprising recognition from both the audience and the film industry. She has received one
SIIMA Award and one
South Filmfare Award for her outstanding debut performance.
Early lifeKrithi Shetty was born in Mumbai on September 21, 2003, to Krishna and Neethi Shetty.She originally originated from a Mangalore, Karnataka-based Tulu family. Her mother is a fashion designer, while her father owns a business. She finished her education at Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls in New Delhi and is currently studying at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi to earn her bachelor's degree in psychology. She worked on a number of advertising campaigns for brands while in school.Shetty is fluent in Hindi, English, and Tulu, her native language. For her film career, she has learned Telugu and Tamil.
CareerKrithi Shetty made her first on-screen debut in the Hindi film Super 30 in 2019. At the age of 17, Shetty began her career as a starlet in a leading role in the Telugu film Uppena, which was produced and directed by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The movie grossed over 100 crore at the box office, making it financially successful. She gained a solid reputation among critics and viewers in her first movie as a female lead. Several directors approached her for the female lead in their next movies soon after the release and success of the film.
She costarred with "Natural Star" Nani in Shyam Singha Roy, a Telugu movie, for her very second movie in 2021. She gave a flawless performance, and the movie did well at the box office. Due to the rapid popularity of her performance, she made the choice to pursue a career in cinema.
In 2022, she appeared in the bilingual action drama "The Warrior" by N. Lingusamy. In this movie, the Bullet song gained enough notoriety before the movie's premiere to be effective, but the movie failed at the box office. Her dance in the Bullet song became incredibly famous in Tamil. She then appeared in two movies in 2022, Macherla Niyojakavargam and Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali, alongside Nithin and Sudheer.