Sweety Shetty (born on 7 November 1981), better known by her stage name Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress, who works in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu (2006) which became her first commercial success. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Rendu (2006).After starring in a series of high-budget productions alongside leading Telugu actors, she went on to became one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses in the successive years, while receiving high critical acclaim for her portrayal of the titular character in Arundhati, and as Saroja in Vedam, which fetched her two Filmfare, one Nandi and two CineMAA Awards. In the 2010s, Shetty also achieved success in Tamil cinema; the action-masala flick Singam (2010), that became a major hit while her performance in Vaanam (2011) Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Thaandavam (2012) has won her critical praise. Her most recent film Singam II (2013), a sequel to Singam has become her biggest commercial success.
Early life
Anushka Shetty was born as Sweety Shetty on 7 November 1981 in Mangalore. Shetty is an ethnic Bunt hailing from the landed Bellipady Uramalu Guthu family. Her parents are Prafulla and A.N. Vittal Shetty. She has two brothers Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty who is a cosmetic surgeon. She attended her schooling in Bangalore. She did her Bachelor of Computer Applications at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She was also a yoga instructor and has trained under Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur.
Film career
Debut and fame in Telugu: 2005-2008
Shetty made her acting debut in Puri Jagannath's 2005 Telugu film Super alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna. The same year, she acted in another film Mahanandi, which was a moderate success at box office. In 2006, she had four releases, the first being S. S. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu pairing Ravi Teja for the first time in her career, in which she portrayed the character Neeraja Goswami. The film went on to become very successful and got her much recognition, making her very popular in Andhra Pradesh., Critics claimed,You will see the voluptuous side of Anushka in this film. She played a character with mass touch. She did really well in mass romantic scenes with Ravi Teja. Her performance in the climax episode is good. Anushka is better exploited in this film compared to her earlier films.She also became a sensational actress in tollywood. She next starred in the film Astram, a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh, following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C.-directed action flick Rendu, sharing screen space with R. Madhavan. Later that year, she made a special appearance alongside Mega star Chiranjeevi in A. R. Murugadoss' directorial debut in Telugu, Stalin.
Her first release in 2007 was Lakshyam which was a success in box office, after which she starred in Raghava Lawrence's Don opposite Nagarjuna again. The former, in particular, succeeded at the box office. In 2008 she had appeared in six films. Okka Magaadu was the first release, in which she played one of three female leads. Her next releases Swagatam alongside Jagapati Babu and Bhumika Chawla and Baladur opposite Ravi Teja garnered poor reviews and box office returns. She next appeared in the film Souryam with Gopichand which became a box office hit.
Critical acclaim and Stardom in Tollywood: 2009-2010
In 2009, Shetty first starred in the blockbuster hit, the fantasy film Arundhati. In this heroine-centric film, she essayed two roles for the first time. It was a critical as well as commercial success. Critics heaped praise on Anushka for her performance. Idlebrain's Jeevi wrote that she was "simply amazing in two roles" and that she did "exceptionally well with subtle yet impact creating performance", while Rediff claimed that she was "brilliant and breathtaking in parts", labelling Arundhati as "totally Anushka's film".Sify noted that she was "at her best with great performance". She went on to win the Nandi Special Jury Award and the Filmfare Best Actress Award among other accolades. Her next film, the action flick Billa, a remake of the 2007 Blockbuster Tamil namesake, itself a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Don, featured Shetty in a role contrary to that in Arundati. Her final release in 2009 was her second Tamil feature film, the action masala flick Vettaikkaran with leading Tamil actor Vijay and it was an average venture at box-office without making any impact.
She had an array of releases in 2010. She portrayed a prostitute in Krish's critically acclaimed anthology film Vedam, her first Telugu film of the year and only hit,winning accolades for her performance, including her second consecutive Filmfare Award and other awards as well, following which she was selected to reprise the character in its Tamil remake, Vaanam as well.Critic claimed, Anushka titillates as the prostitute Amalapuram Saroja. She oozed sexiness and effused the vulnerability/innocence needed for the character. Her next Telugu film, Panchakshari, was another heroine-centric film where she again performed double roles, however the movie failed at the box office. This was followed by the action comedy Khaleja, where she starred opposite Mahesh Babu for the first time in her career, Nagavalli, the Telugu remake of the Kannada film Aptharakshaka which she portrayed as famous role as Chandramukhi which she paired again with Venkatesh .Her portrayal fetched mixed reception from critics. Idlebrain,Anushka is good in the brief role that comes in the second half,Other critic stated,Anushka too is lacking that majestic appeal that helped her to carry of a powerful role in Arundhat and Ragada paired opposite Akkineni Nagarjuna followed. She also made special appearances in the movies Kedi and Thakita Thakita. However all these 2010 releases failed to make an impact at the box office. Her sole Tamil release of 2010, the police story Singam co-starring Suriya was a high commercial success, and remains her highest-grosser till date. Sify claimed, Anushka is there only for glamour and songs, but does a decent job.Other critics too stated,Anushka, thankfully, has more to do than just prance around in skimpy clothes. She romances dutifully, but her part picks up when both she and Suriya are in Chennai, tangling with villains.
Success and Stardom in Kollywood :2010-present
Vaanam became her first 2011 release, which received positive critical response. A critic from Sify wrote that "Anushka is outstanding as the commercial sex worker as she is able to bring out a life-like performance." and other critics too highly praised her performance as Saroja. She next starred in A. L. Vijay's Deiva Thirumagal with Vikram for the first time in her career. The drama centers on the characters of Krishna, a mentally retarded father and his daughter Nila. The film became a critical and commercial success, fetching her laurels for her portrayal as Anuradha, an advocate. Oneindia stated,Anushka Shetty's character in the film had good scope for performance without being glamorous. She received her first Filmfare nomination in the Tamil category, besides the Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine.
In 2012, Anushka recollabored with in A. L. Vijay and Vikram in the action drama Thaandavam. The Hindu film critic Malathi Rangarajan stated that "the romance between Vikram and Anushka is a beautiful feature of Thaandavam." She later appeared alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna in the fantasy film Dhamarukam, which was her first Telugu release after two years. A critic from The Times of India said that Anushka "has little to do as far as performance goes and does a good job of upping the glam quotient".
Her first release in 2013 was Alex Pandian, an action-masala film, directed by Suraj, co-starring Karthi.The film was a critical and commercial failure.Her second release was Koratala Siva's Mirchi opposite Prabhas. Idlebrain claimed, "Anushka is adorable in a naughty village belle, the dubbing also seems great and the character Vennela is the best role among her recent role in movies".Rediff wrote, "Anushka is bubbly and peps up the film considerably". Sify wrote, "Anushka looks beautiful and livens up the moments and praised her chemistry with Prabhas". The film became a box office success too. She was next seen in Singam II, the sequel to Singam (2010), reprising her role from the first part.Her role received mixed rececption from the critics and positive reception from public.Oneindia claimed,Anushka Shetty has filled the glamour slot perfectly and Times of India praised her for good supporting character although she does not have much scope to do in the film.
Future projects
Anushka has completed Selvaraghavan's fantasy adventure film Irandam Ulagam opposite Arya, which is slated to release in August 2013. As of July 2013, she is working on two magna opera, Gunashekar's bilingual Rani Rudrama Devi, in which she portrays the titular role of Kakatiya dynasty queen Rudrama Devi, and S. S. Rajamouli's trilingual Baahubali, which is reported to be the most costliest Telugu film.
Other works
Brand endorsement
In addition to films, Sweety also endorses a large number of brands. She is the brand ambassador for Head and Shoulders in South India. She is also the Brand Ambassador MBS Jewellers, The Chennai Silks. She has also endorsed the Colgate brand in Tamil and Telugu by replacing Trisha Krishnan alongside with stylish star Allu Arjun.
Awards and Honours
2011: Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu State Government
2011: TSR Lalitha Kala Parishath Award
2012:Ranked 3# Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2012-Kannada
2012:Ranked 3# Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2012.-Telugu
2012:Ranked 5# Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2012 - Tamil
2012 :Ranked 45# India's top 50 most desired women of 2012.
Filmography
2014 Baahubali (filming)
2014 Rudrama Devi (filming)
Rudrama Devi
2013 Irandam Ulagam
2013 Singam 2
Kavya
2013 Mirchi
Veenu
2013 Alex Pandian
Chief Minister's Daughter
2012 Damarukam
Maheswari (as Anushka)
2012 Thaandavam
Meenakshi
2012 Saguni
Cameo Appearance
2011 God's Own Child
Anuradha Raghunathan
2011 Sky
Saroja
2010 Ragada
Sirisha (as Anushka)
2010 Nagavalli (as Anushka)
2010 Khaleja
Subhashini/Sumita (as Anushka)
2010 Panchakshari
Panchakshari/Honey/Vaishnavi R. Sharma (as Anushka)
2010 Vedam
Saroja
2010 Singam
Kavya Mahalingam
2010 Kedi
Special apperance
2009 Vettaikaran
Susheela
2009 Billa
Maya (as Anushka)
2009 Arundhati
Arundhati/Jejamma
2008 Chintakayala Ravi
Sunita (as Anushka)
2008 Souryam
Swetha (as Anushka)
2008 Baladoor
2008 Swagatam
Sailu (as Anushka)
2008 Okka Magadu
2007/I Don
Priya Mathur (as Anushka)
2007 Lakshyam
Indu (as Anushka)
2006 Rendu
Jothy
2006 Stalin
Singer (as Anushka)
2006 Asthram
Anu (as Anushka)
2006 Vikramarkudu
Neeraja Goswami (as Anushka)
2005 Mahanandi
Nandini (as Anushka)
2005 Freedom of Life (short)
Carol (as Anushka)
2005 Super
Sasha (as Anushka)
2004 Run (as Anushka)
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