Aishani Shetty
Aishani Shetty (Kannada: ಐಶಾನಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) is an Indian film actress and director, who has worked predominantly in Kannada movie industry.[1][2][3] Though her acting career started with the film Jyothi Raj alias Kothi Raja (2014), she became famous after starring in the film Vaastu Prakaara (2015).[4]
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Aishani Shetty in 2016 | |
Born | Mangalore, Karnataka, India | 15 April 1995
Alma mater | St Joseph's College, Bangalore |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
Aishani was born in Mangalore and then brought up in Bangalore. She completed her schooling in Bishop Cotton Girls' School [2] and pursued her under graduation in Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore. Aishani has a master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from St Joseph's College, Bangalore.[5]
Career
Actor
Aishani made her break in the Kannada Film Industry with the film Vaastu Prakaara in the year 2015.[6] She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role IIFA Utsavam for the same.[7] She went on to act in Rocket (film) opposite Sathish Ninasam which was released in November 2015. Rocket (film) marked her debut as singer, where she rendered the female voice opposite Puneeth Rajkumar for the song 'Thannage Idvi'.[8] Aishani took a short break from films while pursuing her master's degree. During this period she acted in Kannada romantic drama Naduve Antaravirali.[9]
Director
Along with her acting career Aishani made her debut as a director with the short film 'Kaaji'. Her directorial debut was officially screened at several international film festivals 2018, including Best of India Short Film Festival, Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Bangalore International Shorts Film Festival, Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Pink City International Film Festival, Mumbai Shorts Film Festival etc. Kaaji won several awards including Best Film award at SIIMA and Best Debutant Director award Pink City International Film Festival.[10][11]
Filmography
As actor
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Jyothi Alias Kothi Raja | Kamli | |
2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Ritu | Nominated- Best Actress in a leading role IIFA Utsavam[7] |
2015 | Rocket (film) | Dr Shwetha | |
2015 | Plus | ||
2018 | Naduve Antaravirali | Nithya | |
2019 | Nam Gani Bcom Pass | Amulya | |
2020 | Dharani Madala Madhyadolage | Filming | |
Hondisi Bareyiri | Filming | ||
References
- "An actress and a director!". deccanchronicle. 10 July 2019.
- "Aishani Shetty". nettv4u.com. 7 March 2020.
- "Her journey forward!". deccanchronicle.com. 7 March 2020.
- "With Vaastu Prakara, I Have Grown as a Person". newindianexpress.com. 25 March 2015.
- "SJC's versatile 'Sheroes' make it big". www.sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020.
- "Aishani Shetty talks about Vaastu Prakaara". www.sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020.
- "IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees - Kannada". iifautsavam.com. 7 March 2020.
- "Rocket was meant to be my film: Aishani". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 November 2015.
- "Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty". newindianexpress. 4 October 2018.
- "Aishani Shetty's short film wows audience". timesofindia. 15 May 2019.
- "Sathish: It is our duty to the society". bangaloremirror. 14 May 2019.
- "Siima 2018 cutrain raiser". idlebrain. 8 March 2020.
- "'Kaaji' For Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Film Festival". chitraloka. 8 March 2020.