Sanchita Shetty

Sanchita Shetty is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[2][3] After appearing in supporting roles, she got her first breakthrough after starring in female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[4]

Sanchita Shetty
Shetty 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South
Born
Sanchita Shetty

(1989-04-07) April 7, 1989 [1]
OccupationActress, model
Years active2006–present

Career

She made her first film appearance in the Kannada hit film Mungaru Male as a friend to the film's female lead (Pooja Gandhi).[5] In the next three years, she appeared in supporting roles in three Kannada films. She also appeared in a film titled Gaganachukki, which never released.[5] She left the Kannada industry to work in Tamil and she was not willing to do anymore second lead roles. In 2012, she signed her first leading role in Kollaikaran.[6]

Recognition and success (2013-present)

Shetty has played female lead character in Nalan Kumarasamy's black comedy Soodhu Kavvum which was a critical and commercial success, collecting over 50 crore (US$7.0 million)[7] and it is to be considered biggest success in her career.[8] She played an imaginary character in the film, which was received well. Sify wrote, "Sanchita Shetty as his (Vijay Sethupathy) girlfriend is smashing and delivers some one-liners with perfect lip sync".[9] The film went on to be remade in several other Indian languages and Shetty expressed interest in reprising the role in its remakes as well.[10]

In 2014, she signed a Kannada film after five years, Badmaash directed by Akash Srivatsa, which will see her playing a Radio Jockey.[11] In September 2014, she stated that she had four films, among which one would be a bilingual.[12]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2006Mungaru MaleNandini's friendKannada
2007MilanaRaghu's loverKannada
2009UdaKannada
2009Bhaya.comViniKannada
2010Azhukkan AzhagakiranReemaTamil
2010ThillalangadiAmmuTamil
2010OrangeSoniTelugu
2012KollaikaranKrishnaveniTamil
2013Soodhu KavvumShalu / Shalini GuptaTamil
2013Pizza II: VillaAarthiTamil
2016BadmaashPriyaKannada
2017Ennodu VilayaduInbaTamil
2017RumRiyaTamil
2017Enkitta MothatheMaragadhamTamil
2018Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna VekkalaRamyaTamil
2018JohnnyRamyaTamil
2019PartyTamilFilming
2019Devdas BrothersTamilFilming[13]

References

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