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's bilingual film ''

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'' (2017).

Career

Arthi Venkatesh was born in Chennai to a

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-speaking family. She graduated with a degree in visual communications from

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and pursued a course in interior design from Bangalore. During her time in Bangalore, she became acquainted with fashion stylist Prasad Bidapa, who suggested that she should partake in the

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pageant, and subsequently Arthi pursued a career in modelling. She briefly moved to

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to further her career in fashion. Her first introduction to the international fashion industry took place during the New York Fashion Week, where she was noticed by Jovani and Morrell Maxie and eventually walked for them at the New York Bridal Fashion Week. She is considered as a

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in Chennai. As of 2017, Arthi has had about 250 runway shows and more than 350 photo shoots to her credit. Despite receiving acting offers from the likes of

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and Shanoo Sharma of

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, Arthi had been reluctant to enter the film industry early in her career. In 2016, Arthi accepted an acting offer from director

and took up acting training to work on the film. Although the film was shelved, he later offered her a role in Tamil-Malayalam bilingual, ''

'' (2017) opposite

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. She shot for the film for a week in

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, and it remains her only acting venture to date. In 2018, she appeared as a judge on the reality show ''Kadhalika Neramillai'' alongside

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Personal life

She was married to the Indian cricketer

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Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Venkatesh, Arthi Living people Female models from Tamil Nadu Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Tamil cinema Female models from Chennai Year of birth missing (living people)