Ashrita Shetty (born 16 July 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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films.

Early life

Shetty was born on 16 July 1993 in a South Indian family from

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. She hails from

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and has studied finance.

Career

In 2010, Shetty participated in a beauty contest organised by ''

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'', Clean & Clear Fresh Face. Competing in

, she won the event there and then went on to win it again at the national level, eventually becoming the face of the brand for a year. She made her film debut in 2012, with a Tulu film, ''

Telikeda Bolli ''Telikeda Bolli'' is a 2012 Indian Tulu-language comedy film directed by P. H. Vishwanath and written by Devadas Kapikad. The film stars Arjun Kapikad and Ashrita Shetty in the lead roles along with Devadas Kapikad Naveen D Padil, Aravind Bol ...

''. During the time, she appeared in various other television commercials. This was when film directors

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and

Manimaran Manimaran is an Indian film director, working in the Tamil film industry. Career He made his directorial debut in Tamil, '' Udhayam NH4'' (2013) featuring Siddharth and a newcomer Ashrita Shetty in lead roles. It was simultaneously dubbed an ...

approached her to play the lead role in their venture, ''

Udhayam NH4 ''Udhayam NH4'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by debutant Manimaran, a former associate of Vetrimaaran. The film stars Siddharth and newcomer Ashrita Shetty. Vetrimaaran wrote the script, did the screenplay, and ...

''. The film saw her play a

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-based

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-speaking college girl, who elopes with the character played by Siddharth. She gained mixed reviews for her portrayal in the film, with a reviewer noting she could be a promising actress in the making. Sangeeta Devi from ''The Hindu'' said "Newcomer Ashrita Shetty shows promise and her capability of bringing to the screen the vulnerability and innocence of a 17/18-year-old makes her endearing. This girl has huge potential." She then signed the lead in the action adventure film '' Indrajith'' opposite

Gautham Karthik Gautham Ram Karthik (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil language, Tamil-language films. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's ''Kadal (2013 film), Kadal'' (2013). He is a recipient of one Filmfare Award South, a T ...

Personal life

Shetty married Indian cricketer

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on 2 December 2019.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Ashrita 1993 births Living people Indian film actresses Tulu actresses Actresses in Tulu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Mumbai