Keerthi Keshav Bhat, known professionally as Keerthi Bhat, is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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and

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television. She made her acting debut with ''Ice Mahal'' in 2017. Bhat is best known for her portrayal of Bhanu in ''Manasichi Choodu'' and Dr. Hima Karthik in ''

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''. In 2022, she appeared in the Telugu reality show '' Bigg Boss Telugu 6'' as a contestant and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.

Early life and family

Bhat was born in

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, India. In 2017, Keerthi's family members met with an accident. She lost her entire family, including her father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law. In August 2023, Keerthi engaged with actor Vijay Karthik.

Career

Bhat began her acting career in 2017; she made her first

debut film, ''Ice Mahal''. From 2019 to 2022, she portrayed the leading role of Bhanumathi a.k.a. Bhanu in

Star Maa Star Maa is an Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu ...

's soap opera ''Manasichi Choodu''. In 2021, she participated in many

TV Show, including ''100% Love,'' which aired on

's channel. She appeared in ''Star Maa Parivaar League'' Season 3. In 2022, she was seen portraying Dr.Hima Karthik in

's ''

'' opposite Manas Nagulapalli and Manoj Kumar. Since September 2022, she has been seen participating in

's reality show ''

Bigg Boss (Telugu season 6) ''Bigg Boss 6'' is a reality show and the sixth season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss'' based on the Dutch series ''Big Brother'' and produced by Endemol Shine India (now merged with Banijay). The s ...

''. From March 2023 to June 2024, she portrayed the leading role of

's serial '' Madhuranagarilo'' as Raadha. After '' Madhuranagarilo'' Bhat was cast as Radha in

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's '' Radha'' as Radha in 2024.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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