Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in

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, Tamil, and

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language films. Her notable work includes '' Tholi Prema'' (1998), '' Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and '' Arjun'' (2004). She has received a Filmfare Award for her performance in the film ''Arjun'' (2004).

Early life

Keerthi Reddy was born to an interior designer and dress designer mother. Her grandfather is Keshpally Ganga Reddy, Ex-Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in

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. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura,

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. She was trained in

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for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended

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for higher education.

Career

In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film début in a comedy thriller ''

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'', opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998 Keerthi was cast as female lead in '' Tholi Prema'' opposite Pawan Kalyan which was a blockbuster. In 2000 Keerthi Reddy made her

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début in '' Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa'' opposite

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. Her next film '' Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' featured her as Isha Nair opposite the debutant Arjun Rampal. Her role was a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (

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) and Taj Bharadwaj ( Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002 Keerthi had a supporting role in '' Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' opposite

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. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films. In 2002 Keerthi Reddy acted in ''

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'', her only

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film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film '' Arjun'' starring

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for which she received her only award, a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.

Personal life

Keerthi married actor

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's nephew and the grandson of ANR in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and settled in USA. The couple has two children.

Filmography

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