Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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and

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films. Shetty is an recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a

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. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''

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'' (2021) which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.

Early life

Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in

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, Karnataka, to a Tulu-speaking

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family. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a fashion designer. She was brought up in Mumbai. During her academic career, she worked in commercials.

Career

Shetty made her debut in a lead role, aged 17, with the

film ''

'' directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by

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and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office, collecting over . ''

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'' Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote, "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part. Later that year, she appeared in the Telugu film '' Shyam Singha Roy'' opposite Nani. ''Shyam Singha Roy'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success grossing over ₹60 crore at the box office. She next starred in ''

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'' opposite

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. Bangarraju emerged as a successful film and grossed over ₹66 crore. This was followed by a series of commercial failures in the latter half of 2022 and 2023 with her next film ''

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'', directed by N.Lingusamy where she appeared opposite

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received negative reviews from critics and became a

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. Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film '' Macherla Niyojakavargam'', directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office. Her last release of 2022 was '' Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali'' which was directed by

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where she co-starred with

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, opened to mixed reviews and became a commercial failure at the box office. She then made her Tamil-language debut in 2023 with

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's bilingual '' Custody'' (2023) co-starring

. ''Custody'' opened to mixed reviews and did not do well at the box office. In 2024, she starred in '' Manamey'' alongside

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and although the film opened to mixed reviews, it became a commercial success at the box office.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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