Neha Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in

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films. Shetty made her debut with the Kannada film ''

Mungaru Male 2 ''Mungaru Male 2'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada romantic drama film co-written and directed by Shashank. It stars Ganesh, Neha Shetty, V. Ravichandran, and Aindrita Ray. The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar and Sadhu Kokila. Althoug ...

'' in 2016, and went on to star in Telugu films such as ''Mehbooba'', ''

Gully Rowdy ''Gully Rowdy'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. Produced by Kona Venkat, M. V. V. Satyanarayana under Kona Film Corporation and MVV Cinemas, the film features Sundeep Kishan, Ne ...

'' and ''

DJ Tillu ''DJ Tillu'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic crime comedy film directed by debutant Vimal Krishna who co-wrote the film with Siddhu Jonnalagadda. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film stars Jonnalagadda as the title character ...

''.

Early life

Neha Shetty was born in

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and brought up in

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. Her mother is a dentist while her father is a businessman, and she has a younger sister.

Career

Shetty began her career in modelling and won the Miss Mangalore beauty pageant in 2014, and was the runner up of Miss South India 2015. Shashank cast her in the Kannada film ''

'' after an extensive search. Though the film garnered mixed reviews, Shetty's performance was appreciated. Shyam Prasad S of ''

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'' stated that she made a promising start to her career. Later, she was cast in the

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Ren ...

-directed Telugu film ''Mehbooba'' (2018). Shetty was not familiar with Telugu before but learned the language for the film.

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critic Hemanth Kumar felt that the film did not offer Shetty which has scope for performance. Following Mehbooba, Shetty took a break of six months to pursue an acting course in

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. In 2021, she appeared in two films. She played a lead in ''

'', in addition to a small role in ''

Most Eligible Bachelor ''Most Eligible Bachelor'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Bunny Vas and Vasu Varma on GA2 Pictures. It stars Akhil Akkineni and Pooja Hegde with music composed b ...

''. In 2022, she starred in ''

''. Thadhagath Pathi of ''

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'' wrote Shetty was "really impressive" in the film, and stole the show along with

Siddhu Jonnalagadda Siddharth "Siddhu" Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer and editor who works in Telugu cinema. He debuted in a lead role with the film '' Life Before Wedding'' (2011). Jonnalagadda went onto to co-write and star in film ...

. '' The Hindu'' critic Sangeetha Devi Dundoo opined that she pulled of a "complex character" well.

Filmography

Film

Music video

References

External links

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