Krithi Shetty

Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003)^[1] is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. Shetty is an recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a SIIMA Award. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Uppena (2021) which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.^[2]

Krithi Shetty
Krithi in 2024
Born	Krithi Krishna Shetty (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2019–present

Early life

Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mangalore, Karnataka,^[3] to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family.^[4][5][6] Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a fashion designer.^[3][7] She was brought up in Mumbai.^{[citation needed]} During her academic career, she worked in commercials.^[6]

Career

Shetty made her debut in a lead role, aged 17, with the Telugu film Uppena^[8] directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office, collecting over ₹100 crore (US$12 million).^[9] The Times of India's Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote, "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part.^[10]

Later that year, she appeared in the Telugu film Shyam Singha Roy opposite Nani.^[11] Shyam Singha Roy received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success grossing over ₹60 crore at the box office.^[12] She next starred in Bangarraju opposite Naga Chaitanya. Bangarraju emerged as a successful film and grossed over ₹66 crore.^[13] This was followed by a series of commercial failures in the latter half of 2022 and 2023 with her next film The Warriorr, directed by N.Lingusamy where she appeared opposite Ram Pothineni received negative reviews from critics and became a commercial failure.^[14] Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film Macherla Niyojakavargam, directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy^[15] opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office.^[16]

Her last release of 2022 was Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali which was directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti where she co-starred with Sudheer Babu,^[17][18] opened to mixed reviews and became a commercial failure at the box office.^[19] She then made her Tamil-language debut in 2023 with Venkat Prabhu's bilingual Custody (2023) co-starring Naga Chaitanya.^[20] Custody opened to mixed reviews and did not do well at the box office.^[21]

In 2024, she starred in Manamey alongside Sharwanand and although the film opened to mixed reviews, it became a commercial success at the box office.^[22]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2019	Super 30	Excellence student	Hindi		[23]
2021	Uppena	Sangeetha "Bebamma"	Telugu		[24]
	Shyam Singha Roy	Keerthi			[11]
2022	Bangarraju	Naga Lakshmi			[25]
	Macherla Niyojakavargam	Swathi			[15]
	Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali	Dr. Alekhya & Akhila		Dual role	[18]
	The Warriorr	"Whistle" Mahalakshmi	Tamil Telugu	Bilingual film	[26]
2023	Custody	Revathi			[27]
2024	Manamey	Subhadra	Telugu		[28]
	ARM	Lekshmi Nambiar	Malayalam		[29]
2025	Vaa Vaathiyaar †	TBA	Tamil	Post-production	[30]
	Love Insurance Kompany †	TBA		Filming	[31]
	Genie †	TBA		Filming	[32]

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Filmfare Awards South	Best Female Debut – South	Uppena	Won	[33]
		Best Actress – Telugu		Nominated
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Telugu		Won	[34]