Neha Shetty

Neha Hariraj Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu films. Shetty made her debut with the Kannada film Mungaru Male 2 in 2016, and went on to star in Telugu films such as Mehbooba, Gully Rowdy and DJ Tillu. She had her breakthrough with DJ Tillu in 2022 due to which she is popularly referred as "Tillu Radhika" in the media.^[1]

Neha Shetty
Born	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names	Neha Shetty
Alma mater	New York Film Academy
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2016–present

Early life

Neha Shetty was born in 1994^[2] to Tulu speaking Hindu family Mangalore, Karnataka and brought up in Bangalore. Her mother is a dentist while her father is a businessman, and she has a younger sister.^[3][4]

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.^[4] Shashank cast her in the Kannada film Mungaru Male 2 after an extensive search.^[5][6] Though the film garnered mixed reviews, Shetty's performance was appreciated.^[7] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror stated that she made a promising start to her career.^[8]

Later, she was cast in the Puri Jagannadh-directed Telugu film Mehbooba (2018). Shetty was not familiar with Telugu before but learned the language for the film.^[9] Firstpost critic Hemanth Kumar felt that the film did not offer Shetty which has scope for performance.^[10] Following Mehbooba, Shetty took a break of six months to pursue an acting course in New York Film Academy.^[11]

In 2021, she appeared in two films. She played a lead in Gully Rowdy, in addition to a small role in Most Eligible Bachelor. In 2022, she starred in DJ Tillu. Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India wrote Shetty was "really impressive" in the film, and stole the show along with Siddhu Jonnalagadda.^[12] The Hindu critic Sangeetha Devi Dundoo opined that she pulled of a "complex character" well.^[13] She was then seen in Bedurulanka 2012.^[14]

Filmography

Key

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

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Mungaru Male 2	Nandini	Kannada film	[8]
2018	Mehbooba	Afreen / Madira		[10]
2021	Gully Rowdy	Patapagalu Sahitya
	Most Eligible Bachelor	Megha
2022	DJ Tillu	Radhika
2023	Bedurulanka 2012	Chitra		[15]
	Rules Ranjann	Sana		[16]
2024	Tillu Square	Radhika	Cameo reprising role from DJ Tillu
	Gangs of Godavari	Bujji		[17]

Music video

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Language	Ref.
2017	"Chocolate Girl"	Chandan Shetty	Herself	Kannada	[18]