Keerthi Reddy

Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi 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).

Keerthi Reddy
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1996–2004
Spouse
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(m. 2004⁠–⁠2006)​

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 Telangana. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru. She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended Ryerson University for higher education.

Career

In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film debut in a comedy thriller Gunshot, opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998, Keerthi was cast as female lead opposite Pawan Kalyan in Tholi Prema (1998 film) which was a blockbuster. In 2000, Keerthi Reddy made her Bollywood debut in Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Her next film Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat featured her as Isha Nair opposite the debutant Arjun Rampal. Her role was that of a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002, Keerthi did a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films.[1]

In 2002, Keerthi Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun as Mahesh Babu's sister, a role for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.[2]

Personal life

Keerthi married actor Sumanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni's nephew and the grandson of ANR in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and settled in Singapore. The couple has two children.[3][4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1996GunshotSwarnaTeluguDebut in Telugu[5]
[6]
1997DevathaiKayalTamilDebut in Tamil[7]
NandhiniRaji
1998JollyChellamma
IniyavaleManju
Tholi PremaAnuTeluguNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu[8]
1999Ninaivirukkum VaraiSandhyaTamil
Preminche ManasuTelugu
Ravoyi ChandamamaRukmini[9]
2000Tera Jadoo Chal GayaaPoojaHindiNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut[10]
2001Pyaar Ishq Aur MohabbatIsha Nair[11]
2002Badhaai Ho BadhaaiFlorence D'Souza[12]
Super StarDevyaniKannadaDebut in Kannada
2004ArjunMeenakshiTeluguWon – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu[13]

See also

References
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  2. "Filmfare 2004 Awards for South Indian Films". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Keerthi in India again". Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. Published Date : 18 September 2011 22:00:00 GMT (18 September 2011). "Sumanth Said Yes For Second Marriage". Greatandhra.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. Admin. "Gunshot". cineradham.com. Cineradham. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. Admin. "Gunshot (1996)". thecinebay.com. thecinebay. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. "Mookan's success story". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Tholi Prema: Pawan Kalyan-Keerthi Reddy's romantic classic continues to inspire filmmakers even after 20 years". Firstpost. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "Ravoyi Chandamama – A review". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. "Then and Now : 'Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa' actress Keerthi Reddy". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. "Kirti is Reddy for 'Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'!". The Times of India. 23 January 2001. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. "Reddy to make a mark: Badhaai ho Kirti". The Times of India. 14 June 2002. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. "Mahesh Babu's 'Arjun' & the Rakhi sentiment". IndiaGlitz. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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