Sanchita Shetty

Sanchita Shetty is an Indian actress, who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Kannada films.[1][2] She appeared in supporting roles at the beginning of her career. She got her first breakthrough after starring in the female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[3]

Sanchita Shetty
Sanchita performing at the 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South
Born
Sanchita Shetty

(1989-04-07) 7 April 1989
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2006–present

Film career

Early career (2006-2012)

She made her first film appearance in the Kannada hit film Mungaru Male (2006) as a friend to the film's female lead (Pooja Gandhi).[4] In the next, she appeared in supporting roles in three Kannada films such as Milana (2007), Uda (2009) and Bhaya.com (2009). She also appeared in a film titled Gaganachukki, which never released.[4] She left the Kannada industry to work in Tamil and she was not willing to do anymore second lead roles. She acted for her first Tamil film Azhukkan Azhagakiran (2010). She is best known for featuring alongside Jayam Ravi in Thillalangadi (2010), with the director of the film Mohan Raja recommending her to also star in Orange (2010) featuring Ram Charan. In 2012, she signed her first leading role in Kollaikaran.[5]

Recognition and other films (2013-present)

Shetty has played female lead character in Nalan Kumarasamy's black comedy Soodhu Kavvum which was a critical and commercial success, and it is to be considered biggest success in her career.[6] She played an imaginary character in the film, which was received well. Sify wrote, "Sanchita Shetty as his (Vijay Sethupathy) girlfriend is smashing and delivers some one-liners with perfect lip sync".[7] The film went on to be remade in several other Indian languages and Shetty expressed interest in reprising the role in its remakes as well.[8] Then, she is paired with Ashok Selvan in Pizza II: Villa (2013).[9]

In 2016, she signed a Kannada film after five years, Badmaash directed by Akash Srivatsa, which will see her playing a Radio Jockey.[10] In Tamil, she continued to perform simultaneously as Ennodu Vilayadu (2017), Rum (2017), Enkitta Mothathe (2017), Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala (2018) and Johnny (2018). In 2021, she appeared in Devadas Brothers and Vinodhaya Sitham.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2006Mungaru MaleNandini's friendKannadaKannada debut[11]
Jothe Jotheyalione of the girls in song "Siktare Siktare"
2007MilanaRaghu's lover
Orata I Love YouKavya's friend
Gandana Mane
Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttaneku
2009UdaKannada
Bhaya.comViniKannada
2010Azhukkan AzhagakiranReemaTamilTamil debut
ThillalangadiAmmuTamil
OrangeJaanu's friendTeluguTelugu debut
2012KollaikaranKrishnaveniTamil
2013Soodhu KavvumShaluTamil
Pizza II: VillaAarthiTamil
2016BadmaashPriyaKannada
2017Ennodu VilayaduInbaTamil
RumRiyaTamil
Enkitta MothatheMaragadhamTamil
2018Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna VekkalaRamyaTamil
JohnnyRamyaTamil
PartyAdhithiTamilUnreleased
2021Devadas BrothersTamil
Vinodhaya SithamVeenaTamil
2023BagheeraAliaTamil
Pallu Padama PaathukkaSathyaTamil
Azhagiya KanneKasthuriTamil

References

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