Kavya Shetty

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Kavya Shetty
Shetty in 2021
Born
Kavya M. Shetty

Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2011ā€“present
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]

Kavya Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Kannada films. Shetty made her acting debut in 2013 with the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style.[2] She has since received commercial success with Ishtakamya (2016), Zoom (2016), Siliconn City (2017) and Bro Daddy (2022).[3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Shetty was born Mangalore, Karnataka.[4][5] After doing her schooling in Mangalore, she graduated in Computer Science engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte.

Career[edit | edit source]

While in college, Shetty did a few modelling assignments following appearances in several television commercials. She later moved to Bangalore and took part in 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant,[4] winning the 'Miss Photogenic' title.[6][7][8][9] She also worked as a commercial model and appeared in several print and television advertisements.[4]

Shetty in 2017

In 2012, Shetty entered the Indian film industry. She first signed to Shivani, a bilingual horror flick, made in Telugu and Tamil,[10] in which she played a journalist.[5] However, the delay of this film meant that Shetty's maiden release was the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style (2013) by Preetham Gubbi.[6] While the film received mixed reviews, critics noted that Shetty had "given [a] lively performance" [11] and "show[n] tremendous promise".[12] Her future releases include the semi-period Kannada film Vijayaaditya.[4] She has also been cast as one of the female leads in A. L. Vijay's next Tamil film, which according to Shetty is a "fun-filled" romantic drama set against a college backdrop.[13]

Shetty saw success with Ishtakamya, directed by well known filmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.[14] She had three film releases in 2017: Smile Please,[15] starring Gurunandan, MMM',[16] with Aru Gowda; and Silicon City,[17] with Srinagar Kitty.

The year 2020 and 2021 saw Kavya in movies of both Kannada and Telugu language.[18] Kavya set her feet on the sets of Ravichandran's upcoming movie Ravi Bopanna[19] as a lead female, while she was seen in the title track of Yuvarathna[20] starring Puneeth Rajkumar.

Kavya is seen in her upcoming Telugu movie Gurthunda Seethakalam with Satyadev and Tamannaah, directed by Nagashekar.[18] One of the other major project is Yogi-starrer Lanke where she is sharing screens with Sanchari Vijay, Krishi Thapanda[21] Kavya is working on her next project with Jayaram Karthik titled Kaada.[22] The movie is set to release early next year. Her other upcoming projects are Sold[23] which is ready for release and 6C[24] for which the shooting is yet to commence.

Media image[edit | edit source]

Shetty during Ishtakamya's shoot in 2015

In the Bangalore Time Most Desirable Women list, Shetty was placed 29th in 2017.[25] In 219, Shetty launched her clothing and jewellery brand, Kassh.[26] She is also connected with Aadyaa Foundation and contribute to children welfare.[27][28]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Radha Kannada
I Am In Love Krithi
2015 Idhu Enna Maayam Pallavi Tamil
2016 Ishtakamya Aditi Kannada [29]
Zoom Sheela
2017 Smile Please Maanasa [30]
Siliconn City Prerana [31]
2018 3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second Sharmila
Samhaara Janaki
2021 Yuvarathnaa Herself Special appearance in song "Feel the Power" [20]
Lanke Mandara Devi [32]
2022 Bro Daddy Susan Mathews Malayalam [33]
Sold Ruchitha Kannada
Ravi Bopanna Spoorthy [34]
Captain Rekha Tamil
Gurthunda Seethakalam Amrutha "Ammu" Telugu [35]
2024 Love Li Herself Kannada Special appearance in song "Chikimika" [36]
2025 Nimagondu Sihi Suddi Anusha [37]
2026 Production TBD Not yet released Template:TableTBA Malayalam Filming [38]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "KAVYA SHETTY -Profile". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ā†‘ "Sunil Nagappa in Nam Duniya Nam Style". The Times of India. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ā†‘ Menon, Arjun (26 January 2022). "Bro Daddy Movie Review: A breezy fun ride with its heart in the right place". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ā†‘ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Kavya Shetty to debut in Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ā†‘ 5.0 5.1 "Kavya Shetty sets her eyes on Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ā†‘ 6.0 6.1 "Kavya Shetty bags films in three languages". Deccan Chronicle. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ā†‘ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ā†‘ "PIX: Sexy 'Supermodel of the World' hopefuls!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ā†‘ Iyer, Aruna V. (13 April 2011). "Chennai Fashion Week is back". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty on a signing spree". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. ā†‘ "Nam Duniya Nam Style Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ā†‘ "Sify Movies - Review listing". sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty Thrilled About A L Vijay's Film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ā†‘ "Nagathihalli return". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015.
  15. ā†‘ "Much-needed stardom beckons Kavya Shetty - Bangalore Mirror -". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  16. ā†‘ "3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Seconds Movie - Aru Gowda, Kavya Shetty - Dir: Madhusudhan". sandalwoodking.rocks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
  17. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty in Kannada remake of Metro". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  18. ā†‘ 18.0 18.1 "Nagshekar to direct the Telugu remake of Love Mocktail". The Times of India. 15 July 2020.
  19. ā†‘ "I'm thrilled to act and also work under Ravichandran's direction: Kavya Shetty - the New Indian Express". 11 August 2019.
  20. ā†‘ 20.0 20.1 "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa". The Times of India. 14 September 2020.
  21. ā†‘ "Yogi-starrer Lanke is a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana". The Times of India. 13 January 2021.
  22. ā†‘ "J Karthik and Kavya Shetty to now shoot dark thriller Kaada in the interiors of Karnataka". The Times of India. 28 August 2021.
  23. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty is a journo in her next". The Times of India. 28 May 2018.
  24. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller". The Times of India. October 2021.
  25. ā†‘ "The Queens of Desire: Here are the top 30 winners of the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women". Times of India. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  26. ā†‘ "Actress Kavya Shetty to launch her clothing and jewellery line". dtNext.in. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  27. ā†‘ "Letting her hair down". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  28. ā†‘ SM, Shashiprasad (24 January 2018). "Mangaluru cheluve in Ooru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  29. ā†‘ "Ishtakamya movie review: Master 'class' on marriage". www.deccanchronicle.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  30. ā†‘ Sharadhaa, A. (13 January 2018). "Love is timeless, says Kannada actress Kavya Shetty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  31. ā†‘ "Siliconn City Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  32. ā†‘ "Ramayana gets a modern twist in Lanke". The Times of India. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  33. ā†‘ "Kavya Shetty bags Prithviraj's Bro Daddy as her Malayalam debut". The Times of India. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  34. ā†‘ "Ravi Bopanna - Official Trailer | Kannada Movie News". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  35. ā†‘ "It's a promising year for actress Kavya Shetty". The Times of India. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  36. ā†‘ Service, Express News (27 May 2024). "Kavya Shetty and Nandu make special appearance in 'Chikimika' song from Vasishta Simha's 'Love Li'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  37. ā†‘ A., Sharadhaa (22 February 2025). "Nimmagondu Sihi Suddi Movie Review: A surreal journey into fatherhood that never fully delivers". Cinema Express.
  38. ā†‘ "Malayalam cinema has strong female roles, says Kavya Shetty". The Times of India. 22 June 2023.

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