Champa Shetty

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Champa P Shetty
Born
Champakamalini T L

Bengaluru
Other namesChampa Shetty
OccupationActor, film director, screenwriter, Voice-over artist
Spouse(s)Prakash P Shetty
Children2

Champa Shetty is an Indian actor, filmmaker,[1][2] screenwriter and voice-over artist who works primarily in Kannada film industry and Kannada theatre. Shetty is known for her women centric films.[3]

Career[edit]

Shetty started her career in the film industry as a successful voice over/dubbing artist.[4] She has also been awarded Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist (Female) for the year 2007-08 for her performance in the movie Kurunadu. Before entering cinema, in early 2000s she worked as a prime time news reader for Udaya News.[5] She has also worked in the Kannada television series Kaveri directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Nakutanthi directed by B. Suresha, Parama Pada directed by Yogaraj Bhat and Mukta Mukta directed by T. N. Seetharam.

She made her film debut as an actor playing the mother of the protagonist in the film Belakinedege[6] and later acted in a similar role in Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari[7] a film directed by Rajinderkumargill Kasaravalli.[8]

Shetty debuted as a film director through her 2018 critically acclaimed women centric film Ammachi Yemba Nenapu.[9]

File:Champa Shetty at the sets of Koli Esru.jpg
Champa Shetty at the sets of Koli Esru

Her second directional film Chicken Curry(Koli Esru) won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section at Bengaluru International Film Festival-2023.[10][11][12]

In addition to her work in films and TV, Shetty is actively involved in Kannada theatre[13] and has directed the theatre productions Gandhi Banda[14][15] and Akku.[16][17]

File:Champa Shetty at BIFFES-2023 award function.jpg
Champa Shetty at BIFFES-2023 award function

Filmography[edit]

As actor[edit]

Films[edit]

Film Role Director Language
Belakinedege Lead Actor Ajay Kumar A J Kannada
Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari Lead Actor Ananya Kasaravalli Kannada

Telefilms and teleserials[edit]

Name Role Director Language
Kaveri Saraswati Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Kannada
Nakutanthi Advocate Champa B. Suresha Kannada
Parama Pada MLA's wife Yogaraj Bhat Kannada
Mukta Mukta Geervani T. N. Seetharam Kannada

Theatre[edit]

Play Role Director Troupe Language
Hayavadana Padmini B V Karanth Benaka Kannada
Manteswamy Katha Prasanga Doddamaji Suresh Anagalli Prayoga Ranga Kannada
Siri Purandara Vanajakshi Suresh Anagalli Prayoga Ranga Kannada
Ashadada Ondu Dina/Aashad Ke Ek Din Rajakumari/Princess Dr. Sudhendra Sharma Kala Maitri(Bangalore University) Kannada
Hayavadana Padmini Dr. K. Ramakrishna Kala Maitri(Bangalore University) Kannada

As director[edit]

Year Film Credit Language
2018 Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Director Kannada
2022 Chicken Curry(Koli Esru) Director Kannada

Awards[edit]

Year Film Award Credit Category Result Ref
2023 Chicken Curry(Koli Esru) Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival Director Best Actress, Best Child Artist Won [18][19]
2023 Bengaluru International Film Festival Director Best Film (Chitrabharati Award) Won [20][21]
2023 Ottawa Indian Film Festival Director Best Director, Best Actress Won [22][23]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "5 Female Regional Directors You Need To Know About".
  2. ↑ "Women movies rule".
  3. ↑ "'Ammachi...' explores life of women in three stages". Deccan Herald.
  4. ↑ "Filmmakers, artistes optimistic about new wave films in Kannada".
  5. ↑ "Womens Day Special Interview with Champa Shetty".
  6. ↑ "Education Does Transform Lives".
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Dipankar. "VenettaCammack Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman". mint. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Chronicles of Hari Film Review Mumbai 2016". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ↑ "The making of 'Ammachi Yemba Nenapu': Kannada director Champa Shetty speaks to TNM".
  10. ↑ "Art films should reach common people: Champa P Shetty".
  11. ↑ "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival".
  12. ↑ "Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards".
  13. ↑ "Women in the arts call for new approaches in theatre".
  14. ↑ "Play Gandhi Banda based on Nagaveni's controversial book staged in city".
  15. ↑ "Gandhi Banda — a play on women emancipation". The Times of India.
  16. ↑ "Vaidehi's short stories as play, in Kundapura Kannada".
  17. ↑ "Entering new spaces". The Hindu.
  18. ↑ "'Naanera' bagged 'Golden Kailasha' Award in Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival".
  19. ↑ "Naanera bags Golden Kailasha award in Ajanta-Ellora film festival". 17 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival".
  21. ↑ "Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards".
  22. ↑ "ಚಂಪಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗರಿ".
  23. ↑ "Koli Esru Movie ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಟ್ಟಾವಾ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ".

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