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Anushka Shetty

Rudhramadevi: the warrior queen

Rajinikanth with Anushka Shetty: Mona Gasolina/ Monaa Monaa Lingaa (2014)

Anushka in Rendu

Anushka in Super

Anushka in Mirchi

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Anushka Shetty is...

Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress, arguably the busiest actress in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Most analysts consider her the most in-demand actress in all of south India. She has bagged what are, without question, the biggest-budget films of 2014 (notably Lingaa (2014) and 2015 (especially "Rudhramadevi," which revolves around her character; and "Baahubali")

A graduate in Computer Applications, actress Anushka Shetty has also been a yoga instructor. She first appeared as a leading lady on the silver screen in 2005 in the film Super. Anushka gave her first hit in 2006 with the movie Vikramarkudu, after which she got recognition in the Telugu film industry.

Personal details

Born on 7 November 1981

Born in Mangalore

Name given by parents: Sweety Shettyu.

Pet Name : Mac

Speaks : Telugu, Tamil, English and Kannada

Mother tongue : Tulu

Height: 5'10"

Weight : 62 kg

Parents

Prafulla Shetty, A.N. Vittal Shetty

Brothers, both older

Sai Ramesh Shetty,a cosmetic surgeon and is married to Saloni Rai.

Gunaranjan Shetty,a businessman.

Studied at

BCA from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

Eastwood High School, Bangalore

Belongs to

From Bangalore

Lives in

Hyderabad

Profession

Film actress

Mainly in Telugu and Tamil films. Debut: Super (2005/ Telugu)

First major hit: Vikramarkudu.

Other vocations

Yoga Teacher

Relationship Status

Single

Relationships

Filmy Folks writes: Anushka Shetty had fallen in love with director Krish [RadhaKrishna] during the shooting of "Vedam".. They were going to marry within two years, buzz said. But the latest reports said that they both have parted away. According to latest news Anushka has decided to marry her love partner soon. In an interview she opened up that, she is dating someone, but didn't reveal the name yet. She is planning to get married in the next two years. When questioned about her link up rumours, she said that, "Firstly, I used to worry when media linked me with my co-stars. Now, I find the situation too funny to react".

Marriage

Anushka getting married after Mahaabali

Janani Karthik,TNN | Sep 17, 2014

The Times of India

The Times of India has it on good authority that in 2014 a debutant director met Anushka at the shooting spot of Lingaa (2014) and narrated to her a script. The script was a heroine-centric one, and Anushka loved it. And yet, she did not accept the offer. The reason she gave the director was not the usual one actors dish out of not having dates. In this case, the actress reportedly refused the offer as she's getting married after the shoot of Mahaabali and has no plans to work on any film after marriage.

A source in the know says, "It was only because of her marriage plans that she politely declined to work in this film, though she liked the director's script very much. Anushka will be settling down after her shoot for Rajamouli's film is over."

Anushka's husband-to-be, apparently, is not from the film industry, but a businessman. The actress was in 2014 working on Lingaa (2014) with Rajinikanth, Mahaabali and Rudhramadevi.

Early career

She debuted in Nagarjuna’s Super. Puri Jagannadh happened to see Anushka through another director and she got selected for “Super”.

Her debut film in Tamil was Rendu with R. Madhavan.

Her acting in Vikramarkudu got the appreciation of critics.

Amazingly she opted out of Bala Krishna’s ‘ Okka Magadu’ due to personal reasons

Her films

Mirchi

Mirchi is a 2013 Telugu film written and directed by debutante Koratala Siva. The film stars Prabhas, Anushka Shetty and Richa Gangopadhyay in the lead roles. The film was first titled as Vaaradhi. The film got positive reviews and is a Super Hit at the box office. Anushka played the role as a village girl named Vennela. Prabhas and Anushka chemistry in the film is awesome. (From Filmy Folks)

Baahubali

Baahubali is a big-budget, trilingual film, featuring Anushka in female lead. After Mirchi film, she is once again pairing opposite the handsome hunk Prabhas. The film is directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works banner. In the film she is playing the role as Devasena. The shooting of the film was started in May 2013 and may hit the screens by 2015. The film features an interesting star cast including Rana Daggubatti, Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj, Nassar and Adivi Sesh among others. The budget of the film is Rs. 100 crore. According to reports, Baahubali will be the most expensive Telugu film to be ever made. Actress Tamanna Bhatia will be seen as second lead in the film. (From Filmy Folks)

The periodic film, claimed to be the most expensive Telugu film ever, is releasing in two-parts; the first part in March 2015

Sathya

Long back it was declared that Anushka and Ajith will come together for Gautham Menon's next. As per the goss the film is titled as Sathya". However, the latest talk is that the film isn't actually titled Sathya. In fact, it is being referred to as 'Thala 55' by Ajith's fans. The film is going on progress but the details are kept under the wraps. It seems the filmmakers are planning to keep the film name secret until the release of the flick. The shooting of the movie has also started in April and the lead actors Ajith and Anushka have been called to a 'secret' location along with the cameraman and a couple of light men. There have been strong rumours of some intimate scenes being shot meanwhile. (From Filmy Folks)

Trivia

Kerals

• She has a Bachelor Degree in computer applications (B.C.A) from Bangalore University.

• She learned Yoga from famous Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur.

• Her mother tongue is Tulu.

• She has two brothers Dr. Sai Ramesh, a postgraduate in Dentistry and Gunaranjan, a businessman.

• She belongs to the famous family in Mangalore called the Bellipady family.

• She is a Pure Vegetarian, but can make amazing prawn dishes

• Her hobby is to collect news articles of all natural disasters.

• Like other Successful Bangalore Heroines , She is also From The Famous Mount Carmel College (MCC) , Bangalore

2014

PETA

Anushka sent messages on Twitter to highlight the plight of Mumbai's Victoria horses. She did this to support the campaign of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.

Lingaa

Anushka played the lead in the trilingual Lingaa, the most-awaited mega-budget South Indian film ever. The film set new box office records in Chennai city,Tamil Nadu and the USA but did not do as well in AP-Nizam or Kerala.

Rudhramadevi

Bilingual Rudhramadevi is a historic drama that also stars Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, , Nithya Menon, Catherine Tresa and Aditi Chegappa. Anushka Shetty plays the title role of Rudhramadevi: the warrior queen , a legendary 13th century princess of the Kakatiya dynasty. Her regal look as a queen has been greatly appreciated and has gone viral.

Playing a sword-wielding warrior came at a price. The actress 'suffered a hairline fracture while filming for the climax episode' of the period drama and shot for around 10 days through intense pain, while refusing a body double.

The actress shot with five rolls of skin-coloured bandage on her wrist and took pain-killer injections to complete the shoot on time. Her commitment has left the whole film unit in awe. The Times of India

Anushka Shetty, who looked somewhat plump in Singam 2 lost around 12 kg, and went on a special diet and fitness regime. She was required to look toned. The Times of India

Rudhramadevi is the first Telugu periodical film releasing in 3D. 3D post production, special visual effects and graphics delayed the release of the film somewhat. The movie is scheduled to release around Sankranthi, 2015. FilmiBeat

Awards

Anushka Shetty

Anushka Shetty

2009 Best Fav Actress Vijay Award -Vettaikaran

2010: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Arundhati

2010: Nandi Special Jury Award - Arundhati

2010: CineMAA Award for Best Actress - Arundhati

Best Actress Santhosham Film Magazine Award 2009-Arundathi

Best Actress SouthScope Award 2009-Arundathi

2010: Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine - Vettaikkaran

2011: CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) - Vedam

2011: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Vedam

KaliMamani Award from TamilNadu State govt for 2010

Best Actress Cinemaa award 2010-Vedam

Best Actress Santhosham Film Magazine Award 2010-Vedam

2011: Jaya Award for Favorite Actrees - Deiva Thirumagal

2012: Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine - Deiva Thirumagal

2012 Best Heroine Awards TSR Tv9 Awards - Dhamarukam -

Filmography

Anushka Shetty

Cinema

2004 Run

2005 Super (debut as heroine)

2005 Mahanandi

2005 Freedom of Life

2006 Asthram

2006 Rendu

2006 Stalin: Man for the Society

2006 Vikramarkudu

2007 Lakshyam

2007 Don

2008 Baladoor

2008 Chintakayala Ravi

2008 Okka Magadu

2008 Souryam

2008 Swagatam

2009 Arundhati

2009 Billa

2009 Vettaikaran

2009: Anushka did the voice-over for an AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS.

2010 Kedi

2010 Khaleja

2010 Nagavalli

2010 Panchakshari

2010 Ragada

2010 Singam

2010 Vedam

2011 Deiva Thirumagal

2011 Vaanam

2012 Damarukam

2012 Saguni

2012 Thaandavam

2013 Alex Pandian

2013 Mirchi

2013 Singam2

Irandam Ulagam

2014 Lingaa (2014)

TV and film commercials

Anushka is the brand ambassador of MBS Jewellers and The Chennai Silks.

She has also acted in commercials for Head and Shoulders and Colgate.