Krithi Shetty


Krithi Shetty is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. Shetty is an recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a SIIMA Award. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Uppena which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.

Early life

Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mangalore, Karnataka, to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a fashion designer. She was brought up in Mumbai. During her academic career, she worked in commercials.

Career

Shetty made her debut in a lead role, aged 17, with the Telugu film Uppena directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially successful at the box office, collecting over. The Times of India Neeshitha Nyayapati wrote, "The debutants Vaisshnav and Krithi manage to pull off the intricacies of their characters well for the most part.
Later that year, she appeared in the Telugu film Shyam Singha Roy opposite Nani. Shyam Singha Roy received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success grossing over ₹60 crore at the box office. She next starred in Bangarraju opposite Naga Chaitanya. Bangarraju emerged as a successful film and grossed over ₹66 crore. This was followed by a series of commercial failures in the latter half of 2022 and 2023 with her next film The Warriorr, directed by N.Lingusamy where she appeared opposite Ram Pothineni received negative reviews from critics and became a commercial failure. Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film Macherla Niyojakavargam, directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office.
Her last release of 2022 was Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali which was directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti where she co-starred with Sudheer Babu, opened to mixed reviews and became a commercial failure at the box office. She then made her Tamil-language debut in 2023 with Venkat Prabhu's bilingual Custody co-starring Naga Chaitanya. Custody opened to mixed reviews and did not do well at the box office.
In 2024, she starred in Manamey alongside Sharwanand and although the film opened to mixed reviews, it became a commercial success at the box office.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2019Super 30Excellence studentHindi
2021UppenaSangeetha "Bebamma"Telugu
2021Shyam Singha RoyKeerthiTelugu
2022BangarrajuNaga LakshmiTelugu
2022Macherla NiyojakavargamSwathiTelugu
2022Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku CheppaliDr. Alekhya & AkhilaTeluguDual role
2022The Warriorr"Whistle" MahalakshmiTelugu
Tamil		Bilingual films
2023CustodyRevathiTelugu
Tamil		Bilingual films
2024ManameySubhadraTelugu
2024ARMLekshmi NambiarMalayalam
2026Vaa VaathiyaarWuTamil
2026DheemaTamilPost-production
2026TamilFilming

Awards and nominations