Date of Birth: 7th of November 1981 at Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Anushka Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka to a Telugu speaking family and she did her schooling in Banglore the city of IT in India. She started her carrier as a Yoga instructor.
Awards
- Nandi Special Jury Award for the role in Arundati in 2009
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Favourite Heroine - Vijay Award in 2009
Fimography
- 2005 - Telugu film named "Super" as Sasha
- 2005 - Telugu film named "Mahanandi" as Nandini
- 2006 - Telugu film named "Vikramarkudu" as Neeraja Goswami
- 2006 - Telugu film named "Astram" as Anusha
- 2006 - Tamil film named "Rendu" as Jothy
- 2006 - Telugu film named "Stalin" as Jothy
- 2007 - Telugu film named "Lakshyam" as Indu
- 2007 - Telugu film named "Don" as Priya
- 2008 - Telugu film named "Okka Magaadu" as Bhavani
- 2008 - Telugu film named "Swagatham" as Shailu
- 2008 - Telugu film named "Baladoor" as Bhanumathi
- 2008 - Telugu film named "Souryam" as Swetha
- 2008 - Telugu film named "Chintakayala Ravi" as Sunitha
- 2008 - Telugu film named "King" as Priya
- 2009 - Telugu film named "Arundhati" as Arundhati
- 2009 - Telugu film named "Billa" as Maya
- 2009 - Tamil film named "Vettaikkaran" as Susheela
- 2010 - Telugu film named "Kedi" as Susheela
- 2010 - Tamil film named "Singam" as Kavya Mahalingam
- 2010 - Telugu film named "Vedam" as Saroja
- 2010 - Telugu film named "Panchakshari" as Panchakshari
- 2010 - Telugu film named "Takita Takita"
- 2010 - Telugu film named "Kaleja"
- 2011 - Telugu film named "Nagavalli"
- 2011 - Telugu film named "Kanchana"
Career
Anushka Shetty started her acting by appearing in Telugu film name Super in 2005. That film was directed by Puri Jagannath. Later she acted in film named Mahanandi which was totally a failure. 2006 is the year which brought her the popularity and the recognition as an actress in Indian cinema industry. Anushka appeared in four films and the film Vikramarkudu brought her the popularity and success especially in Andra Pradesh, India. During that year, she debuted to Tamil film industry by appearing in Astram.
Since 2006, Anushka Shetty appeared in more than 20 Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. Almost every movie did very well at the box office. Lakshyam was the first release in 2007 and she starred with Nagarjuna. During year 2008, Anushka Shetty appeared in six films. The most success one was Souryam with Gopichand. During year 2008, she performed in “Okka Magaadu”, “Swagatam” and “Baladur” movies which did not become box office hits.
Anushka’s most controversial character was as a male in the movie named Vettaikkaran was also played in 2009. She known as "Sweety" among her close friends. She is a sweety isn't it?
