# Krithi Shetty

Krithi Krishna Shetty, known popularly by her stage name Krithi Shetty, (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She made her Debut lead role in Uppena (2021) and went on to do many commercially successful films in many languages. Shetty is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a SIIMA Award.

## 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 ₹100 crore (US$11 million). The Times of India's 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 (2023) 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

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2021 | Uppena | Sangeetha "Bebamma" | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Shyam Singha Roy | Keerthi | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Bangarraju | Naga Lakshmi | Telugu | |
| 2022 | The Warriorr | "Whistle" Mahalakshmi | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | The Warriorr | "Whistle" Mahalakshmi | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Macherla Niyojakavargam | Swathi | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali | Dr. Alekhya & Akhila | Telugu | Dual role |
| 2023 | Custody | Revathi | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2023 | Custody | Revathi | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2024 | Manamey | Subhadra | Telugu | |
| 2024 | ARM | Lekshmi Nambiar | Malayalam | |
| 2025 | Vaa Vaathiyaar † | TBA | Tamil | Post-production |
| 2025 | Love Insurance Kompany † | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
| 2025 | Genie † | TBA | Tamil | Filming |

## Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations :
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut – South | Uppena | Won |
| 2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Uppena | Nominated |
| 2022 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Telugu | Uppena | Won |