Fathima Shetty

Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) 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. 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. 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 and appearing opposite Ram Pothineni, which received negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. Her next release in the same year was the Telugu film Macherla Niyojakavargam, directed by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy

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, 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

Year Title Role Language Notes 2019 Super 30 Excellence student Hindi 2021 Uppena Sangeetha "Bebamma" Telugu Shyam Singha RoyKeerthi 2022 Bangarraju Naga Lakshmi Macherla Niyojakavargam Swathi Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali Dr. Alekhya & Akhila Dual role The Warriorr "Whistle" MahalakshmiTeluguTamil Bilingual films 2023Custody Revathi 2024 Manamey SubhadraTelugu ARM Lekshmi Nambiar Malayalam 2026 Vaa Vaathiyaar WuTamil Love Insurance KompanyDheema Filming

Awards and nominations +List of acting awards and nominationsYearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef. 2022 Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – SouthUppena Best Actress – Telugu South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu