Keerthi Reddy

Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, and Tamil films, in addition to some Hindi and Kannada films. Her notable work includes Tholi Prema, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Arjun (2004). She has received a Filmfare Award for her performance in the film Arjun (2004).

Early life Reddy was born to an interior designer and dress designer mother. Her grandfather is Keshpally Ganga Reddy, Ex-Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in Telangana based out of Keshpally village of Jakranpally mandal. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru. She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended Ryerson University for higher education in Toronto, Canada.

Career In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film debut in a comedy thriller Gunshot, opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998, Keerthi was cast as the female lead opposite Pawan Kalyan in Tholi Prema which was a blockbuster. In 2000, Keerthi Reddy made her Bollywood debut in Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Her next film Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat featured her as Isha Nair opposite the debutant Arjun Rampal. Her role was that of a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002, Keerthi did a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films.

In 2002, Keerthi Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun as Mahesh Babu's sister, a role for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.

Personal life Keerthi married actor Sumanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni's nephew and the grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao, in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and now lives in Singapore. The couple has two children.

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 1996 Gunshot Swarna Telugu 1997 Devathai Devi / Kayal Tamil Nandhini Raji 1998 Jolly Chellamma Iniyavale Manju Tholi Prema Anu Telugu – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu 1999 Ninaivirukkum Varai Sandhya Tamil Preminche Manasu Shailaja Telugu Ravoyi Chandamama Rukmini 2000 Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa Pooja Hindi – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut 2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Isha Nair 2002 Badhaai Ho Badhaai Florence D'Souza Super Star Devayani Kannada Debut in Kannada 2004 Arjun Meenakshi Telugu – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu

Music videos Year Title AlbumRef. 2004 Bin Tere Sanam Sweet Honey Mix