Neethu

Neethu (born 2 September 1986), also known as Neethu Shetty, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada-language films and a few Tulu and Malayalam films. She won acclaim and praise for movies like Joke Falls, Beru (2005), Photographer (2006), Koti Chennaya (2007), Gaalipata (2008), Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro (2009) and many others.

She has done cameos in other successful movies like Abhinetri and Fair & Lovely. Neethu is also socially active and recently studied Dream Tracking and is currently practicing it. With a career spanning over 2 decades, she has been a part of 35+ movies and many television projects.

Early life Neethu was born in Mangalore, in the Karnataka State of India. Her father, Manjunath Shetty, belonged to the Bunt community, and was an agriculturist. Her mother, Mohini is from a Konkani-speaking family and was a banker. Neethu has a younger sister. They grew up and were educated in Mangalore and Bangalore. She received positive reviews for her performance in the 2008 movie Gaalipata, which was a multi-starrer and a blockbuster hit. She received a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada nomination. She later starred in films which some were successful, like Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro, Abhinetri and a few others. She also starred in movies such as Aithalakkadi and others that received negative reviews and failed at the box office.

She was a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada 2, where she survived 80 days, hence becoming the first contestant in the history of Bigg Boss Kannada to be kept in a "secret room". She was a part of the comedy show Bengaluru Benne Dose alongside Arun Sagar. She later appeared as a guest in Bigg Boss Kannada 4 along with Rishika Singh, Tsunami Kitty, N. C. Ayyappa and Bigg Boss Kannada 3 winner Shruti. She also was a part of box cricket league where she was a player for the team Davangere Lions, which emerged runners up.

Filmography Note: all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted. +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2004 Yahoo Geethu credited as Neetha Jennifer Jennifer Joke Falls Sulekha 2005 Beru Suma Karavali Hudugi Akku 2006 Eesha Gowri credited as Neetha Nagareega Komali Kaveri Tamil film; credited as Neetha Sree Photographer Satyavathi Malayalam film 2007 Poojari Priya credited as Neethashree Oliver Twist Malayalam film; credited as Neethashree Agrahara Ramya Govinda Gopala Aishwarya credited as Neetha Koti Chennaya Deyi Baidithi Tulu film 2008 Gaalipata Radha Ganesha Matthe Banda Gayatri 2009 Manasaare Bhaamini 2010 Ugragami Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro Andy Pancharangi Latha Voice Over (Dubbing) for Ramya Barna Aithalakkadi Sevanthi 2011 Yogaraj But Sihi Panchamrutha Tanmayi a.k.a. Tanu segment "Samarasave Jeevana: harmonious life" Ujwadu Shaantheri Konkani film 2012 Jeevana Joke-alli Paaru Puneeth Herself Special Appearance 2013 Devarane Sheela Cameo appearance Jeethu Herself Special appearance in the song "Idli Vade" Crazy Star Herself Special appearance in the song "Ee Hennu Avala Weakness" 2014 Fair & Lovely Herself Guest appearance Jaggi Herself Special appearance in the song "Nela Gudi Neeru" 2015 Abhinetri Cameo Eregla Panodchi Rukmini Tulu film Ring Road Cameo 2016 Ice Pice Geetha 2017 Paaru I Love You Paaru Sithara Priya Mombatthi ACP Shivani 2018 Mari Tiger Special appearance Amrutha Galige Amrutha 2019 Vajramukhi Vajramukhi Hangover Herself Special appearance in the song "Naane Rukku Kodtini" 2022 Indira Dr. Suhani 2023 1888 Sandhya Shetty Parishuddham Herself Special Appearance TBA Aparadhi Nanalla Filming, Guest Appearance TBA Iralarade Iruve Bitkonda Filming

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