Nitya Shetty is an Indian actress appearing in Telugu and Tamil films.[1] She won two Nandi Awards.[2]

Nitya Shetty
Born
Nithya Shetty

Hyderabad, India
Occupation(s)Actress, Model, software engineer, Entrepreneur
Years active1999-present

Career

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Nitya Shetty worked as a child actress in Telugu films during the early 2000s appearing in films including Devullu (2000), while winning the Nandi Award for Best Child Actress for her roles in Chinni Chinni Aasha (1998) and Little Hearts (2000). After about 20 films as a child artiste, she took a break from films to complete her education. She graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dundigal later campus placed and joined Infosys as a software engineer.[3]

However she wanted to continue work as an actress and successfully auditioned to be a part of the Telugu film, Padesave, before working on the family drama, Dagudumootha Dandakor (2015).[4][5]

She has consequently featured in low budget Tamil films including Jayaprakash's Aivarattam (2015) and Kadhal Kaalam (2016).[6] She recently worked in the Telugu film Nuvvu Thopu Raa (2019) and Tamil film "Aghavan"(2019).

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1999 Chinni Chinni Aasa Telugu Nandi Award for Best Child Actress
2000 Devullu Bhavani Telugu
Little Hearts Telugu Nandi Award for Best Child Actress
2001 Maya Maya Hindi
2002 Mounamelanoyi Telugu
2003 Harivillu Gowri Telugu
2004 Anji Nithya Telugu
2015 Aivarattam Rathna Tamil
Dagudumootha Dandakor Madhu Telugu
2016 Padesave Niharika Telugu
2017 Kaadhal Kaalam Tamil
2019 Aghavan Tamil
2019 Nuvvu Thopu Raa Ramya Telugu
2020 O Pitta Katha Venkatalakshmi Telugu
2021 Thalaivii Trainee doctor Tamil
Hindi
2022 Wanted Pandugod Rathi Telugu

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References

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  1. ^ "From being a child artist to an actress - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  3. ^ SURESH KAVIRAYANI (5 February 2015). "From child artiste to lead actress". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ kavirayani, suresh (16 February 2016). "Nithya Shetty into the big league". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. ^ INDIA, THE HANS (1 February 2016). "Nithya Shetty comes of age". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (4 June 2015). "Nithya Shetty bags yet another meaty role". Deccan Chronicle.
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