Sanchita Shetty is an Indian actress, who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Kannada films.[1][2] She is known for her breakthrough role as the female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[3]
Sanchita Shetty | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Film career
editEarly career (2006–2012)
editShe made her first film appearance in the Kannada hit film Mungaru Male (2006) as a friend to the film's female lead (Pooja Gandhi).[4] She continued to star in supporting roles in three Kannada films: Milana (2007), Uda (2009), and Bhaya.com (2009). She also appeared in a film titled Gaganachukki, though it was never released.[4] Shetty left the Kannada industry to work in Tamil as she was unwilling to do any more second lead roles. After leaving the Kannada film industry, her first Tamil film was Azhukkan Azhagakiran (2010). She is best known for featuring alongside Jayam Ravi in Thillalangadi (2010), with the director of the film Mohan Raja recommending her to also star in Orange (2010) featuring Ram Charan. In 2012, she signed her first leading role in Kollaikaran.[5]
Recognition and other films (2013–present)
editShetty has played female lead character in Nalan Kumarasamy's black comedy Soodhu Kavvum which was a critical and commercial success, and it is to be considered biggest success in her career.[6] She played an imaginary character in the film, which was received well. Sify wrote, "Sanchita Shetty as his (Vijay Sethupathy) girlfriend is smashing and delivers some one-liners with perfect lip sync".[7] The film went on to be remade in several other Indian languages and Shetty expressed interest in reprising the role in its remakes as well.[8] Then, she is paired with Ashok Selvan in Pizza II: Villa (2013).[9]
In 2016, Shetty made her return to the Kannada film industry with Badmaash (directed by Akash Srivatsa), in which she played a radio jockey.[10] In Tamil, she continued to perform simultaneously as Ennodu Vilayadu (2017), Rum (2017), Enkitta Mothathe (2017), Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala (2018) and Johnny (2018). In 2021, she appeared in Devadas Brothers and Vinodhaya Sitham.
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mungaru Male | Nandini's friend | Kannada | [4] |
| Jothe Jotheyali | special appearance in the song "Siktare Siktare" | |||
| 2007 | Poojari | College student | special appearance in the song "Poojari Ondu Saari" | |
| Milana | Raghu's lover | |||
| Orata I Love You | Kavya's friend | |||
| Gandana Mane | ||||
| Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttaneku | ||||
| 2009 | Uda | |||
| Bhaya.com | Vini | |||
| 2010 | Azhukkan Azhagakiran | Reema | Tamil | |
| Thillalangadi | Ammu | Tamil | ||
| Orange | Soni | Telugu | ||
| 2012 | Kollaikaran | Krishnaveni | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Shalu | Tamil | |
| Pizza II: Villa | Aarthi | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Badmaash | Priya | Kannada | [11] |
| 2017 | Ennodu Vilayadu | Inba | Tamil | |
| Rum | Riya | Tamil | ||
| Enkitta Mothathe | Maragadham | Tamil | ||
| 2018 | Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala | Ramya | Tamil | |
| Johnny | Ramya | Tamil | ||
| Party | Adhithi | Tamil | Unreleased | |
| 2021 | Devadas Brothers | Tamil | ||
| Vinodhaya Sitham | Veena | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Bagheera | Alia | Tamil | |
| Pallu Padama Paathukka | Sathya | Tamil | ||
| Azhagiya Kanne | Kasthuri | Tamil |
References
edit- ^ "Charan is hot: Sanchita". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Tamil Movies – New Tamil Movies – New Tamil Movies,Tamil News,Tamil movies". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "'I don't believe in godfathers' – Bangalore Mirror -". Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "The story makes a star: Sanchita Shetty". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "I'm afraid of the dark: Sanchita Shetty". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (11 December 2013). "Performance is the key". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Sify Movies – Review listing". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Keen to do 'Soodhu Kavvum' in other languages: Sanchita". 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Sanchita shuns make-up in 'Pizza 2: Villa'". 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Sanchita Shetty makes a comeback to Sandalwood". The Times of India. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ SM, Shashiprasad (22 November 2016). "Movie review 'Badmaash': A badmash' experience". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2024.