Sanchita Shetty

Sanchita Shetty
Born Sanchita Shetty
7 April
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2006–present

Sanchita Shetty is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films.[1][2] After appearing in supporting roles, she got her first breakthrough after starring in female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[3]

Career

She made her first film appearance in the Kannada all-time Blockbuster film Mungaru Male as a friend to the film's female lead (Pooja Gandhi).[4] In the next three years, she appeared in supporting roles in three Kannada films. She also appeared in a film titled Gaganachukki, which never released.[4] She left the Kannada industry to work in Tamil and she was not willing to do anymore second lead roles. In 2012, she signed her first leading role in Kollaikaran.[5]

Recognition and success (2012-present)

Shetty has played female lead character in Nalan Kumarasamy's black comedy Soodhu Kavvum which was a critical and commercial success, collecting over ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million)[6] and it is to be considered biggest success in career of Shetty.[7] 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".[8] 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.[9]

In 2014, she signed a Kannada film after five years, Badmaash directed by Akash Srivatsa, which will see her playing a Radio Jocky.[10] In September 2014, she stated that she had four films, among which one would be a bilingual.[11]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 Mungaru Male Nandini's friend Kannada
2007 Milana Kannada
2009 Uda Kannada
2009 Bhaya.com Vini Kannada
2010 Azhukkan Azhagakiran Reema Tamil
2010 Thillalangadi Ammu Tamil
2010 Orange Soni Telugu
2012 Kollaikaran Krishnaveni Tamil
2013 Soodhu Kavvum Shalu / Shalini Gupta Tamil
2013Pizza II: Villa Aarthi Tamil
2016 Badmaash Priya Kannada
2016 Ennodu Vilayadu Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming[12]
2016 Enkitta Mothathe Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming[13]
2016 Rum Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming
2016 Love Guru Films that have not yet been released Tamil Filming[14]
2016 Devdas BrothersFilms that have not yet been released Tamil Filming[15]
2016 Yenda Thailaiku Yenna VekkalaFilms that have not yet been released Tamil Filming[16]

References

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