Kavya Shetty

Kavya Shetty
Shetty in 2021
Born
Kavya M. Shetty

Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2011–present
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]

Kavya Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2013 with the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style.[2]

Early life

Shetty was born Mangalore, Karnataka.[3][4] After doing her schooling in Mangalore, she graduated in Computer Science engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte.

Career

While in college, Shetty did a few modelling assignments following appearances in several television commercials. She later moved to Bangalore and took part in 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant,[3] winning the 'Miss Photogenic' title.[5] She was also a finalist at the Ford Super Model of the World – India contest held at New Delhi in 2011.[6][7] She was noticed by fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and subsequently walked the ramp for several designers, most notably at the 'Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week' in 2011 and 2012 and Chennai International Fashion Week 2011.[8]

She also worked as a commercial model and appeared in several print and television advertisements.[3] A few of her most notable endorsements in print are for Reliance Jewels, Malabar Gold, VBJ, Palam Silks, Psr and Club Mahindra. Her television advertisements include those for Clinic Plus, Toyota Altis, Santoor and TVS Victor.

In 2012, Shetty entered the Indian film industry. She first signed to Shivani, a bilingual horror flick, made in Telugu and Tamil,[9] in which she played a journalist.[4] However, the delay of this film meant that Shetty's maiden release was the Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style (2013) by Preetham Gubbi.[5] While the film received mixed reviews, critics noted that Shetty had "given [a] lively performance" [10] and "show[n] tremendous promise".[11] Her future releases include the semi-period Kannada film Vijayaaditya.[3] She has also been cast as one of the female leads in A. L. Vijay's next Tamil film, which according to Shetty is a "fun-filled" romantic drama set against a college backdrop.[12]

Her fame increased in industry from the success of Ishtakamya, directed by well known filmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.[citation needed] She signed three movies scheduled to release in 2017: Smile Please,[13] starring Gurunandan, MMM',[14] with Aru Gowda; and Silicon City,[15] with Srinagar Kitty.

The year 2020 and 2021 saw Kavya in movies of both Kannada and Telugu language.[16] Kavya set her feet on the sets of Ravichandran's upcoming movie Ravi Bopanna[17] as a lead female, while she was seen in the title track of Yuvarathna[18] starring Puneeth Rajkumar.

Kavya is seen in her upcoming Telugu movie Gurthunda Seethakalam with Satyadev and Tamannaah, Directed by Nagashekar.[16] One of the other major project is Yogi-starrer Lanke where she is sharing screens with Sanchari Vijay, Krishi Thapanda[19] Kavya is working on her next project with Jayaram Karthik titled Kaada.[20] The movie is set to release early next year. Her other upcoming projects are Sold[21] which is ready for release and 6C[22] for which the shooting is yet to commence.

Personal life

Shetty launched her exclusive clothing and jewellery brand, Kassh [23] in June 2019. Niharika Vivek and Poornima Shetty are her co-partners.

Aadyaa Foundation believes that education is the fundamental right of every child. Shetty is actively connected with the Aadyaa Foundation and she enjoys spending time with the kids and providing them with food on the weekends.[24][25]

Filmography

  • All films in Kannada; otherwise language is noted

Kannada Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Radha Debut Kannada film [2]
2013 I Am In Love Krithi
2016 Ishtakamya Aditi [26]
2016 Zoom Sheela
2017 Smile Please Manasa [27]
2017 Siliconn City Prerana [28]
2018 3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second Sharmila
2018 Samhaara Janaki
2021 Yuvarathnaa Herself Special appearance [29]
2021 Lanke Mandara Devi [30]
2022 Sold Ruchitha [21]
2022 Ravi Bopanna Spoorthy [31]
2023 Kaada TBA Filming [20]
2023 6C TBA Filming [32]
2023 Ashoka Blade TBA Filming [33]

Tamil Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2015 Idhu Enna Maayam Pallavi Tamil film
2022 Captain Rekha Tamil film

Telugu Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2022 Gurthunda Seethakalam Amrita Debut Telugu film [34][35]

Malayalam Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2022 Bro Daddy Susan Mathews Debut Malayalam film [36]
2024 Production TBD TBA Filming [37]

Web Series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2022 Nimagondhu Sihi Sudhi TBA TBA Debut web series [38]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Sunil Nagappa in Nam Duniya Nam Style". The Times of India. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kavya Shetty to debut in Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty sets her eyes on Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty bags films in three languages". Deccan Chronicle. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ "PIX: Sexy 'Supermodel of the World' hopefuls!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ Iyer, Aruna V. (13 April 2011). "Chennai Fashion Week is back". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Kavya Shetty on a signing spree". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Nam Duniya Nam Style Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Sify Movies - Review listing". sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Kavya Shetty Thrilled About A L Vijay's Film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Much-needed stardom beckons Kavya Shetty - Bangalore Mirror -". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ^ "3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Seconds Movie - Aru Gowda, Kavya Shetty - Dir: Madhusudhan". sandalwoodking.rocks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Kavya Shetty in Kannada remake of Metro". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Nagshekar to direct the Telugu remake of Love Mocktail". The Times of India.
  17. ^ "I'm thrilled to act and also work under Ravichandran's direction: Kavya Shetty - the New Indian Express".
  18. ^ "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa". The Times of India.
  19. ^ "Yogi-starrer Lanke is a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana". The Times of India.
  20. ^ a b "J Karthik and Kavya Shetty to now shoot dark thriller Kaada in the interiors of Karnataka". The Times of India.
  21. ^ a b "Kavya Shetty is a journo in her next". The Times of India.
  22. ^ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller". The Times of India.
  23. ^ "Actress Kavya Shetty to launch her clothing and jewellery line". dtNext.in. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Letting her hair down". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  25. ^ SM, Shashiprasad (24 January 2018). "Mangaluru cheluve in Ooru". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Ishtakamya movie review: Master 'class' on marriage". www.deccanchronicle.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  27. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (13 January 2018). "Love is timeless, says Kanada actress Kavya Shetty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Siliconn City Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Kavya Shetty's first special number is with Puneeth Rajkumar in his introduction song for Yuvarathnaa". The Times of India.
  30. ^ "Ramayana gets a modern twist in Lanke". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  31. ^ "Ravi Bopanna - Official Trailer | Kannada Movie News". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  32. ^ "Kavya Shetty to join Vijay Suriya in a suspense thriller". The Times of India.
  33. ^ "Exclusive: Kavya Shetty turns feisty cop in her next". The Times of India.
  34. ^ "I forgot to romance in recent times: Tamannaah at 'Gurthunda Seethakalam' press meet". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  35. ^ "It's a promising 2021 for actress Kavya Shetty". The Times of India. 26 February 2021.
  36. ^ "Kavya Shetty bags Prithviraj's Bro Daddy as her Malayalam debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  37. ^ "Malayalam cinema has strong female roles, says Kavya Shetty". The Times of India.
  38. ^ "Kavya Shetty's new project is about male pregnancy". The Times of India.
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