Srinidhi Shetty | |
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Education | Jain University, Bangalore |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Title | Miss Supranational 2016 |
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (Hindi: श्रीनिधि रमेश शेट्टी) (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress and Model. the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant.[2] She is the second Indian representative to have won this title.[3] As an actress, Shetty has played the leading lady in the top-grossing Kannada action films K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022). Shetty won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for the latter.[4]
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on 21 October 1992,[5] in a Mangalorean family of Tuluvas belonging to the Bunt.[6] Her father Ramesh Shetty is from the town of Mulki, and her mother Kushala is from Thalipady Guthu, Kinnigoli.[7]
She was educated at Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School, followed by a pre-university course at St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Jain University, Bangalore, and graduated with distinction.[8]
In 2012, Srinidhi competed in the Clean & Clear-sponsored Fresh Face contest, where she was among the top two finalists.[9] Later, she participated in Manappuram Miss South India in 2015 and won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile,[10] and later participated in Manappuram Miss Queen of India where she was crowned as the 1st runner up and also named Miss Congeniality.[11] She also worked as a model while employed at Accenture.[12]
In 2016, she participated in the 2016 Miss Diva pageant, where she was selected as a finalist and won the Miss Supranational India 2016 title.[13][14] She also won three subtitles for her smile, body and her photogenic face. She went on to represent India at Miss Supranational 2016.[15] On 2 December 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016 by her predecessor Stephania Stegman of Paraguay in Municipal Sports and Recreation Center, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016 in the pageant.[16]
During her reign as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi traveled to United Arab Emirates,[17] France,[18] Japan,[19] Singapore,[20] Thailand,[21] Slovakia and numerous trips around Poland and India.[22][23]
Shetty made her acting debut with the 2018 Kannada period action film, K.G.F: Chapter 1 opposite Yash.[24] It was directed by Prashanth Neel. She portrayed a head strong girl, Reena Desai.[25] The film was a box office success, grossing ₹250 crore.[26]
In 2022, she reprised her role of Reena in the film's sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2.[27][28] With earnings of ₹1,200–1,250 crore globally, it is the second highest grossing Indian film of 2022 and fourth highest-grossing Indian film.[29][30] The same year, she made her Tamil debut with action thriller film Cobra alongside Vikram.[31] The film was a box-office bomb collecting ₹59 crore.[32] Shetty portrayed Bhavana Menon, a criminology professor.[33]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Reena Desai | Kannada | [34] | |
2022 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | [35] | |||
Cobra | Bhavana Menon | Tamil | [36] | ||
2024 | Telusu Kada † | TBA | Telugu | [37] |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Nominated | [38] |
66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut – South | Nominated | [39] | ||
2023 | 11th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Won | [40] |