Champa Shetty Explained

Champa P Shetty
Other Names:	Champa Shetty
Birth Name:	Champakamalini T L
Birth Place:	Bengaluru
Occupation:	Actor, film director, screenwriter, Voice-over artist
Spouse:	Prakash P Shetty
Children:	2

Champa Shetty is an Indian actor, filmmaker,^{[1] [2]} screenwriter and voice-over artist who works primarily in Kannada film industry and Kannada theatre. Shetty is known for her women centric films.^[3]

Career

Shetty started her career in the film industry as a successful voice over/dubbing artist.^[4] She has also been awarded Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist (Female) for the year 2007-08 for her performance in the movie Kurunadu. Before entering cinema, in early 2000s she worked as a prime time news reader for Udaya News.^[5] She has also worked in the Kannada television series Kaveri directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Nakutanthi directed by B. Suresha, Parama Pada directed by Yogaraj Bhat and Mukta Mukta directed by T. N. Seetharam.

She made her film debut as an actor playing the mother of the protagonist in the film Belakinedege^[6] and later acted in a similar role in Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari^[7] a film directed by Ananya Kasaravalli.^[8]

Shetty debuted as a film director through her 2018 critically acclaimed women centric film Ammachi Yemba Nenapu.^[9]

Her second directional film "Koli Esru"(Chicken Curry) won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section at Bengaluru International Film Festival-2023.^{[10] [11] [12]}

In addition to her work in films and TV, Shetty is actively involved in Kannada theatre^[13] and has directed the theatre productions Gandhi Banda^{[14] [15]} and Akku.^{[16] [17]}

Filmography

As actor

Films

!Film!Role!Director!Language

Belakinedege	Lead Actor	Ajay Kumar A J	Kannada
Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari	Lead Actor	Ananya Kasaravalli	Kannada

Telefilms and teleserials

!Name!Role!Director!Language

Kaveri	Saraswati	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar	Kannada
Nakutanthi	Advocate Champa	B. Suresha	Kannada
Parama Pada	MLA's wife	Yogaraj Bhat	Kannada
Mukta Mukta	Geervani	T. N. Seetharam	Kannada

Theatre

!Play!Role!Director!Troupe!Language

Hayavadana	Padmini	B V Karanth	Benaka	Kannada
Manteswamy Katha Prasanga	Doddamaji	Suresh Anagalli	Prayoga Ranga	Kannada
Siri Purandara	Vanajakshi	Suresh Anagalli	Prayoga Ranga	Kannada
Ashadada Ondu Dina/Aashad Ke Ek Din	Rajakumari/Princess	Dr. Sudhendra Sharma	Kala Maitri(Bangalore University)	Kannada
Hayavadana	Padmini	Dr. K. Ramakrishna	Kala Maitri(Bangalore University)	Kannada

As director

!Year!Film!Credit!Language

2018	Ammachi Yemba Nenapu	Director	Kannada
2022	Koli Esru	Director	Kannada

Awards

|-|2023|Bengaluru International Film Festival|Director|Best Film (Chitrabharati Award)||^{[20] [21]} |-|2023|Ottawa Indian Film Festival|Director|Best Director, Best Actress ||^{[22] [23]} |-|2023|Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|Director|Best Actress|Nominated|^{[24] [25]} |}

External links

• • https://biffes.org/project/chicken-curry/
• https://www.oiffa.com/event/chicken-curry/
• https://babylonberlin.eu/programm/festivals/indogerman-filmweek/5914-indogerman-filmweek-koli-esru-chicken-curry

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 Female Regional Directors You Need To Know About.
2. Web site: Women movies rule. 26 February 2019 .
3. Web site: 'Ammachi...' explores life of women in three stages. Deccan Herald. 2 November 2018.
4. Web site: Filmmakers, artistes optimistic about new wave films in Kannada. 13 June 2023 .
5. Web site: Womens Day Special Interview with Champa Shetty.
6. Web site: Education Does Transform Lives. 20 April 2013 .
7. Web site: Sarkar. Dipankar. 2016-12-07. Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman. 2022-02-10. mint. en.
8. Web site: Chronicles of Hari Film Review Mumbai 2016. . 11 November 2016 .
9. Web site: The making of 'Ammachi Yemba Nenapu': Kannada director Champa Shetty speaks to TNM. 7 November 2018 .
10. Web site: Art films should reach common people: Champa P Shetty. 5 May 2023 .
11. Web site: Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival. 30 March 2023 .
12. Web site: Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards. 31 March 2023 .
13. Web site: Women in the arts call for new approaches in theatre. 13 March 2021 .
14. Web site: Play Gandhi Banda based on Nagaveni's controversial book staged in city.
15. News: Gandhi Banda — a play on women emancipation . The Times of India . 25 May 2014 .
16. Web site: Vaidehi's short stories as play, in Kundapura Kannada.
17. News: Entering new spaces. The Hindu . 27 February 2015 .
18. Web site: 'Naanera' bagged 'Golden Kailasha' Award in Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival. 18 January 2023 .
19. Web site: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/naanera-bags-golden-kailasha-award-in-ajanta-ellora-film-festival-8387068.
20. Web site: Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival. 30 March 2023 .
21. Web site: Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards. 31 March 2023 .
22. Web site: ಚಂಪಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗರಿ . 20 January 2023 .
23. Web site: Koli Esru Movie ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಟ್ಟಾವಾ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ. 18 June 2023 .
24. Web site: 'Darlings' and 'Ponniyin Selvan' lead in nominations for Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023. 14 July 2023.
25. Web site: Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne Awards: ‘Pathaan’, ‘Kantara’, ‘Darlings’, ‘Sita Ramam’ Lead Nominations; Check Full List. 14 July 2023.