Nitya Shetty Explained

Nitya Shetty
Birth Place:Hyderabad, India
Birth Name:Nithya Shetty
Occupation:Actress, Model, software engineer, Entrepreneur
Years Active:1999-present

Nitya Shetty is an Indian actress appearing in Telugu and Tamil films.[1] She won two Nandi Awards.[2]

Career

Nitya Shetty worked as a child actress in Telugu films during the early 2000s appearing in films including Devullu (2000), while winning the Nandi Award for Best Child Actress for her roles in Chinni Chinni Aasha (1998) and Little Hearts (2000). After about 20 films as a child artiste, she took a break from films to complete her education. She graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dundigal later campus placed and joined Infosys as a software engineer.[3]

However she wanted to continue work as an actress and successfully auditioned to be a part of the Telugu film, Padesave, before working on the family drama, Dagudumootha Dandakor (2015).[4] [5]

She has consequently featured in low budget Tamil films including Jayaprakash's Aivarattam (2015) and Kadhal Kaalam (2016).[6] She recently worked in the Telugu film Nuvvu Thopu Raa (2019) and Tamil film "Aghavan"(2019).

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1999 Chinni Chinni Aasa Telugu Nandi Award for Best Child Actress
2000 Devullu Bhavani Telugu
Little Hearts Telugu Nandi Award for Best Child Actress
2001 MayaMayaHindi
2002 Mounamelanoyi Telugu
2003 Harivillu Gowri Telugu
2004 Anji Nithya Telugu
2015 Aivarattam Rathna Tamil
Dagudumootha Dandakor Madhu Telugu
2016 Padesave Niharika Telugu
2017 Kaadhal Kaalam Tamil
2019 Aghavan Tamil
2019 Nuvvu Thopu Raa RamyaTelugu
2020 O Pitta Katha Venkatalakshmi Telugu
2021 Thalaivii Trainee doctor Tamil
Hindi
2022 Wanted Pandugod RathiTelugu
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: From being a child artist to an actress - Telugu News. 2016-02-15. IndiaGlitz.com. 2019-09-22.
  2. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 21 August 2020. (in Telugu)
  3. Web site: From child artiste to lead actress. Feb 5, 2015. SURESH KAVIRAYANI. Deccan Chronicle.
  4. Web site: Nithya Shetty into the big league. suresh. kavirayani. 16 February 2016. Deccan Chronicle.
  5. Web site: Nithya Shetty comes of age. INDIA. THE HANS. 2016-02-01. www.thehansindia.com. en. 2019-09-22.
  6. Web site: Nithya Shetty bags yet another meaty role. Anupama. Subramanian. 4 June 2015. Deccan Chronicle.