Anushka Shetty is a popular Indian actress who mostly works with Tamil and Telugu cinema. She is one of the highest paid actresses of Telugu film industry. After late actress Sridevi, she is the second Indian actress to have a $ 1 Million grosser at the US Box Office.
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In 2011, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu State Government. In the same year, she received the TSR Lalitha Kala Parishath Award. She ranked number one multiple times, that is, in Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2012 – Kannada, Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2013 – Kannada, Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman 2013 – Tamil, Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2015, Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women 2016 – Telugu, and Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2016 – Tamil.
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| Real Name | Sweety Shetty |
| Nickname | Mac |
| Profession(s) | Actress |
| Birthplace | Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Age (as in 2019) | 38 Years |
| Date of Birth | 7 November 1981 |
| Hometown | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| School(s) | Not Known |
| College | Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Computer Applications |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Address | 6th floor, Woods Apartments, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Hobbies | Hobbies Yoga, reading, travelling, gardening |
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| Height (Centi.) (approx.) | 178 cm |
| Height (meters) | 1.78 m |
| Height (feet) | 5' 10" |
| Weight (Kilograms)(approx.) | 62 Kg |
| Weight (Pounds) | 137 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 34-28-34 |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye’s Color | Dark Brown |
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| Debut | Film: Super (2005, Telugu) Rendu (2006, Tamil)  |
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| Father Name | A.N. Vittal Shetty |
| Mother Name | Prafulla Shetty |
| Sister | N/A |
| Brother | Gunaranjan Shetty (Businessman) and Sai Ramesh Shetty (Doctor) |
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| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | • Krish (Director, rumour) • Prabhas (Actor, rumour)  |
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| Net Worth (approx.) | Not Known |
| Salary (approx.) | 2-3 crore/film (INR) |
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| Favourite Food | Chicken dishes |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu |
| Favourite Actress | Soundarya, Simran, Jyothika |
| Favourite Book | The Alchemist by Palio Coelho |
| Favourite Colour | Black, White |
| Favourite Destination | London |
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| Controversies | On November 2011, the Income Tax department officials raided her residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in regards to their Income Tax returns. According to reports, the officials seized cash, bank passbooks and other documents from her residence. |
Anushka Shetty : Lesser known facts
- Does Anushka Shetty smoke?: No
- Does Anushka Shetty drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Anushka was a yoga teacher under renowned yoga master, Bharat Thakur, before getting into acting.
- Puri Jagannath was looking for a new face and it was Bharat Thakur who recommended Anushka’s name to Jagannath.
- Though she made her film debut in 2005, her first success came up with ‘Vikramarkudu’ (2006), opposite Ravi Teja.
- She gained 20 kg of weight to play the role of an obese lady in the film ‘Size Zero’ (2015), opposite Arya.
- In 2015, she was voted as Hyderabad Times Most Desirable woman.
- She is the only actress to have worked with S.S. Rajamouli for more than once.
- During her school days, she had a great interest in Geography.
- She loves collecting poems and articles on nature.
