Anushka Shetty Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Caste, Biography & More

Anushka-Shetty

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.

Biography/Wiki

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.

Bio/Wiki

Real Name Sweety Shetty
NicknameMac
Profession(s)Actress
BirthplaceMangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Zodiac sign/Sun signScorpio
Age (as in 2019)38 Years
Date of Birth7 November 1981
HometownBengaluru, Karnataka, India
School(s)Not Known
CollegeMount Carmel College, Bengaluru
Educational QualificationBachelor of Computer Applications
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
ReligionChristianity
Address6th floor, Woods Apartments, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
HobbiesHobbies Yoga, reading, travelling, gardening

Height, Weight & Body Measurements & More

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 ColorBlack
Eye’s ColorDark Brown

Career


In 2006, she made her Tamil debut with the director Sundar C.’s film Rendu. She also made her special appearances in several Telugu songs like I Wanna Spider Man of film Stalin (2006), Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready of film King (2008), and Kedigaadu of film Kedi (2010). As of 2018, she has worked in 5 bilingual films that were released in Telugu and Tamil languages such as Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Size Zero (2015), Oopiri (2016), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), and Bhaagamathie (2018).


DebutFilm: Super (2005, Telugu)
Super
Rendu (2006, Tamil)
Rendu

Family, Parents, Siblings


She belongs to a Hindu Bunt community and was born to A.N. Vittal Shetty and Prafulla Shetty. She has two brothers, a businessman Gunaranjan Shetty and a cosmetic surgeon Sai Ramesh Shetty.


Father NameA.N. Vittal Shetty
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Mother NamePrafulla Shetty
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SisterN/A
BrotherGunaranjan Shetty (Businessman) and Sai Ramesh Shetty (Doctor)
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Girlfriends/Marriage/Children & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends• Krish (Director, rumour)
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• Prabhas (Actor, rumour)
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Money/Earning

Net Worth (approx.)Not Known
Salary (approx.)2-3 crore/film (INR)

Favourite Things

Favourite FoodChicken dishes
Favourite Actor(s)Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu
Favourite ActressSoundarya, Simran, Jyothika
Favourite BookThe Alchemist by Palio Coelho
Favourite ColourBlack, White
Favourite DestinationLondon

Controversies

ControversiesOn 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.

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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.
    Anushka-Shetty-doing-yoga
  • 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.
    Anusha-Shetty-in-Vikramarkudu
  • She gained 20 kg of weight to play the role of an obese lady in the film ‘Size Zero’ (2015), opposite Arya.
    Anushka-Shetty-weight-gain-in-Size-Zero
  • 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.
    Anushka-Shetty-and-SS-Rajamouli
  • During her school days, she had a great interest in Geography.
  • She loves collecting poems and articles on nature.

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