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Srinidhi Shetty
Srinidhi Shetty at the ‘KGF’ Press Meet In Chennai (cropped).jpg
Shetty in 2018
Born (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 32)
Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Education Jain University, Bengaluru
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active 2016–present
Title Miss Supranational 2016

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty, born on October 21, 1992, is an Indian actress and model. She is also a beauty queen who mostly works in Kannada and Telugu movies. In 2016, she won the Miss Supranational contest. She was the second Indian person to win this big title.

Srinidhi started her acting career in 2018 with the Kannada action films called KGF. She even won an award for her role in the second KGF movie. She has also appeared in other films like HIT: The Third Case.

Early Life and School

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on October 21, 1992. Her family is from Mangaluru, India. Her father, Ramesh Shetty, is from Mulki. Her mother, Kushala, is from Thalipady Guthu.

Srinidhi went to Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School. After that, she studied at St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She later earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Jain University in Bengaluru. She finished her studies with excellent grades.

Becoming a Beauty Queen

In 2012, Srinidhi took part in the Fresh Face contest. She was one of the top two people in that competition. Later, in 2015, she joined the Manappuram Miss South India contest. There, she won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile.

She also took part in Manappuram Miss Queen of India. She was the first runner-up in this contest. She also won the Miss Congeniality award. At this time, she also worked as a model while working at Accenture.

Srinidhi Shetty with her father (cropped)
Srinidhi Shetty with her father as Miss Supranational 2016

In 2016, Srinidhi joined the Miss Diva pageant. She was chosen as a finalist. She then won the title of Miss Supranational India 2016. She also won three special awards for her smile, body, and photogenic face.

She then went on to represent India at the Miss Supranational 2016 contest. On December 2, 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016. The previous winner, Stephania Stegman, gave her the crown. This event happened in Poland. Srinidhi also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016. During her time as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi traveled to many countries. These included the United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Slovakia. She also made many trips around Poland and India.

Her Acting Journey

Srinidhi Shetty launches Max store in Bangalore (2) (cropped)
Srinidhi Shetty in 2019

Srinidhi Shetty started her acting career in 2018. Her first movie was the Kannada action film KGF: Chapter 1. She starred alongside actor Yash. The movie was directed by Prashanth Neel. Srinidhi played a strong character named Reena Desai. The film was very successful. It earned a lot of money and became the highest-grossing Kannada film that year. For this role, she was nominated for awards like the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

In 2022, after four years, she played Reena again in the sequel, KGF: Chapter 2. This movie was also a huge success. It earned a lot of money worldwide. It became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. Critics praised Srinidhi's performance. She won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress for her role.

In the same year, Srinidhi also made her debut in Tamil films. She appeared in the action thriller Cobra with actor Vikram. She played Bhavana Menon, a professor.

After three years, Srinidhi started acting in Telugu films. She appeared in HIT: The Third Case. She played an IPS officer named Mrudula. She starred opposite actor Nani. Critics liked her role in the film. The movie was a commercial success.

Movies She Has Been In

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Reena Desai Kannada
2022 KGF: Chapter 2
Cobra Bhavana Menon Tamil
2025 HIT: The Third Case ASP Mrudula IPS Telugu
Telusu Kada dagger TBA Filming
TBA Kichcha 47 dagger TBA Kannada Announced

Awards She Has Won

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2019 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Kannada KGF: Chapter 1 Nominated
Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Nominated
2023 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada KGF: Chapter 2 Won
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