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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)
Education Jain University, Bangalore
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active 2016–present
Title Miss Supranational 2016

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on October 21, 1992. She is an Indian actress and model. She mainly works in films made in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil languages. Srinidhi also won the Miss Supranational 2016 beauty pageant. She was the second Indian person to win this big title.

Srinidhi Shetty started her acting career with the Kannada action movies KGF (2018–2022). She won an award for Best Actress for the second KGF film.

Early Life and School

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on October 21, 1992. Her family is from Mangalore and belongs to the Bunt group. 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 earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Jain University, Bangalore. She finished her studies with excellent grades.

Beauty Pageants

In 2012, Srinidhi Shetty took part in the Clean & Clear Fresh Face contest. She was one of the top two finalists in this 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 then competed in Manappuram Miss Queen of India. She was the first runner-up and also won the Miss Congeniality title. While working at Accenture, she also worked as a model.

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Shetty in 2016, after winning the Miss Supranational crown

In 2016, Srinidhi Shetty entered the 2016 Miss Diva pageant. She became a finalist and won the title of Miss Supranational India 2016. She also won three special awards for her smile, body, and photogenic face.

She then represented India at the Miss Supranational 2016 contest. On December 2, 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016. The previous winner, Stephania Stegman from Paraguay, gave her the crown. The event took place in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Srinidhi also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016.

During her time as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi Shetty traveled a lot. She visited places like the United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Slovakia. She also made many trips around Poland and India.

Acting Career

Srinidhi Shetty started her acting journey in 2018. Her first film was the Kannada action movie KGF: Chapter 1. She starred opposite actor Yash. Prashanth Neel directed this film. Srinidhi played a strong character named Reena Desai. The movie was very successful and earned a lot of money.

In 2022, she played Reena again in the movie's sequel, KGF: Chapter 2. This film was even more successful. It earned over ₹1,200 crore (about 12 billion Indian rupees) worldwide. It became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2022.

In the same year, she made her Tamil film debut. She acted in the action thriller Cobra with actor Vikram. In this movie, Srinidhi played Bhavana Menon, a professor who studies crime.

Filmography

Here are some of the films Srinidhi Shetty has been in:

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Reena Desai Kannada
2022 KGF: Chapter 2
Cobra Bhavana Menon Tamil
2025 Telusu Kada dagger TBA Telugu Filming
HIT: The Third Case dagger Mrudula Telugu Filming
TBA Kichcha 47 dagger TBA Kannada Filming

Awards and Nominations

Srinidhi Shetty has received several awards and nominations for her acting:

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Kannada KGF: Chapter 1 Nominated
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Nominated
2023 11th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada KGF: Chapter 2 Won
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