Anushka

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Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty at the TeachAIDS launch press
conference in Hyderabad, India
Sweety Shetty
Born
7 November 1981 (age 33)[1]
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names
Sweety
Bachelor of Computer
Education
Applications
Occupation
Actress, Yoga teacher
Years active
2005present
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Awards
Kalaimamani, Nandi Award
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stagename Anushka Shetty, is an Indian
film actress, who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries.
Born in Mangalore, Anushka started her career as a Yoga instructor. It was while teaching Yoga,
she got an offer to act in films. She thus made her acting debut through the 2005 Telugu film
Super. She went on to star in a number of Telugu films such as Vikramarkudu (2006), Arundhati
(2009) and Vedam (2010). After starring in a series of high-budget productions, she established
herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema.[2] She received critical acclaim for her
portrayal of the titular character in Arundhati (2009),[3] and as Saroja in Vedam (2010),[4] which
fetched her two Filmfare, one Nandi and two CineMAA Awards. In the 2010s, Anushka also
achieved success in Tamil cinema with the action films Singam (2010),[2] and its sequel Singam
II (2013). Both were big commercial successes, while her performances in Vaanam (2011) and
Deiva Thirumagal (2011) won her critical praise.