1. Anushka Shetty is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
26 Facts About Anushka Shetty
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Anushka Shetty was honoured with Kalaimamani in 2010 by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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Anushka Shetty continued to draw praise from critics with her leading performances in the dramas Vaanam, Deiva Thirumagal and Size Zero.
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Anushka Shetty was born as Sweety Anushka Shetty on 7 November 1981 in Mangalore, Karnataka.
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Anushka Shetty is an ethnic Tuluva hailing from a Tulu-speaking Bunt family from Bellipady village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
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Anushka Shetty received her Bachelor of Computer Applications from Mount Carmel College in Bangalore.
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Anushka Shetty was a yoga instructor, trained under Bharat Thakur.
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Anushka Shetty made her acting debut in 2005 with Puri Jagannadh's Super, where she featured alongside Nagarjuna and Ayesha Takia.
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Anushka Shetty has all the assets to that a woman ought to have.
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Anushka Shetty next starred in the film Astram, a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh, following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C-directed action flick Rendu, sharing screen space with R Madhavan.
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Anushka Shetty's first release in 2007 was Lakshya which was a success in box office, after which she starred in Raghava Lawrence's Don opposite Nagarjuna again.
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Anushka Shetty next appeared in the film Souryam with Gopichand which became a box office hit.
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In 2009, Anushka Shetty first starred in the blockbuster hit, the fantasy film Arundhati.
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Anushka Shetty portrayed a prostitute in Krish's anthology film Vedam which stars Allu Arjun.
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Anushka Shetty made special appearances in the films Kedi and Thakita Thakita.
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Anushka Shetty's sole Tamil release of 2010, the police drama Singam co-starring Suriya was a major commercial success.
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Sify claimed, "Anushka Shetty is there only for adding glamour and songs, but does a decent job".
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Anushka Shetty reprised the role she played in Vedam in its Tamil remake, Vaanam.
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Anushka Shetty was next seen in Singam II, the sequel to Singam, reprising her role from the first part.
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Anushka Shetty played Ramya, a doctor and Varna, a high spirited, warrior-like character, in a parallel world.
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Anushka Shetty starred opposite Rajnikanth in Lingaa which opened to mixed reviews.
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Anushka Shetty was referred to in the media as the "Lady Superstar", post the film release.
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Anushka Shetty plays her dual role in her characters in style and lends credibility to both the characters.
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In Om Namo Venkatesaya Anushka Shetty portrayed Krishnamma, a Goda Devi or Andal-inspired character.
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The character of Devasena was highly praised by critics and Anushka Shetty's portrayal was equally lauded.
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In 2019, Anushka Shetty appeared in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy as Rani Lakshmi Bai.