Neethu (born 2 September 1986), also known as Neethu Shetty, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada-language films and a few Tulu and Malayalam films. She won acclaim and praise for movies like Joke Falls (2004), Beru (2005), Photographer (2006), Koti Chennaya (2007), Gaalipata (2008), Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro (2009) and many others.
She has done cameos in other successful movies like Abhinetri and Fair & Lovely. Neethu is also socially active and recently studied Dream Tracking and is currently practicing it. With a career spanning over 2 decades, she has been a part of 35+ movies and many television projects.
Early life Neethu was born in Mangalore, in the Karnataka State of India. Her father, Manjunath Shetty, belonged to the Bunt community, and was an agriculturist. Her mother, Mohini is from a Konkani-speaking family and was a banker. Neethu has a younger sister. They grew up and were educated in Mangalore and Bangalore. Her father died in 2011.
Career
Neethu Shetty acted in Punya, a serial directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and made her debut through the Jaggesh and Komal-starrer Govinda Gopala and then went on to act in a horror flick Yahoo, which was an average grosser. Her first commercially successful movie was Joke Falls, where she was paired alongside Ramesh Aravind, which was positively reviewed, and was directed by Ashok Patil. She then starred in the movie Beru, directed by P. Sheshadri, which received many accolades such as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film.
She made her Malayalam debut alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam film Photographer. She is a recipient of the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Tulu language film Koti Chennaya. Her performance in her next movie, Poojari, opposite Aadhi Lokesh, brought her closer to the Kannada audience. She received positive reviews for her performance in the 2008 movie Gaalipata, which was a multi-starrer and a blockbuster hit. She received a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada nomination. She later starred in films which some were successful, like Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro, Abhinetri and a few others. She also starred in movies such as Aithalakkadi and others that received negative reviews and failed at the box office.
She was a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada 2, where she survived 80 days, hence becoming the first contestant in the history of Bigg Boss Kannada to be kept in a "secret room". She was a part of the comedy show Bengaluru Benne Dose alongside Arun Sagar. She later appeared as a guest in Bigg Boss Kannada 4 along with Rishika Singh, Tsunami Kitty, N. C. Ayyappa and Bigg Boss Kannada 3 winner Shruti. She also was a part of box cricket league where she was a player for the team Davangere Lions, which emerged runners up.
Filmography Note: all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted. +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2004 Yahoo Geethu credited as Neetha Jennifer Jennifer Joke Falls Sulekha 2005 Beru Suma Karavali Hudugi Akku 2006 Eesha Gowri credited as Neetha Nagareega Komali Kaveri Tamil film; credited as Neetha Sree Photographer Satyavathi Malayalam film 2007 Poojari Priya credited as Neethashree Oliver Twist Malayalam film; credited as Neethashree Agrahara Ramya Govinda Gopala Aishwarya credited as Neetha Koti Chennaya Deyi Baidithi Tulu film 2008 Gaalipata Radha Ganesha Matthe Banda Gayatri 2009 Manasaare Bhaamini 2010 Ugragami Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro Andy Pancharangi Latha Voice Over (Dubbing) for Ramya Barna Aithalakkadi Sevanthi 2011 Yogaraj But Sihi Panchamrutha Tanmayi a.k.a. Tanu segment "Samarasave Jeevana: harmonious life" Ujwadu Shaantheri Konkani film 2012 Jeevana Joke-alli Paaru Puneeth Herself Special Appearance 2013 Devarane Sheela Cameo appearance Jeethu Herself Special appearance in the song "Idli Vade" Crazy Star Herself Special appearance in the song "Ee Hennu Avala Weakness" 2014 Fair & Lovely Herself Guest appearance Jaggi Herself Special appearance in the song "Nela Gudi Neeru" 2015 Abhinetri Cameo Eregla Panodchi Rukmini Tulu film Ring Road Cameo 2016 Ice Pice Geetha 2017 Paaru I Love You Paaru Sithara Priya Mombatthi ACP Shivani 2018 Mari Tiger Special appearance Amrutha Galige Amrutha 2019 Vajramukhi Vajramukhi Hangover Herself Special appearance in the song "Naane Rukku Kodtini" 2022 Indira Dr. Suhani 2023 1888 Sandhya Shetty Parishuddham Herself Special Appearance TBA Aparadhi Nanalla Filming, Guest Appearance TBA Iralarade Iruve Bitkonda Filming
Television YearTitleRoleChannelNotes2003PunyaTelevision DebutUdaya TV2012Kuniyonu BaaraFinale Judge Zee Kannada2014Bigg Boss Kannada 2ContestantStar Suvarna2014Super MinuteContestantColors KannadaWinner against Aadi Lokesh2015Bengaluru Benne DoseCo-hostStar Suvarna2016Swalpa Adjust MadkoliAbhinetri PromotionStar SuvarnaWith Pooja Gandhi2017Bigg Boss Kannada 4GuestColors Kannada2017Super Talk TimeGuestColors SuperAlongside Yogesh 2017Maja BharathaGuestColors SuperPaaru I Love You promotion2018Sixth SensePlayerStar SuvarnaAlongside Karunya Ram 2019Maja BharathaGuestColors SuperVajramukhi promotion2019Saval Ge SaiCelebrity SpecialUdaya TV1888 promotion2019Kitchen DarbarCelebrity guestStar Suvarna2020Namaste Karnataka with NeethuCelebrity guestUdaya TV2021Chat CornerCelebrity GuestColors KannadaAlongside Shubha Poonja 2022Gaalipata 2 Varamahalakshmi VisheshaGuestZee KannadaAlongside Bhavana Rao, Diganth2023Kanyadaanadalli Neethu SandanaSpecial AppearanceUdaya TVSpecial Appearance
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result Notes2007Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress Koti Chennaya2008Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actress in KannadaGaalipataSuvarna Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressGaalipata
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