Anushka Shetty

Birth Day November 7th, 1981
Birth Place
Age 43 Years Old

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Anushka Shetty - Indian actress

Anushka Shetty is an Indian actress and model who is well known to be one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses popularly known for her role as Devasena in the hit blockbuster movie, "Baahubali".  Shetty earned much recognition for her predominant works in Telugu and Tamil films popularly referred to as the Lady Superstar of South Indian cinema.

Having worked in over 47 films, she is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, an Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Other of her film credits include "Vaanam"(2011), "Deiva Thirumagal"(2011), "Size Zero"(2015), "

With her up growing popularity, she has managed to amass a healthy fan following of over 5.7 million followers on her verified Instagram: @anushkashettyofficial and over 11 million followers on her Twitter @MsAnushkaShetty. 

Anushka Shetty Childhood: Birthday and Family Background

Anushka Shetty was born on November 7, 1981, in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Her birth name is Sweety Shetty. Her nationality is Indian. Her ethnicity is Asian and her zodiac sign is Scorpio. 

Born as the youngest daughter to her Tulu-speaking Bunt family to Prafulla(mother) and A. N. Vittal Shetty(father), Anushka was raised alongside her two elder brothers, Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty in her hometown. 


Growing up, she attended a local school following which she went on to attend Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru graduating with a degree in Bachelor of Computer Applications. Soon after graduation, she worked as a yoga instructor and rained under Bharat Thakur before making her debut in acting. 

Anushka Shetty Career (Movies)

  • Anushka Shetty started his career by making her acting debut in Puri Jagannadh's 2005 Telugu film, "Super". 
  • She then appeared in 4 movies; Vikramarkudu, Astram, Stalin, Rendu in 2006. 
  • Her first release in 2007 was Lakshyam, a success at the box office following which she appeared in "Don". 
  • In 2008, she was featured in Okka Magaadu, Swagatam, Baladoor, Souryam Shweta, Chintakayala Ravi, King. 
  • She started 2009 starring in the blockbuster hit, fantasy film, "Arundhati". 
  • In 2010, she portrayed a prostitute in Krish's anthology film, "Vedam" starring Allu Arjun. For her performance in the movie, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. 
  • The same year, she had a huge hit heroine-centric film, "Panchakshari" and the action film, "Ragada". 
  • She got her breakthrough role as Chandramukhi in the comedy-horror film, "Nagavalli" in 2010. 
  • She then appeared in several hit movies including Saguni, Mirchi, Singam II, Lingaa, Irandaam Ulagam, and Vaanam. 
  • In 2015, she starred as the lead Rudrama Devi in a biographical action movie, "Rudhramadevi". 
  • She got her biggest breakthrough when she was cast as Devasena in the Indian epic period action film, "Baahubali: The Beginning". The movie went on to become a major box office hit that is even the seventh highest-grossing Indian film. 
  • Followed by its sequel Baahubali 2:The Conclusion (2017) is the second highest-grossing Indian film of all time. 
  • Other of her performance includes in the films; Size Zero, Oopiri, Thozha, Si3, Om Namo Venakatesaya, Bhaagamathie, and Soggade Chinni Nayana. 
  • In 2020, she portrayed the role of Sakshi in the Indian mystery film, "Nishabdham" and "Silence". 
  • In May 2021, she signed up for a film under the UV Creations banner. 
  • In November 2022, she announced her upcoming project introducing herself as Masterchef 'Anvitha Ravali Shetty' via Instagram post. 

Anushka Shetty Relationship: Boyfriend and Dating

Anushka Shetty isn't married yet. However, she has been rumored to have dated a popular director, Krish. Her most rumored relationship was with her co-star in the Baahubali film, Prabhas. Prabhas is one of the most loved and highest-paid actors in South Indian cinema. 

The couple shared great on-screen chemistry that the whole industry expected them to be in a relationship. Anushka has a good relationship with Prabhas and at one stage, there was a buzz that these two will get married in the future. 

However, Prabhas, during several interviews, denied the news and said that they were good friends. 

Anushka Shetty Net Worth 2022

Anushka Shetty has quite good earnings from her professional career as an actress. HHavingher career sin2005, Shetty has already worked in over 47 films giving blockbusters movies with her performance making her the highest-paid actress in south Indian cinema. 

Shetty has a net worth estimated to be around $15 million equivalent to Rs.110 crore as per Indian rupees. With her whopping million worth, she lives a lavish lifestyle. 

Anushka Shetty Measurements: Height, Weight, and Size

Anushka Shetty is a gorgeous lady with a well-maintained body physique in her 40s. Shetty stands tall with a height of 5ft. 10inch.(1.78m) while her body weighs around 62kg. 

She has a body measurement of around 34-28-34 inches with her beautiful black eyes and black hair. 

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