Anushka Shetty

Acting

Anushka Shetty

Born 1981-11-07 · Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu (2006). After starring in a series of high-budget productions alongside leading Telugu actors, she went on to became one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses in the successive years, while receiving high critical acclaim for her portrayal of the titular character in Arundhati, and as Saroja in Vedam, which fetched her two Filmfare, one Nandi and two CineMAA Awards.

Acting credits

Bāhubali: The Beginning poster
7.6

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Bāhubali: The Beginning

2015

Bāhubali: The Epic poster
6.4

When a mysterious child is found by a tribal couple near a roaring waterfall, they raise him as their own. As he grows, Sivudu is drawn to the world beyond the cliffs, where he discovers the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati, ruled by a cruel tyrant, haunted by rebellion, and bound to his past. What begins as a quest for love soon unravels a legacy of betrayal, sacrifice, and a forgotten prince.

Bāhubali: The Epic

2025

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion poster
7.5

When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

2017

N.T.R: Kathanayakudu poster
5.2

Based on the journey of the legendary Telugu actor, filmmaker and ex-Chief Minister Late Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri.

N.T.R: Kathanayakudu

2019

Nishabdham poster
5.3

Seattle PD is investigating the murder of a man and Sakshi, a deaf and mute artist, and her husband Antony, a renowned cello player, are related to it.

Nishabdham

2020

Singam 2 poster
5.8

Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself.

Singam 2

2013

Khaleja poster
7.4

A village is hounded by an unknown disease, decimating its population. The village priest prophesies that God's avatar will save them. Siddha goes in search of this supernatural potential and finds it in Seetarama Raju, a cab driver.

Khaleja

2010

Thaandavam poster
5.8

A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.

Thaandavam

2012

Vikramarkudu poster
6.7

A thief's life changes after he discovers a little girl who claims he is her father, and what follows is violence after a gang hunting for his lookalike closes in on him.

Vikramarkudu

2006

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy poster
6.3

Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a brave Telugu chieftain who took up arms in 1846 to protest against the numerous arbitrariness and crimes perpetrated by the leaders and military forces of the East India Company.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

2019

Om Namo Venkatesaya poster
4.5

Raama, who is a devotee of Lord Venkateswara, denounces worldly pleasures including his soon-to-be-bride and maradalu Bhavani and ends up at Tirumala. He decides to change the face of Tirumala by turning it into ‘Kaliyuga Vaikuntham’ both for pilgrims and the deity with the help of Krishnamma. His endeavours to do so, the hurdles and his encounters with the Lord himself is the story.

Om Namo Venkatesaya

2017

Ragada poster
5.2

A local village rowdy arrives in the city to earn money by any means and participates in a brawl between two rivals that brings him to their attention.

Ragada

2010

Chintakayala Ravi poster
5.0

The film revolves around Chintakayala Ravi, a waiter in a New York bar, who has lied to his mother that he is a software engineer. When his mother arranges for a match for him in her village, the girl's friend Sunitha finds out the truth and informs everyone. Ravi is humiliated by the entire village after coming back.

Chintakayala Ravi

2008

Irandam Ulagam poster
4.7

A young man's lover dies in a freak accident, saddened by this he tries to kill himself by driving his car over a hilltop. A portal opens through an alternate universe and, rescued by his look-alike, he finally meets his lover.

Irandam Ulagam

2013

Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty poster
6.2

Miss Shetty is a feminist living in London and wants to be single forever. Mr. Polishetty from Hyderabad in Telangana, India, wants to be in a committed relationship. The two appear to be in different stages of life but somehow connect.

Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty

2023

Lingaa poster
5.1

After being turned down by the ruling Britons, the rightful heir to a famous dynasty inspires local villagers to build a dam themselves. A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.

Lingaa

2014

Rendu poster
3.7

Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.

Rendu

2006

Oopiri poster
7.2

Impressed by his carefree attitude, quadriplegic multi-billionaire Vikram hires a convict out on parole as his caretaker. What follows is a string of life lessons they learn from each other.

Oopiri

2016

Singam poster
6.8

The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam, a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s wish. Durai Singam settles every dispute in his town patiently with his words of wisdom and resorts to force only when the situation demands it. Kavya, a city girl who comes on vacation to Nallore, falls in love with Durai Singam. Erimalai, Durai Singam's bumbling colleague and friend, often accompanies him.

Singam

2010

Si 3 poster
5.5

A reputed cop from Tamil Nadu takes charge in Andhra Pradesh to solve the mysterious murder of a top police officer, and takes on local thugs and criminals during the course of his mission.

Si 3

2017

Deiva Thirumagal poster
7.4

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.

Deiva Thirumagal

2011

Yennai Arindhaal poster
6.9

Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.

Yennai Arindhaal

2015

Arundhati poster
6.8

During a visit to her hometown, Arundhati learns that she looks like her great-grandmother, Jejamma. Soon, Jejamma's battles become her own as she fights a black magician who wants to kill her.

Arundhati

2009

Stalin poster
5.7

Stalin is deeply moved by the suicide of a girl with physical disabilities. As a result, he devises a formula of extending unconditional help to those who need it to establish peace. But things turn complicated in his life with the entry of Home Minister Muddu Krishnayya.

Stalin

2006