Biography
Who is Srinidhi Shetty?
Early life and education
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on October 21, 1992, in Mangaluru, India. She comes from a Tuluva Bunt family. Her father, Ramesh Shetty, is originally from the town of Mulki. Her mother, Kushala, hails from Thalipady Guthu in Kinnigoli.
She attended Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School during her childhood. Later, she completed a pre-university course at St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She then studied at JAIN University in Bengaluru, where she earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree and graduated with distinction.
Pageantry career
In 2012, she competed in the Clean and Clear Fresh Face contest and reached the top two. By 2015, she entered the Manappuram Miss South India pageant, where she won titles including Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile. She also placed as the first runner up in the Manappuram Miss Queen of India competition.
Srinidhi Shetty participated in the Miss Diva 2016 pageant. She earned the title of Miss Supranational India 2016. Later that year, she represented India at the Miss Supranational 2016 event held in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland. She won the main crown, becoming the second Indian to achieve this title, and also secured the Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania award.
Acting career
She made her acting debut in 2018 with the Kannada action film KGF: Chapter 1, portraying the character Reena Desai opposite actor Yash. The film was a significant box-office success. She reprised her role in the 2022 sequel, KGF: Chapter 2, which became the highest-grossing Kannada film of all time. This performance earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Actress, Kannada.
In 2022, she appeared in the Tamil film Cobra as a criminology professor named Bhavana Menon. After a three-year break, she appeared in the 2025 Telugu film HIT: The Third Case, playing an IPS officer named Mrudula. She also took on the role of Dr. Raaga, an IVF specialist, in the Telugu production Telusu Kada.
Media presence
Srinidhi Shetty has appeared on the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women list multiple times. She was named the top candidate in 2016. In subsequent years, she placed fourth in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and fifth in 2020. She also appeared on the Chennai Times list of the 30 Most Desirable Women in 2019.
Birthday and age
Srinidhi Shetty was born on October 21, 1992, which makes Srinidhi 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Srinidhi shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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