Neethu
Introduction '''Neethu''', 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.
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.
Early life Neethu was born in Mangalore, in the Karnataka State of India. Her father, Manjunath Shetty, was from the Bunt community and her mother, Mohini is from a Konkani speaking family. Neethu has a younger sister. They grew up and were educated in Mangalore. Her father died in 2011.
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 ''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  ''Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro''  Andy  ''Pancharangi''  Latha  Voice Over (Dubbing) for Ramya Barna ''Aithalakkadi''  Sevanthi   2011  ''Yogaraj But''  Sihi  ''Panchamrutha''  Tanu  ''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 TV2012''Kuniyonu Baara''Finale Judge Zee Kannada2014''Bigg Boss Kannada 2''ContestantStar Suvarna2014''Super Minute''ContestantColors KannadaWinner against Aadi Lokesh2015''Bengaluru Benne Dose''Co-hostStar Suvarna2016Swalpa Adjust MadkoliAbhinetri PromotionStar SuvarnaWith Pooja Gandhi2017''Bigg Boss Kannada 4''GuestColors Kannada2017''Super Talk Time''GuestColors SuperAlongside Yogesh 2017''Maja Bharatha''GuestColors Super''Paaru I Love You'' promotion2018''Sixth Sense''PlayerStar SuvarnaAlongside Karunya Ram 2019''Maja Bharatha''GuestColors Super''Vajramukhi'' promotion2019''Saval Ge Sai''Celebrity SpecialUdaya TV''1888'' promotion2019''Kitchen Darbar''Celebrity guestStar Suvarna2020''Namaste Karnataka with Neethu''Celebrity guestUdaya TV2021''Chat Corner''Celebrity GuestColors KannadaAlongside Shubha Poonja 2022''Gaalipata 2 Varamahalakshmi Vishesha''GuestZee KannadaAlongside Bhavana Rao, Diganth2023''Kanyadaanadalli Neethu Sandana''Special AppearanceUdaya TVSpecial Appearance
Awards and nominations  Year Award Category Film Result Notes2007Karnataka State Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress ''Koti Chennaya''2008Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actress in Kannada''Gaalipata''Suvarna Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress''Gaalipata''
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