Aishani Shetty
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Born | Puttur, Karnataka, India |
Alma mater | St Joseph's College, Bangalore |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Aishani Shetty is an Indian actress and director, who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry. She made her break through the film Vaastu Prakaara in (2015) for she was nominated for IIFA Utsavam Award for Best actress. She also acted in Rocket (2015), Naduve Antaravirali (2018) and Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage (2022).
Early life and education
Aishani Shetty is from Bangalore. She completed her schooling in Bishop Cotton Girls' School[citation needed] and pursued her Under- Graduation in Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore. Aishani has a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from St Joseph's College, Bangalore.[1]
Career
Actress
Aishani made her break in the Kannada Film Industry with the film Vaastu Prakaara directed by Yogaraj Bhat in the year 2015.[2] She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role IIFA Utsavam for the same.[3] She went on to act in Rocket (film) opposite Sathish Ninasam which was released in November 2015. Rocket (film) marked her debut as singer, where she rendered the female voice opposite Puneeth Rajkumar for the song 'Thannage Idvi'.[4] Aishani took a short break from films while pursuing her master's degree. During this period she acted in Kannada romantic drama Naduve Antaravirali.[5] In 2022, she appeared in the film Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage.
Director
Along with her acting career Aishani made her debut as a director with the short film 'Kaaji'. Her directorial debut was officially screened at several international film festivals in 2017 including Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Pink City International Film Festival. Kaaji won several awards including Best Film award at SIIMA and Best Debutant Director award Pink City International Film Festival.[6]
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Ritu | Nominated- IIFA Utsavam Award for Best actress | [3] |
Plus | Herself | Guest appearance | ||
Rocket | Dr. Shwetha | Also singer of "Thannage Idvi" song | ||
2018 | Naduve Antaravirali | Nithya | [7] | |
2019 | Nam Gani B Com Pass | Amulya | [8] | |
2022 | Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage | Shreya | [9] | |
2023 | Hondisi Bareyiri | Saniha | [10] |
As director
Year | Films | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Kaaji | Yes | Yes | Debut as Director; Short Film | [11] |
Awards
Year | Film | Award | Result | Notes |
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2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | IIFA Utsavam Award For Best actress | Nominated | |
2019 | Kaaji | Best Film award SIIMA | Won | [12] |
Best Actress award SIIMA | Won | [12] | ||
Best Debutant Director award 5th Pink City International Film Festival | Won | Short Film[13] | ||
Best Film award 7th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival | Won | [13] |
References
- ^ "SJC's versatile 'Sheroes' make it big". www.sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Aishani Shetty talks about Vaastu Prakaara". www.sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees - Kannada". iifautsavam.com. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Rocket was meant to be my film: Aishani". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty". newindianexpress. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Sathish: It is our duty to the society". bangaloremirror. 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Aishani Shetty goes back to school for Nam Gani, B.Com Pass". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Teaser of Naveen Shankar, Aishani Shetty-Starrer Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage Out". News18. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Trailer Talk: Multistarrer 'Hondisi Bareyiri' promises a breezy, soothing tale of nostalgia and friendships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Aishani Shetty's short film wows audience - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Siima 2018 cutrain raiser". idlebrain. 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Aishani Shetty's short film wows audience". timesofindia. 15 May 2019.