Keerthi Reddy
Keshpalli Keerthi Reddy | |
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| Born | 21 January 1977 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–2004 |
Keerthi Reddy (born January 21, 1977) is a former Indian film actress. She has acted in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies. Her notable work includes Tholi Prema (1998) Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Arjun (2004).
Early life
Keerthi Reddy was born to an interior designer and dress designer mother. Her grandfather is Keshpally Ganga Reddy, Ex-Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in Telangana. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru.[1] She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly attended St Joseph Public School in Hyderabad. She also attended Ryerson University for higher education[citation needed].
Career
In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film début in a comedy thriller Gunshot, opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998 Keerthi was cast as female lead in Tholi Prema opposite Pawan Kalyan which was a blockbuster. In 2000 Keerthi Reddy made her Bollywood début in Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Her next film Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat featured her as Isha Nair opposite the debutant Arjun Rampal. Her role was a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002 Keerthi had a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films.[2]
In 2002 Keerthi Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun starring Mahesh Babu for which she received her only award, a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.[3]
Personal life
Keerthi married an actor Sumanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni's nephew and the grandson of ANR in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and settled in US. The couple have two children.[4][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Director(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gunshot | S. V. Krishna Reddy | Telugu | Debut in Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Devathai | Kayal | Nassar | Tamil | Debut in Tamil | |
| Nandhini | Raji | Manobala | ||||
| 1998 | Jolly | Chellamma | Dilipkumar | |||
| Iniyavale | Manju | Seeman | ||||
| Tholi Prema | Anu | A. Karunakaran | Telugu | [6] | ||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Sandhya | K. Subash | Tamil | ||
| Preminche Manasu | Adi Narayana | Telugu | ||||
| Ravoyi Chandamama | Rukmini | Jayanth C. Paranjee | [7] | |||
| 2000 | Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa | Pooja | A. Muthu | Hindi | Debut in Hindi | [8] |
| 2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Isha Nair | Rajiv Rai | [9] | ||
| 2002 | Badhaai Ho Badhaai | Florence D'Souza | Satish Kaushik | [10] | ||
| Super Star | Devyani | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Kannada | Debut in Kannada | ||
| 2004 | Arjun | Meenakshi | Gunasekhar | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | [11] |
See also
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References
- ^ "Keerthi Reddy Biography". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "The Kirti Reddy Interview". Rediff.com. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Filmfare 2004 Awards for South Indian Films". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Keerthi in India again".
- ^ Published Date : 18-Sep-2011 22:00:00 GMT (18 September 2011). "Sumanth Said Yes For Second Marriage". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tholi Prema: Pawan Kalyan-Keerthi Reddy's romantic classic continues to inspire filmmakers even after 20 years". Firstpost. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Ravoyi Chandamama - A review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Then and Now : 'Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa' actress Keerthi Reddy". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Kirti is Reddy for 'Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'!". The Times of India. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Reddy to make a mark: Badhaai ho Kirti". The Times of India. 14 June 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Mahesh Babu's 'Arjun' & the Rakhi sentiment". IndiaGlitz. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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