Anushka Shetty
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 Tamil and Telugu actors, she went on to became one of Tamil and 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.
Shetty made her acting debut in Puri Jagannath's 2005 Telugu film Super alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna. The same year, she acted in another film Mahanandi, which was an unsuccessful venture.
In 2006, she had four releases, the first being S. S. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu opposite Raviteja, in which she portrayed the character Neeraja Goswami. The film went on to become very successful and got her much recognition, that eventually made her very popular in Andhra Pradesh.
She next had starred in the film Astram, a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh, following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C.-directed action flick Rendu, sharing screen space with R. Madhavan.
Later that year, she made a special appearance in A. R. Murugadoss' directorial debut in Telugu, Stalin.
Her first release in 2007 was Lakshyam, after which she starred in Raghava Lawrence's Don opposite Nagarjuna again.
The former, in particular, succeeded at the box office.[10] In 2008 she had appeared in six films.
Okka Magaadu was the first release, in which she played one of three female leads. Her subsequent releases Swagatam alongside Jagapati Babu and Bhumika Chawla and Baladur opposite Ravi Teja garnered poor reviews and box office returns.
She next appeared in the film Souryam with Gopichand which became a box office hit.In 2009, Shetty first starred in the blockbuster hit Arundhati. In this heroine-centric film, she essayed two roles for the first time.
It was a critical as well as commercial success. Critics heaped praise on Anushka for her performance.Vaanam became her first 2011 release, which received critical acclaimed reviews as well. Her next release Deiva Thirumagal with Vikram became a critical and commercial success, fetching her laurels for her portrayal as Anuradha, a lawyer.
The successes of her Tamil films led to Anushka growing in popularity in Tamil cinema. She was subsequently offered several high-profile productions, including A. R. Murugadoss' new project starring Vijay and the Gautham Menon-directorial Neethane En Ponvasantham featuring Jeeva ,with Sify calling her the "most wanted heroine in Kollywood".
She confirmed that she had signed two Tamil films, Selvaraghavan's Irandam Ulagam opposite Arya and an action-masala film to be directed by Suraj, co-starring Karthi.
She agree to be part of another Tamil production, Thaandavam, in November 2011.[20] She is shooting for two Telugu projects as well, the fantasy film Damarukam alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna and the period drama Rampachodavaram.
She is also acting in Koratala Siva's Vaaradhi opposite Prabhas.
Filmography:
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Year
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Film
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Role
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Language
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Notes
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2005
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Super
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Sasha
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Telugu
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Nominated - Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
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2005
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Maha Nandi
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Nandini
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Telugu
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2006
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Vikramarkudu
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Neeraja Goswami
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Telugu
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2006
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Astram
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Anusha
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Telugu
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2006
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Rendu
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Jothy
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Tamil
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2006
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Stalin
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Telugu
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Special appearance
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2007
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Lakshyam
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Indu
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Telugu
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2007
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Don
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Priya
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Telugu
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Year
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Film
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Role
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Language
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Notes
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2008
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Okka Magaadu
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Bhavani
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Telugu
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2008
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Swagatham
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Shailu
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Telugu
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2008
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Baladoor
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Bhanumathi
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Telugu
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2008
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Souryam
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Swetha
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Telugu
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2008
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Chintakayala Ravi
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Sunitha
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Telugu
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2008
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King
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Telugu
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Special appearance
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2009
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Arundhati
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Arundhati / Jejamma
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Telugu
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress -
Telugu
Nandi Special Jury Award |
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2009
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Billa
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Maya
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Telugu
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2009
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Vettaikkaran
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Susheela
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Tamil
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Year
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Film
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Role
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Language
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Notes
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2010
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Kedi
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Telugu
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Special appearance
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2010
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Singam
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Kavya Mahalingam
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Tamil
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2010
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Vedam
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Saroja
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Telugu
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu
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2010
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Panchakshari
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Panchakshari / Honey
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Telugu
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2010
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Thakita
Thakita
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Herself
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Telugu
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Special appearance
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2010
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Khaleja
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Subbalakshmi/subbu/ bangaram
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2010
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Nagavalli
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Chandramukhi
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Telugu
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Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu
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2010
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Ragada
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Shirisha
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Telugu
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2011
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Vaanam
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Saroja
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Tamil
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2011
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Deiva
Thirumagal
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Anuradha Ragunathan
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Tamil
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Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress -
Tamil
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Year
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Film
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Role
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Language
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Notes
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2012
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Saguni
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Anushka
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Tamil
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Special appearance
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2012
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Thaandavam
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Meenakshi
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Tamil
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2012
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Dhamarukam
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Maheshwari
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Telugu
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Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu
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2013
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Alex Pandian
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Divya
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Tamil
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2013
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Mirchi
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Vennela
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Telugu
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2013
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Singam II
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Kavya Mahalingam
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Tamil
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2013
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Irandaam
Ulagam
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Ramya/Varna
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Tamil
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Produced by Prasad V. Potluri.
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2014
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Nalupu Rani
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Amaya(transformed)
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Telugu
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2014
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Rudhramadevi
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Rudrama Devi
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Telugu
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Filming
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2014
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Tamil
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Filming
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2014
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Baahubali
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Telugu
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Filming
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2014
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Tamil
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Filming
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Awards and nominations
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Year
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Category
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Award
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Film
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Result
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2005
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Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
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Filmfare Awards South
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Super
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Nominated
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2009
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress –
Telugu
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Filmfare Awards South
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Arundhati
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Won
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Nandi Special Jury Award
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Nandi Awards
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Won
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CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury)
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CineMAA Awards
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Won
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Ugadi Award for Best Actress
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Gemini Ugadi Awards
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Won
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Santosham Best Actress Award
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Santosham Film Awards
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Won
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South Scope Cine Award for Best Actress
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South Scope Cine Awards
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Won
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Vamsee film Award for Best Actress
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Vamsee Film Awards
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Won
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Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
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Vijay Awards
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Vettaikaran
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Won
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Year
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Category
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Award
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Film
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Result
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2010
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
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Filmfare Awards South
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Vedham
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Won
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CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury)
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CineMAA Awards
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Won
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Santosham Best Actress Award
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Santosham Film Awards
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Won
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Vamsee Film Award for Best Actress
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Vamsee Film Awards
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Won
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
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Filmfare Awards South
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Nagavalli
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Nominated
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Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
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Vijay Awards
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Singam
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Nominated
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2011
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress –
Tamil
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Filmfare Awards South
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Deivathirumagal
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Nominated
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SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil
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South Indian International Movie
Awards
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Nominated
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Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
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Vijay Awards
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Won
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Vijay Award for Best Actress
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Vijay Awards
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Nominated
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Jaya Award for Best Actress
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Jaya Awards
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Won
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ITFA Best Actress Award
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International Tamil Film Awards
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Vaanam
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Nominated
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Edison Award for Best Actress
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Edison Awards
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Nominated
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2012
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Edison Awards for Best Actress
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Edison Awards
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Thaandavam
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Nominated
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Best Heroine Award
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T. Subbarami Reddy's Lalitha Kala
Parishath -Tv9 Awards
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Dhamarukam
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Won
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
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Filmfare Awards South
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Nominated
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Best Actor - Female
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Hyderabad Times Film Awards
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Nominated
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Other Awards and Honours
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- 2011: Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu State Government
- 2011: TSR Lalitha Kala Parishath Award
- 2012:Ranked 3# Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2012-Kannada
- 2012:Ranked 3# Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2012.-Telugu
- 2012:Ranked 5# Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2012 - Tamil
- 2012 :Ranked 45# India's top 50 most desired women of 2012.
