Sweety Shetty, known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly works in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She has received several accolades, including three CineMAA Awards, a Nandi Award, TN State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards from eight nominations.

 

Bio
Real Name	Sweety Shetty
Nickname	Mac
Profession	Actress
Famous Role	Devasena in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5' 10"
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 62 Kg in Pounds- 137 lbs
Figure Measurements	34-28-34
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 November 1981
Age (as in 2016)	35 Years
Birth Place	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
School	Not Known
College	Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Computer Applications
Debut	Film: Super (2005, Telugu) Rendu (2006, Tamil)
Family	Father- A.N. Vittal Shetty Mother- Prafulla Shetty Sister- N/A Brothers- Gunaranjan Shetty (Businessman) and Sai Ramesh Shetty (Doctor)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	6th floor, Woods Apartments, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
Hobbies	Yoga, reading, travelling, gardening
Controversies	On November 2011, the Income Tax department officials raided her residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in regards to their Income Tax returns. According to reports, the officials seized cash, bank passbooks and other documents from her residence.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Chicken dishes
Favourite Actors	Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu
Favourite Actresses	Soundarya, Simran, Jyothika
Favourite Destination	London
Favourite Book	The Alchemist by Palio Coelho
Favourite Color	Black, White
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Krish (Director, rumour) Prabhas (Actor, rumour)
Money Factor
Salary	2-3 crore/film (INR)
Net Worth	Not Known

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anushka Shetty

• Does Anushka Shetty smoke?: No

• Does Anushka Shetty drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Anushka was a yoga teacher under renowned yoga master, Bharat Thakur, before getting into acting. 

• Puri Jagannath was looking for a new face and it was Bharat Thakur who recommended Anushka’s name to Jagannath.

• Though she made her film debut in 2005, her first success came up with ‘Vikramarkudu’ (2006), opposite Ravi Teja. 

• She gained 20 kg of weight to play the role of an obese lady in the film ‘Size Zero’ (2015), opposite Arya. 

• In 2015, she was voted as Hyderabad Times Most Desirable woman.

• She is the only actress to have worked with S.S. Rajamouli for more than once.

• During her school days, she had a great interest in Geography.

• She loves collecting poems and articles on nature.