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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).

Aishani Shetty
Born
Puttur, Karnataka, India
Alma materSt Joseph’s College, Bangalore
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
  • Singer
Years active2014–present

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

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2015Vaastu PrakaaraRituNominated- IIFA Utsavam Award for Best actress[3]
PlusHerselfGuest appearance
RocketDr. ShwethaAlso singer of “Thannage Idvi” song
2018Naduve AntaraviraliNithya[7]
2019Nam Gani B Com PassAmulya[8]
2022Dharani Mandala MadhyadolageShreya[9]
2023Hondisi BareyiriSaniha[10]
2023BreatheJournalist[11]

As director

YearFilmsDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2019KaajiYesYesDebut as Director; Short Film[12]

Awards

 
YearFilmAwardResultNotes
2015Vaastu PrakaaraIIFA Utsavam Award For Best actressNominated
2019KaajiBest Film award SIIMAWon[13]
Best Actress award SIIMAWon[13]
Best Debutant Director award 5th Pink City International Film FestivalWonShort Film[14]
Best Film award 7th Bangalore Shorts Film FestivalWon[14]

References

  1. ^ “SJC’s versatile ‘Sheroes’ make it big”. sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ “Aishani Shetty talks about Vaastu Prakaara”. sjc.ac.in. 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b “IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees – Kannada”. iifautsavam.com. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ “Rocket was meant to be my film: Aishani”. The Times of India. 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ “Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty”. The New Indian Express. 4 October 2018.
  6. ^ “Sathish: It is our duty to the society”. bangaloremirror. 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ “Playing Nithya in Naduve Antaravirali was beyond me: Aishani Shetty”. The Times of India.
  8. ^ “Aishani Shetty goes back to school for Nam Gani, B.Com Pass”. Cinema Express.
  9. ^ “Teaser of Naveen Shankar, Aishani Shetty-Starrer Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage Out”. News18. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ “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.
  11. ^ Potla, Srinu (2 December 2023). “BREATHE Movie Review – Nandamuri Chaitanya Krishna’s Comeback Film – Telugu Viz”.
  12. ^ “Aishani Shetty’s short film wows audience – Times of India”. The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b “Siima 2018 cutrain raiser”. idlebrain. 8 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b “Aishani Shetty’s short film wows audience”. The Times of India. 15 May 2019.