Keerthi Reddy

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1996–2004

| spouse = {{marriage|Sumanth|2004|2006}}

| children = 2

| relatives = Tanishq Reddy

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Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, Tamil films also appeared in Hindi and Kannada films. Her notable work includes Tholi Prema (1998), Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Arjun (2004). She has received a Filmfare Award for her performance in the film 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 based out of Keshpally village of Jakranpally mandal. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended Ryerson University for higher education{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} in Toronto, Canada.

Career

In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film debut in a comedy thriller Gunshot, opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998, Keerthi was cast as female lead opposite Pawan Kalyan in Tholi Prema which was a blockbuster. In 2000, Keerthi Reddy made her Bollywood debut 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 that of a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002, Keerthi did a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/01kirti.htm#3 |title=The Kirti Reddy Interview |website=Rediff.com |date=1 August 2001 |access-date=31 January 2020 |archive-date=7 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307055848/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/01kirti.htm#3 |url-status=live}}

In 2002, Keerthi Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun as Mahesh Babu's sister, a role for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.{{Cite web |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_filmfare_award_2004.asp |title=Filmfare 2004 Awards for South Indian Films |website=Viggy.com |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=31 January 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131092110/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_filmfare_award_2004.asp |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Keerthi married actor Sumanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni's nephew and the grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao, in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and now lives in Singapore. The couple has two children.{{cite web |url=http://www.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Keerti-Reddy-Attends-Marriage-Event-in-India/131366 |title=Keerthi in India again |access-date=3 June 2016 |archive-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606011944/http://www.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Keerti-Reddy-Attends-Marriage-Event-in-India/131366 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=Published Date : 18 September 2011 22:00:00 GMT |url=http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=32169&cat=1&scat=5 |title=Sumanth Said Yes For Second Marriage |publisher=Greatandhra.com |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-date=10 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210085357/http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=32169&cat=1&scat=5 |url-status=live}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Role ! scope="col"\| Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|References}}
\| 1996	Gunshot	Swarna	Telugu	Debut in Telugu	{{cite web \|last1=Admin \|title=Gunshot \|url=http://www.cineradham.com/newsongs/song.php?movieid=4181 \|website=cineradham.com \|publisher=Cineradham \|access-date=16 July 2016}} {{cite web \|last1=Admin \|title=Gunshot (1996) \|url=https://www.thecinebay.com/movie/index/id/6166?ed=Tolly \|website=thecinebay.com \|publisher=thecinebay \|access-date=16 July 2016}}
rowspan="2"\| 1997	Devathai	Kayal	Tamil	Debut in Tamil	{{Cite web \|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Aug/nasser.htm \|title=Mookan's success story \|work=Indolink Tamil \|access-date=10 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427121006/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Aug/nasser.htm \|archive-date=27 April 2012 \|url-status=usurped}}
Nandhini	Raji \|Tamil
rowspan="3"\| 1998	Jolly	Chellamma \|Tamil
Iniyavale	Manju \|Tamil
Tholi Prema	Anu	Telugu	{{Nom}} – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tholi-prema-pawan-kalyan-keerthi-reddys-romantic-classic-continues-to-inspire-filmmakers-even-after-20-years-4341755.html \|title=Tholi Prema: Pawan Kalyan-Keerthi Reddy's romantic classic continues to inspire filmmakers even after 20 years \|website=Firstpost \|date=8 February 2018 \|access-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131044637/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tholi-prema-pawan-kalyan-keerthi-reddys-romantic-classic-continues-to-inspire-filmmakers-even-after-20-years-4341755.html \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="3"\| 1999	Ninaivirukkum Varai	Sandhya	Tamil
Preminche Manasu	Shailaja	Telugu
Ravoyi Chandamama	Rukmini \|Telugu		{{Cite web \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ravoyi.html \|title=Ravoyi Chandamama – A review \|website=Idlebrain.com \|access-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-date=12 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212000315/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ravoyi.html \|url-status=live}}
2000	Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa	Pooja	Hindi	{{nom}} – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut	{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-then-and-now/Then-and-Now-Tera-Jadoo-Chal-Gayaa-actress-Keerthi-Reddy/photostory/52565518.cms \|title=Then and Now : 'Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa' actress Keerthi Reddy \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=31 January 2020}}
2001	Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat	Isha Nair \|Hindi		{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kirti-is-Reddy-for-Pyaar-Ishq-Aur-Mohabbat/articleshow/30754374.cms \|title=Kirti is Reddy for 'Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'! \|website=The Times of India \|date=23 January 2001 \|access-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-date=28 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228125836/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kirti-is-Reddy-for-Pyaar-Ishq-Aur-Mohabbat/articleshow/30754374.cms \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2"\| 2002	Badhaai Ho Badhaai	Florence D'Souza \|Hindi		{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Reddy-to-make-a-mark-Badhaai-ho-Kirti/articleshow/12909773.cms \|title=Reddy to make a mark: Badhaai ho Kirti \|website=The Times of India \|date=14 June 2002 \|access-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-date=28 March 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328112628/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Reddy-to-make-a-mark-Badhaai-ho-Kirti/articleshow/12909773.cms \|url-status=live}}
Super Star	Devyani	Kannada	Debut in Kannada
2004	Arjun	Meenakshi	Telugu	{{Won}} – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mahesh-babu-s-arjun-the-rakhi-sentiment-telugu-news-165348 \|title=Mahesh Babu's 'Arjun' & the Rakhi sentiment \|website=IndiaGlitz \|date=18 August 2016 \|access-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-date=31 January 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131044638/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mahesh-babu-s-arjun-the-rakhi-sentiment-telugu-news-165348 \|url-status=live}}