Yagna Shetty
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yagna Shetty
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| birth_name = Yagna Shetty
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| birth_place = Kudremukh, Karnataka, India
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| nationality = Indian
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sandeep Shetty {{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kannada-actor-yagna-shetty-marries-entrepreneur-sandeep-shetty-2368313.html|title=Kannada Actor Yagna Shetty Marries Entrepreneur Sandeep Shetty|date=31 October 2019|website=News18|access-date=19 November 2020}}|2019}}
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Manipal University
| years_active = 2006–present
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Yagna Shetty is an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. She made her debut in the 2007 film Ondu Preethiya Kathe, following which she appeared in Eddelu Manjunatha, a performance that won her a Filmfare Special Award. She got noticed for her performances in Sugreeva (2010) and Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane (2011).{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kannada-review-allide-nammane-illibande-summane-399739.html|title=Kannada Review: Allide Nammane Illibande Summane|date=11 September 2011|work=IANS|via=News18}} Known for portraying deglamorous and serious roles, she went on to appear in other critical and commercial successes such as Love Guru (2009), Kalla Malla Sulla (2011) and Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014). Her performance in Act 1978 (2020), won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada.{{cite news|title=Yagna is not just serious|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140319/entertainment-sandalwood/article/yagna-not-just-serious|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=19 March 2014|access-date=21 January 2015}}
Early life
Yagna Shetty was born to Umesh Shetty and Jayanti Shetty, into the Tuluva community in Kudremukh, Karnataka. She has three siblings – Mahalaxmi, Gayatri and Ashwini. She completed her schooling at the Kendriya School in Panambur, Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) course at the SDM College in Mangalore and later pursued Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance at the Manipal University.{{cite web |title= Mangalore: ' I didn't Intend to Act in Movies' Yajna Shetty |url= http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=480 |website= daijiworld.com |date= 15 November 2006 |access-date= 21 January 2015}}{{cite web |title= Film and finance for Yagna Shetty |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/film-and-finance-for-yagna-shetty-kannada-news-25686 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150409141931/http://www.indiaglitz.com/film-and-finance-for-yagna-shetty-kannada-news-25686 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 9 April 2015 |website= indiaglitz.com |date= 29 September 2006 |access-date= 21 January 2015}}
Career
=2007–2013=
Shetty auditioned for her debut role in the 2007 Kannada language film Ondu Preethiya Kathe in Hindi due to her non fluency in Kannada at the time. She was cast as the female lead opposite Shanker Aryan.{{cite news |title= Yagna Shetty makes her presence felt |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Yagna-Shetty-makes-her-presence-felt/articleshow/33180950.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 3 April 2014 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} The film received positive reviews from critics, with Shetty's performance receiving praise. Rediff in its review called it a "promising debut".{{cite web |title= Ondu Preethiya Kathe: A promising debut |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssondu/20070402.htm |website= rediff.com |date= 2 August 2007 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} In 2009, she starred in two films, Eddelu Manjunatha and Love Guru, and received critical acclaim for her performances in both the films. For her portrayal of Gowri in the comedy film Eddelu Manjunatha, the wife of Manjunatha (played by Jaggesh), a hard working woman struggling to make ends meet, she received the Filmfare Special Award.{{cite news |title= Filmfare Awards night at South |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/regional/Filmfare-Awards-night-at-South/articleshow/6275279.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 9 August 2010 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} For her performance in the latter film, received a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Shetty had two releases in 2010. Her first role was in Sugreeva, in which she was cast opposite Shiva Rajkumar as his wife and of a mother to a wannabe Michael Jackson. Rediff called her performance in the film "convincing".{{cite web |title= Watch Sugreeva for Shivarajkumar |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-sugreeva/20100226.htm |website= rediff.com |date= 26 February 2010 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} In her next release Kari Chirathe, she played the role of Bharathi, who falls in love with a mentally unstable person (played by Duniya Vijay). 2011 saw three releases of Shetty, among which was the comedy film Kalla Malla Sulla, a performance for which she received critical acclaim, playing the role of the wife of a media baron (played by Ramesh Arvind).{{cite web |title= Kannada Review: 'Kalla Malla Sulla' is a must watch |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-kalla-malla-sulla-is-a-must-watch/185529-8-71.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20150121105750/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kannada-review-kalla-malla-sulla-is-a-must-watch/185529-8-71.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 21 January 2015 |website= ibnlive.in.com |date= 12 October 2011 |access-date= 21 January 2015}}
=2014–present=
Shetty's first release of 2014 was Kwatle, a film that was received largely negative reviews from critics. The Times of India in its review called her performance "a complete failure".{{cite news |title= Kwatle Movie Review |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Kwatle/movie-review/30475817.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 15 February 2014 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} In her next film, she starred in a supporting role as Sharada, a fishwife and the love interest of Munna (played by Kishore) in Ulidavaru Kandanthe, a critical success but a commercial failure. In her final release of 2014, she played Yagna in Sadagara, which received mixed reviews from critics.{{cite news |title= Revelling in small pleasures of life |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/397054/revelling-small-pleasures-life.html |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 6 April 2014 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} She worked on the thriller film Octopus.{{cite web |title= 'Octopus' to be a mystery thriller |url= http://www.sify.com/movies/octopus-to-be-a-mystery-thriller-news-kannada-ojfmB8ggejibh.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140906124139/http://www.sify.com/movies/octopus-to-be-a-mystery-thriller-news-kannada-ojfmB8ggejibh.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 September 2014 |website= Sify |date= 5 September 2014 |access-date= 30 March 2015}} As of March 2015, Shetty has the delayed project Love Junctionand H/34 Pallavi Talkies up for release.{{cite web |title= NBT fair reminded me of my school days: Yagna Shetty |url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=211757 |website= daijiworld.com |date= 9 January 2014 |access-date= 21 January 2015}}{{cite news |title= Yagna Shetty to romance Tilak in her next film |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Yagna-Shetty-to-romance-Tilak-in-her-next-film/articleshow/34374625.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 30 April 2014 |access-date= 21 January 2015}} She is currently filming with Ramabai, playing the titular role, a biographical film on the life of Ramabai, the first wife of social reformer B. R. Ambedkar{{cite web |title= Yagna shetty is smt ramabai |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/yagna-shetty-is-smt-ramabai-kannada-news-128011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150626154301/http://www.indiaglitz.com/yagna-shetty-is-smt-ramabai-kannada-news-128011 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 26 June 2015 |website= indiaglitz.com |date= 17 March 2015 |access-date= 27 March 2015}} and Ram Gopal Varma's Killing Veerappan as Muthulakshmi, the wife of slain forest brigand, Veerappan.{{cite news|title=Parul, Yagna in Killing Veerappan|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Parul-Yagna-in-Killing-Veerappan/2015/06/18/article2871991.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121804/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Parul-Yagna-in-Killing-Veerappan/2015/06/18/article2871991.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2015|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=18 June 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}
In 2016, Shetty made her debut in television with the soap opera, Vaarasdaara. Dealing with the issue of female infanticide, she plays the role of a mother in the soap.{{cite news|title=Yagna Shetty to play mother in Vaarasudaara|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/Yagna-Shetty-to-play-mother-in-Vaarasudaara/articleshow/55615065.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=28 January 2017|date=25 November 2016}}{{cite news|author=A. Sharadhaa|title=Yagna shetty to make her small screen debut|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/nov/30/yagna-shetty-to-make-her-small-screen-debut-1544309.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 January 2017|date=25 November 2016}}
Personal life
Yagna Shetty married Sandeep Shetty on 30 October 2019 in Mangalore.{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/photos-yagna-shetty-marries-sandeep-shetty-in-a-grand-ceremony/articleshow/71821680.cms|title=Photos: Yagna Shetty marries Sandeep Shetty in a grand ceremony|date=30 October 2019 |website=Times Of India |access-date=19 November 2020}}
Filmography
=Films=
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ondu Preethiya Kathe | Sakshi | |
| 2009 | Eddelu Manjunatha | Gowri | Filmfare Special Award for Best Actress - Kanmada |
| 2009 | Love Guru | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada | |
| 2010 | Sugreeva | Pooja | |
| 2010 | Kari Chirathe | Bharathi | |
| 2011 | Panchamrutha | ||
| 2011 | Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane | ||
| 2011 | Kalla Malla Sulla | Ramya | |
| 2014 | Kwatle | Nagi | |
| 2014 | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | Sharadha | |
| 2014 | Sadagara | Yagna | |
| 2015 | Octopus | Danya | |
| 2016 | Killing Veerappan | Muthulakshmi | Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Kannada |
| 2016 | Ramabai | Ramabai | |
| 2017 | Kalathur Gramam | Selvamba | Tamil film |
| 2018 | Operation 2019 | Umadevi | Telugu film |
| 2019 | Lakshmi's NTR | Lakshmi Parvathi | Telugu film |
| 2019 | Operation Nakshatra | Smitha | |
| 2019 | Katha Sangama | ||
| 2020 | ACT 1978 | Geetha | Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada |
| 2021 | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Love Junction{{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} | ||
| 2021 | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| H/34 Pallavi Talkies{{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} |
=Television=
- Vaarasdaara (2016–2017)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5754202}}
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Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:People from Chikmagalur district
Category:Filmfare Awards South winners
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Manipal Academy of Higher Education alumni
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses in Telugu television