Keerthi Reddy (Telugu: కీర్తి రెడ్డి) (born 17 November 1978) is an Indian former film actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies.
Early life
Reddy was born to interior designer and mother a dress designer. Her grandfather is Ganga Reddy, Ex Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh. She was raised in Bangalore. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Bangalore. She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly attended St. Joseph Public School in Hyderabad. She also attended Ryerson University for higher education in Toronto, Canada and Baltimore, U.S.Career
Keerthi Reddy made her acting debut in the Telugu language film Gunshot directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. After that, she made her Kollywood debut in Devathai in 1997. In 1999, Reddy starred in Tholi Prema opposite Pawan Kalyan. Reddy dropped out of two films in 1999, Vaali and Sethu.In 2000, 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 of a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal and Taj Bharadwaj. The latter two roles were portrayed by Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. In 2002, Reddy had a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty. After a career in Bollywood, she stopped acting in Hindi films.
In 2002, Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004, Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun, for which she received her only award, a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu.
Personal life
Keerthi married an actor Sumanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni's nephew and the grandson of ANR in 2004. They divorced in 2006. She later remarried and has a baby boy.Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gunshot | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Devathai | Tamil | ||
| Nandhini | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Jolly | Chellamma | Tamil | |
| Iniyavale | Manju | Tamil | ||
| Tholi Prema | Anu | Telugu | ||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Sandhya | Tamil | |
| Preminche Manasu | Telugu | |||
| Ravoyi Chandamama | Rukhmini | Telugu | Guest appearance | |
| 2000 | Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa | Pooja Sinha | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Isha Nair | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Badhaai Ho Badhaai | Florence D'Souza | Hindi | |
| Super Star | Devyani | Kannada | ||
| 2004 | Arjun | Meenakshi | Telugu | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu |
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