Keerthi Reddy

Keshpalli Keerthi Reddy
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–2004
Spouse(s) Sumanth
(m.2004 -2006) (divorced)
US Doctor
(m.2008-present)
Children 2

Keerthi Reddy is a former Indian film actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. Her notable work includes Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and 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. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru.[1] 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.

Career

In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film début in a comedy thriller Gunshot, opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998 Keerthi was cast as female lead in Tholi Prema opposite Pawan Kalyan which was a blockbuster. In 2000 Keerthi Reddy made her Bollywood début 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 a girl who was loved by three men Gaurav Saxena, Yash Sabarwal (Suniel Shetty) and Taj Bharadwaj (Aftab Shivdasani). In 2002 Keerthi had a supporting role in Badhaai Ho Badhaai opposite Anil Kapoor. After these films, she stopped acting in Hindi films.

In 2002 Keerthi Reddy acted in Super Star, her only Kannada film. In 2004 Keerthi Reddy acted in the Telugu film Arjun starring Mahesh Babu 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 a doctor in 2008 and settled in US. The couple have a baby boy.[2][3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996GunshotTelugu
1997DevathaiKayalTamil
NandhiniTamil
1998JollyChellammaTamil
IniyavaleManjuTamil
Tholi PremaAnuTelugu
1999Ninaivirukkum VaraiSandhyaTamil
Preminche ManasuTelugu
Ravoyi ChandamamaRukminiTelugu
2000Tera Jadoo Chal GayaaPoojaHindi
2001Pyaar Ishq Aur MohabbatIsha NairHindi
2002Badhaai Ho BadhaaiFlorence D'SouzaHindi
Super StarDevyaniKannada
2004ArjunMeenakshiTeluguFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in Telugu

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Keerthi Reddy Biography". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Keerthi in India again".
  3. ↑ Published Date : 18-Sep-2011 22:00:00 GMT (2011-09-18). "Sumanth Said Yes For Second Marriage". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
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