Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (Hindi: श्रीनिधि रमेश शेट्टी) (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress and Model. the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. She is the second Indian representative to have won this title. As an actress, Shetty has played the leading lady in the top-grossing Kannada action films K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022). Shetty won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada for the latter.

Early life and education

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was born on 21 October 1992, in a Mangalorean family of Tuluvas belonging to the Bunt. Her father Ramesh Shetty is from the town of Mulki, and her mother Kushala is from Thalipady Guthu, Kinnigoli.She was educated at Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School, followed by a pre-university course at St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Jain University, Bangalore, and graduated with distinction.

Pageantry

In 2012, Srinidhi competed in the Clean & Clear-sponsored Fresh Face contest, where she was among the top two finalists. Later, she participated in Manappuram Miss South India in 2015 and won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile, and later participated in Manappuram Miss Queen of India where she was crowned as the 1st runner up and also named Miss Congeniality. She also worked as a model while employed at Accenture.In 2016, she participated in the 2016 Miss Diva pageant, where she was selected as a finalist and won the Miss Supranational India 2016 title. She also won three subtitles for her smile, body and her photogenic face. She went on to represent India at Miss Supranational 2016. On 2 December 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016 by her predecessor Stephania Stegman of Paraguay in Municipal Sports and Recreation Center, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016 in the pageant.During her reign as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi traveled to United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Slovakia and numerous trips around Poland and India.

Pageantry career (2012-2017)

In 2012, Srinidhi competed in the Clean & Clear-sponsored Fresh Face contest, where she was among the top-five finalists. Later, she participated in Manappuram Miss South India in 2015 and won the titles of Miss Karnataka and Miss Beautiful Smile, and later participated in Manappuram Miss Queen of India where she was crowned as the 1st runner up and also named Miss Congeniality. She also worked as a model while employed at Accenture.
In 2016, she participated in the 2016 Miss Diva pageant, where she was selected as a finalist and won the Miss Supranational India 2016 title. She also won three subtitles for her smile, body and her photogenic face. She went on to represent India at Miss Supranational 2016. On 2 December 2016, she was crowned Miss Supranational 2016 by her predecessor Stephania Stegman of Paraguay in Municipal Sports and Recreation Center, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2016 in the pageant.During her reign as Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi traveled to United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Slovakia and numerous trips around Poland and India.

Acting career

It was directed by Prashanth Neel. She portrayed a head strong girl, Reena Desai. The film was a box office success, grossing 250 crore.In 2022, she reprised her role of Reena in the film's sequel, ''K.G.F: Chapter 2''. With earnings of ₹1,200–1,250 crore globally, it is the second highest grossing Indian film of 2022 and fourth highest-grossing Indian film. The same year, she made her Tamil debut with action thriller film ''Cobra'' alongside Vikram. The film was a box-office bomb collecting ₹59 crore. Shetty portrayed Bhavana Menon, a criminology professor.

Acting career (2018-present)

After winning Miss Supranational, Shetty began to receive offers to act in films. Shetty made her acting debut in the 2018 Kannada period action film K.G.F: Chapter 1 alongside Yash. directed by Prashanth Neel She also reprises her role in the film's sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2. In 2019, she was cast in a Tamil action thriller film Cobra (2022) alongside Vikram.