# Anushka Shetty filmography
**Anushka Shetty filmography** is the record of the screen work of [Anushka Shetty](https://www.edgepedia.org/anushka-shetty) (Sweety Shetty, born 1981), an Indian actress who works mainly in Telugu and [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema) and is known for playing historical and mythological women such as Jejamma in *Arundhati*, [Rudramadevi](https://www.edgepedia.org/rudramadevi) in *Rudhramadevi*, and Devasena in the *Baahubali* franchise.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil) NXT Media lists 39 films in her career, running from her 2005 debut to a 2026 Malayalam project.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Debut | *Super* (2005), Telugu, directed by Puri Jagannadh, in the role of Sasha[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [3](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html) |
| Career count | 39 films listed by NXT Media (2005–2026); her Malayalam debut *Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer* is reported as the 50th movie of her career[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [4](https://telugucinema.com/news/50-films-done-will-anushka-shetty-announce-a-new-film-or-retire-silently) |
| Signature roles | Arundhati/Jejamma (*Arundhati*, 2009), Saroja (*Vedam*, 2010), Rudhramadevi (2015), Devasena (*Baahubali*, 2015 and 2017)[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) |
| Major awards | Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu for *Arundhati*, *Vedam*, and *Rudhramadevi*; career total of three Filmfare Awards, one Nandi Award, and three CineMAA Awards among eight nominations[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [5](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/anushka-shetty) |
| Tamil work | *Rendu* (2006, Tamil debut), *Vettaikaaran* (2009), the *Singam* series (2010, 2013, 2017), *Deiva Thirumagal* (2011), *Yennai Arindhaal* (2015)[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [6](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html) |
| Recent films | *Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty* (2023), *Ghaati* (2025), *Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer* (2026, Malayalam debut)[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) |
## Debut and early Telugu career (2005–2008)
Shetty was working as a yoga instructor before she made her acting debut in the Telugu film *Super* (సూపర్), released in 2005 with [Nagarjuna](https://www.edgepedia.org/nagarjuna) in the lead.[7](https://indianexpress.com/about/anushka-shetty/) • [3](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html) She followed it with *Mahanandi* (2005) and a run of Telugu films through 2006 to 2008, including [S. S. Rajamouli](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-s-rajamouli)'s *Vikramarkudu* (విక్రమార్కుడు) as Neeraja, *Astram*, *Lakshyam*, *Don* with Nagarjuna, *Okka Magadu* with Balakrishna, *Souryam* with Gopichand, *Chintakayala Ravi* with Venkatesh, and *Baladur* with [Ravi Teja](https://www.edgepedia.org/ravi-teja).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [3](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html) Her first Tamil film, *Rendu* (ரெண்டு), was released in November 2006.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [6](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
## Breakthrough: Arundhati and Vedam (2009–2010)
**Arundhati.** The 2009 supernatural thriller *Arundhati* (అరుంధతి), directed by [Kodi Ramakrishna](https://www.edgepedia.org/kodi-ramakrishna), cast her in a double role as Arundhati/Jejamma, a matriarch who sacrifices her life so that the demonic Pasupathi can be vanquished. The role drew on her yoga training for its martial-arts movements and won her the Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu award.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil) The same year she appeared in *Billa* with Prabhas and in the Tamil film *Vettaikaaran* (வேட்டைக்காரன்) with Vijay.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [6](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
In 2010 she played Saroja, a sex worker who changes course after witnessing violence and death, in *Vedam* (వేదం), directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish); the performance won her a second consecutive Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu award, and she reprised the role in the Tamil remake *Vaanam* (2011).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil) Her other 2010 releases included *Singam* (சிங்கம்) with Suriya, *Panchakshari* in a dual role, *Khaleja* with [Mahesh Babu](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahesh-babu), *Nagavalli*, and *Ragada* with Nagarjuna.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [3](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
## Tamil cinema in the 2010s
Through the 2010s Shetty built a parallel Tamil career. She played Anuradha Ragunathan in *Deiva Thirumagal* (2011) and Meenakshi in *Thaandavam* (2012), both opposite Vikram, and appeared in *Alex Pandian* (2013), *Singam II* (2013), Selvaraghavan's *Irandam Ulagam* (2013) in a dual role, *Lingaa* (2014) with [Rajinikanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajinikanth), and *Yennai Arindhaal* (2015) with [Ajith Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajith-kumar).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [6](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html) She returned as Kavya in the third Singam film, *Si3* (2017).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/)
## Baahubali and the queen roles (2015–2018)
**Devasena.** In 2015 Shetty played the warrior queen Devasena in S. S. Rajamouli's *Baahubali: The Beginning*, and repeated the role in *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017), which became India's highest-grossing film for a time after its 2017 release.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [8](https://time.com/5648720/baahubali-2-the-conclusion/) Also in 2015 she played the title role in *Rudhramadevi* (రుద్రమదేవి), directed by [Gunasekhar](https://www.edgepedia.org/gunasekhar), as Queen Rudrama Devi of the [Kakatiya dynasty](https://www.edgepedia.org/kakatiya-dynasty) of the 13th century, a performance that brought a third Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu award.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [9](https://www.ijoes.in/papers/v5isss6/FINAL.pdf) The same year she led the Telugu-Tamil bilingual *Size Zero* (released in Tamil as *Inji Iduppazhagi*) as [Soundarya](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundarya) "Sweety", a film dealing with body shaming and rackets in weight-loss clinics.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil)
Her 2017 releases also included *Om Namo Venkatesaya* with Nagarjuna, in which she appeared as the devotee Andal in a cameo.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil) In 2018 she carried the heroine-led hit *Bhaagamathie* (భాగమతి) in the double role of Chanchala/[Bhaagamathie](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhaagamathie).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [3](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
## Recent and upcoming work (2019–2026)
Shetty played Jhansi Lakshmibai in *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), then took the role of Sakshi, a mute character, in the multilingual thriller *Nishabdham* (2020), co-starring Madhavan and released on Prime Video.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [2](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil) She returned to a theatrical lead in the romantic comedy *Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty* (2023) opposite Naveen Polishetty, playing Anvitha Ravali Shetty.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/)
**Ghaati.** Her next film, the action drama *Ghaati* directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, in which she plays Sheelavathi, was scheduled to reach theaters on September 5, 2025.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [10](https://www.capitalinformation.net/media/2025-08/1-9-25_pages.pdf) It was her second collaboration with Krish after *Vedam*.[11](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/07/07/pages.pdf) She is also cast in *Kathanar – The Wild Sorcerer*, her first Malayalam film, which TeluguCinema reports as the 50th movie of her career and which has been in production for nearly three years.[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [4](https://telugucinema.com/news/50-films-done-will-anushka-shetty-announce-a-new-film-or-retire-silently)
## Awards
Across her career Shetty has won three [Filmfare Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/filmfare-awards), one Nandi Award, and three CineMAA Awards among eight nominations, with Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu wins for *Arundhati* (2009), *Vedam* (2010), and *Rudhramadevi* (2015).[1](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/) • [5](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/anushka-shetty) Other recognized work includes the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Jury Award for Best Actress for *Deiva Thirumagal* (2011) and the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress: Critics for *Rudhramadevi* (2016).[7](https://indianexpress.com/about/anushka-shetty/)
## References
1. [Anushka Shetty Movies List, NXT Media](https://nxtmedia.in/celebrity/anushka-shetty/movies/)
2. [6 must-watch Anushka Shetty movies in Telugu and Tamil, Vogue India (8 April 2020)](https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/must-watch-anushka-shetty-movies-in-telugu-and-tamil)
3. [Anushka Filmography in Telugu, Filmibeat Telugu](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
4. [50 films done: Will Anushka Shetty announce a new film or retire silently?, TeluguCinema (6 September 2026)](https://telugucinema.com/news/50-films-done-will-anushka-shetty-announce-a-new-film-or-retire-silently)
5. [Anushka Shetty — Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/anushka-shetty)
6. [Anushka Filmography in Tamil, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/anushka-shetty/filmography.html)
7. [Anushka Shetty: News, Movies, Photos, Videos & Updates, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/about/anushka-shetty/)
8. [Here's the Deal With That Wild Battle Scene From Baahubali 2 Going Viral, Time (9 August 2019)](https://time.com/5648720/baahubali-2-the-conclusion/)
9. [Rudhramadevi character study, IJOES](https://www.ijoes.in/papers/v5isss6/FINAL.pdf)
10. [Capital Information, Hyderabad, 1 September 2025](https://www.capitalinformation.net/media/2025-08/1-9-25_pages.pdf)
11. [Yugmarg page, 7 July 2025](https://www.yugmarg.com/edition/2025/07/07/pages.pdf)
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