Aishani Shetty
Aishani Shetty is an Indian film actress and director, who has worked predominantly in Kannada movie industry. Though her acting career started with the film Jyothi Raj alias Kothi Raja , she became famous after starring in the film Vaastu Prakaara.
Early life and education
Aishani was born in Mangalore and then brought up in Bangalore. She completed her schooling in Bishop Cotton Girls' School and pursued her under graduation in Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore. Aishani has a master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from St Joseph's College, Bangalore.Career
Actor
Aishani made her break in the Kannada Film Industry with the film Vaastu Prakaara in the year 2015. She was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role IIFA Utsavam for the same. She went on to act in Rocket opposite Sathish Ninasam which was released in November 2015. Rocket marked her debut as singer, where she rendered the female voice opposite Puneeth Rajkumar for the song 'Thannage Idvi'. Aishani took a short break from films while pursuing her master's degree. During this period she acted in Kannada romantic drama Naduve Antaravirali.Director
Along with her acting career Aishani made her debut as a director with the short film 'Kaaji'. Her directorial debut was officially screened at several international film festivals 2018, including Best of India Short Film Festival, Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Bangalore International Shorts Film Festival, Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Pink City International Film Festival, Mumbai Shorts Film Festival etc. Kaaji won several awards including Best Film award at SIIMA and Best Debutant Director award Pink City International Film Festival.Filmography
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2014 | Jyothi Alias Kothi Raja | Kamli | Sebastian David | |
| 2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Ritu | Yogaraj Bhat | Nominated- Best Actress in a leading role IIFA Utsavam |
| 2015 | Rocket | Dr Shwetha | Shiva Shashi | |
| 2015 | Plus | Gadda Viji | ||
| 2018 | Naduve Antaravirali | Nithya | Raveen | |
| 2019 | Nam Gani Bcom Pass | Amulya | Abhishek Shetty | |
| 2020 | Dharani Madala Madhyadolage | Sridhar | Filming | |
| 2020 | Hondisi Bareyiri | Jagannath Ramenahalli | Filming |
As director
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2018 | Kaaji | Best Film award SIIMA Best Actress award SIIMA Best Cinematography award 8th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival Best Debutant Director award 5th Pink City International Film Festival Best Film award 7th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival |