Pooja Hegde, Krithi Shetty: Karnataka actresses in the Telugu Film Industry

Team OTTplay

 Jan 20, 2023

Rashmika Mandanna

The Pushpa: The Rule actress was born in the quaint town of Virajpet in the Kodagu district of Karnataka

Pooja Hegde

Pooja's Tulu-speaking family is originally from Udupi, Karnataka, though she grew up in Mumbai

Neha Shetty

Born in Mangaluru and raised in Bengaluru, Neha kicked off her acting career with the Kannada film Mungaru Male 2

Nabha Natesh

The Sringeri girl Nabha began her acting journey in Kannada cinema, before Tollywood came calling

Krithi Shetty

Although Krithi grew up in Mumbai, her roots are in the coastal city of Mangaluru. She is one of the leading actresses' in TFI today

Sreeleela

Born in a Telugu-speaking family, Kiss actor Sreeleela was brought up in Bengaluru

Nidhhi Agerwal

Nidhhi grew up in Bengaluru and completed her college education in the garden city