Champa Shetty

Champa P Shetty
Born
Champakamalini T L

Bengaluru
Other nameChampa Shetty
OccupationsActor, film director, screenwriter, voice-over artist
SpousePrakash P Shetty
Children2

Champa Shetty is an Indian actor, filmmaker,[1][2] screenwriter and voice-over artist who works primarily in Kannada film industry and Kannada theatre. Shetty is known for her women centric films.[3]

Career

Shetty started her career in the film industry as a successful voice over/dubbing artist.[4] She has also been awarded Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist (Female) for the year 2007-08 for her performance in the movie Kurunadu. Before entering cinema, in early 2000s she worked as a prime time news reader for Udaya News.[5] She has also worked in the Kannada television series Kaveri directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Nakutanthi directed by B. Suresha, Parama Pada directed by Yogaraj Bhat and Mukta Mukta directed by T. N. Seetharam.

She made her film debut as an actor playing the mother of the protagonist in the film Belakinedege[6] and later acted in a similar role in Harikatha Prasanga[7] a film directed by Ananya Kasaravalli.[8]

Shetty debuted as a film director through her 2018 critically acclaimed women centric film Ammachi Yemba Nenapu.[9]

Her second directional film Koli Esru won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section at Bengaluru International Film Festival-2023.[10][11][12]

In addition to her work in films and TV, Shetty is actively involved in Kannada theatre[13] and has directed the theatre productions Gandhi Banda[14][15] and Akku.[16][17]

Filmography

As actor

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2013 Belakinedege
2018 Harikatha Prasanga

Telefilms and teleserials

Name Role Director
Kaveri Saraswati Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Nakutanthi Advocate Champa B. Suresha
Parama Pada MLA's wife Yogaraj Bhat
Mukta Mukta Geervani T. N. Seetharam

Theatre

Play Role Director Troupe
Hayavadana Padmini B V Karanth Benaka
Manteswamy Katha Prasanga Doddamaji Suresh Anagalli Prayoga Ranga
Siri Purandara Vanajakshi Suresh Anagalli Prayoga Ranga
Ashadada Ondu Dina/Aashad Ke Ek Din Rajakumari/Princess Dr. Sudhendra Sharma Kala Maitri(Bangalore University)
Hayavadana Padmini Dr. K. Ramakrishna Kala Maitri(Bangalore University)

As director

Year Film
2018 Ammachi Yemba Nenapu
2022 Koli Esru

Awards

Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2023 Koli Esru Bengaluru International Film Festival Best Film (Chitrabharati Award) Won [18][19]
2023 Ottawa Indian Film Festival Best Director Won [20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Vanlalfaki, Jessica (7 April 2021). "5 Female Regional Directors You Need To Know About". SheThePeople. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Women movies rule". 26 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Ammachi...' explores life of women in three stages". Deccan Herald. 2 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Filmmakers, artistes optimistic about new wave films in Kannada". 13 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Womens Day Special Interview with Champa Shetty".
  6. ↑ "Education Does Transform Lives". 20 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Dipankar (7 December 2016). "Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman". mint. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Chronicles of Hari Film Review Mumbai 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "The making of 'Ammachi Yemba Nenapu': Kannada director Champa Shetty speaks to TNM". 7 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Art films should reach common people: Champa P Shetty". 5 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival". 30 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards". 31 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Women in the arts call for new approaches in theatre". 13 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Play Gandhi Banda based on Nagaveni's controversial book staged in city".
  15. ↑ "Gandhi Banda — a play on women emancipation". The Times of India. 25 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Vaidehi's short stories as play, in Kundapura Kannada". 2 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Entering new spaces". The Hindu. 27 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival". 30 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards". 31 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "ಚಂಪಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗರಿ". 20 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Koli Esru Movie ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಟ್ಟಾವಾ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". 18 June 2023.
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