Srinidhi Shetty

{{Infobox person | name = Srinidhi Shetty | image = Srinidhi Shetty at the ‘KGF’ Press Meet In Chennai (cropped).jpg | caption = Shetty in 2018 | birth_date = | birth_place = Mangalore, Karnataka, India | education = Jain University, Bangalore | occupation = | years_active = 2016–present | height = | title = Miss Supranational 2016}}Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty' (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress and 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.