Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu 2006 After starring in a series of highbudget productions alongside leading Telugu actors she went on to became one of Telugu cinemas leading actresses in the successive years while receiving high critical acclaim for her portrayal of the titular character in Arundhati and as Saroja in Vedam which fetched her two Filmfare one Nandi and two CineMAA Awards