Champa Shetty

Champa P Shetty
Born	Champakamalini T L Bengaluru
Other names	Champa Shetty
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter, voice-over artist
Spouse	Prakash P Shetty
Children	2

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/Chronicles of Hari[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"(Chicken Curry) 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

Film	Role	Director	Language
Belakinedege	Lead Actor	Ajay Kumar A J	Kannada
Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari	Lead Actor	Ananya Kasaravalli	Kannada

Telefilms and teleserials

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

Theatre

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

As director

Year	Film
2018	Ammachi Yemba Nenapu
2022	Koli Esru

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Credit	Category	Result	Ref
2023	Koli Esru(Chicken Curry)	Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival	Director	Best Actress, Best Child Artist	Won	[18][19]
2023		Bengaluru International Film Festival	Director	Best Film (Chitrabharati Award)	Won	[20][21]
2023		Ottawa Indian Film Festival	Director	Best Director, Best Actress	Won	[22][23]
2023		Indian Film Festival of Melbourne	Director	Best Actress	Nominated	[24][25]

References

1. "5 Female Regional Directors You Need To Know About".
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 (2016-12-07). "Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman". mint. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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".
17. "Entering new spaces". The Hindu. 27 February 2015.
18. "'Naanera' bagged 'Golden Kailasha' Award in Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival". 18 January 2023.
19. "Naanera bags Golden Kailasha award in Ajanta-Ellora film festival". 17 January 2023.
20. "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival". 30 March 2023.
21. "Winners of BIFFes film competitions presented awards". 31 March 2023.
22. "ಚಂಪಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗರಿ". 20 January 2023.
23. "Koli Esru Movie ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಳಿ ಎಸ್ರು ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಟ್ಟಾವಾ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". 18 June 2023.
24. "'Darlings' and 'Ponniyin Selvan' lead in nominations for Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023". 14 July 2023.
25. "Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne Awards: 'Pathaan', 'Kantara', 'Darlings', 'Sita Ramam' Lead Nominations; Check Full List". 14 July 2023.

External links

• Champa P. Shetty at IMDb
• https://biffes.org/project/chicken-curry/
• https://www.oiffa.com/event/chicken-curry/
• https://babylonberlin.eu/programm/festivals/indogerman-filmweek/5914-indogerman-filmweek-koli-esru-chicken-curry