{{Short description|Indian film actress (born 1994)}} {{Tone|date=March 2022}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Vithika Sheru | image = Vithika Sheru receiving a memento by director Dr.Prathibha Penumalli and correspondent Dr.A.Madhusudhana Reddy in the 9th Annual Day celebrations of Rainbow Concept School, Mahabubnagar, Telangana State (cropped).jpg | caption = Sheru in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1994|2|2}} | birth_place = Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India | other_names = Keerthi | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = Varun Sandesh | imagesize = }}
'''Vithika Sheru''' (born 2 February 1994) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. In 2019, she entered the reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Telugu 3'' as a contestant.
==Early life== Vithika Sheru was born on 2 February 1994,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bb-telugu-3-fame-vithika-sheru-rings-in-her-26th-birthday-in-sri-lanka-with-hubby-varun-sandesh-take-a-look/photostory/73871520.cms |title=Vithika Sheri rings in her 26th Birthday in Sri Lanka with hubby Varun Sandesh, Take a look |date=2 February 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="sheruphotography.in">{{Cite web |title=VITHIKA SHERU – LATEST PHOTOSHOOT {{!}} PICTURE {{!}} PHOTOS {{!}} BIOGRAPHY |url=https://www.sheruphotography.in/2022/01/vithika-sheru-latest-photoshoot-picture.html |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=S P NEWS INDIA |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306194407/https://www.sheruphotography.in/2022/01/vithika-sheru-latest-photoshoot-picture.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She completed her education in Mumbai and Hyderabad. She pursued a graduate diploma in fashion design from the Lakhotia Institute of Design, Abids, Hyderabad.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Playing-the-innocent-girl-next-door/2013/11/16/article1892888.ece#.U0bHTvl_v_E |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118212626/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Playing-the-innocent-girl-next-door/2013/11/16/article1892888.ece#.U0bHTvl_v_E |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2013 |title=Playing the innocent girl next door |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life== She is married to actor Varun Sandesh, her co-star in ''Paddanandi Premalo Mari'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/varun-sandesh-engagement-videos/ |work=The TNP |title=Varun Engagement with Vithika Sheru :NewsPaper |access-date=8 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208202028/http://www.telangananewspaper.com/varun-sandesh-engagement-videos/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Sheru started acting as a child artist at age 11, appearing in Telugu television series<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/vithika-turns-stylist-for-prema-ishq-kaadhal |title=Vithika turns stylist for 'Prema Ishq Kaadhal' |publisher=MSN |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124226/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/vithika-turns-stylist-for-prema-ishq-kaadhal |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and making her film debut at age 15 in the Kannada film ''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/beauty-talent-essential-for-long-career-vithika-sheru-with-image-113051700199_1.html |title=Beauty, talent essential for long career: Vithika Sheru (With Image) |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> She stated that her Kannada debut happened by chance when she accompanied her aunt, who is a stylist, to the film sets where she was spotted and offered a role in the film.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> A remake of the Telugu film ''Aadavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule'', she played the role that Swati Reddy played in the original, after which she appeared in another Kannada film ''Ullasa Utsaha''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/beauty-talent-essential-for-long-career-vithika-sheru-with-image-news-national-nfrl4gdhhdd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427161501/http://www.sify.com/movies/beauty-talent-essential-for-long-career-vithika-sheru-with-image-news-national-nfrl4gdhhdd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 April 2014 |title=Beauty, talent essential for long career: Vithika Sheru (With Image) |website=Sify |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
She then went on to work in Telugu cinema. During 2008 and 2009, she starred under the name Keerthi in a few low-budget Telugu films like ''Preminchu Rojullo'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/preminche-rojullo-second-schedule-complete-telugu-news-36207 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182930/http://www.indiaglitz.com/preminche-rojullo-second-schedule-complete-telugu-news-36207 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title='Preminche Rojullo' second schedule complete – Telugu Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=29 January 2008 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> ''Chalo 123''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/chalo-123-is-ready-for-censoring-telugu-news-46483 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075305/http://www.indiaglitz.com/chalo-123-is-ready-for-censoring-telugu-news-46483 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Chalo 1..2..3..' is ready for censoring – Telugu Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> and ''My Name is Amrutha''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/article137537.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133938/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/article137537.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title='My Name is Amrutha' ready for release |work=The New Indian Express |date=10 October 2009 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> She later worked as a supporting actress in the films ''Jhummandi Naadam'' and ''Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'', before landing a lead role in the Telugu film ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal''. She played the role of a college student in the film,<ref>{{cite news |author=sangeetha devi dundoo |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/love-sex-and-dhoka/article5434269.ece |title=Love, sex and dhoka |work=The Hindu |date=8 December 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123606/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/love-sex-and-dhoka/article5434269.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> for which she also did the complete costume styling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vithika-turns-stylist-for-prema-ishq-kaadhal/393042-71-216.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611233818/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vithika-turns-stylist-for-prema-ishq-kaadhal/393042-71-216.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2013 |title=Vithika turns stylist for 'Prema Ishq Kaadhal' – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she made her Tamil film debut with the unreleased film ''Uyir Mozhi'', in which she played a visually challenged girl.<ref>{{cite news |author=K. R. Manigandan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/confident-strides/article3727066.ece |title=Confident strides |work=The Hindu |date=4 August 2012 |access-date=10 April 2014 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124219/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/confident-strides/article3727066.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> To prepare for the role, she said, she had to learn braille and was blindfolded for many days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140106/entertainment-tollywood/article/vithika-roll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109143645/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140106/entertainment-tollywood/article/vithika-roll |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2014 |title=Vithika on a roll |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 January 2014 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, she appeared as a lead in ''Paddanandi Premalo Mari'' directed by debutant Mahesh Upputuri. She played Shravani, a girl "who is both traditional and modern and changes her attitude depending on situations", and also designed her own costumes for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2014 |title=Offers pouring in for Vithika Sheru |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140915/entertainment-tollywood/article/offers-pouring-vithika-sheru |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> She has completed her second Tamil film ''Mahabalipuram''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She also shot for a Tamil film titled ''Vedikkai'' along with Vidharth.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"|Year ! style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"|Film ! style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"|Role ! style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"|Language ! style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"|Notes |- | 2008 || ''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu'' || Neelambike ||rowspan=2|Kannada || |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''Ullasa Utsaha'' || Geetha || rowspan="4"|credited as Keerthi |- | ''Preminche Rojullo'' || Keerthy || rowspan="5" |Telugu |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''Sandadi'' || Swathi |- | ''Jhummandi Naadam'' || Balu's friend |- | ''Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'' || Suri's lover || Uncredited |- | 2013 || ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' || Sarayu || |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 ||''Paddanandi Premalo Mari''|| Shravani || Telugu || |- | ''Mahabalipuram'' || Mahalakshmi || Tamil || |- | 2021 ||''Pelli SandaD''|| Janaki || Telugu || |}
==Television== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Language !! Notes |- | 2000 || ''Chakravaakam'' || Child Artist || Gemini || Telugu || Daily Serial |- | 2019 || ''Bigg Boss Telugu 3'' || Contestant || Star Maa || Telugu || Reality TV series |- | 2020 || ''Sa Ma Ja Vara Ga Ma na '' || Host || ETV Telugu || Telugu || Music show |- | 2022 || ''Bigg Boss Telugu 6'' || Guest || Star Maa || Telugu || To support Keerthi Bhat <br> Reality TV series |- | 2024 || ''Bigg Boss Telugu 8'' || Guest || Star Maa || Telugu || Along with Punarnavi Bhupalam <br> Reality TV series |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|nm6783919/}} *{{Instagram|id=vithikasheru}}
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