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Adhvithi Shetty Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 15, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

BirthplaceMangalore, Karnataka

ProfessionActress, Dancer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Yathiraj Shetty; Mother - Nanda Y. Shetty; Brother - Arjun Shetty; Twin sister - Ashwithi Shetty

Adhvithi Shetty Biography

Adhvithi Shetty is an Indian actress and trained dancer from Mangalore who works primarily in the Kannada film industry. A twin, model and former HR post-M

Early life and background

Adhvithi Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka, and grew up in a family that encouraged performing arts. She and her twin sister Ashwithi were born five minutes apart. The sisters showed an early aptitude for dance and participated in competitions from a young age.

Adhvithi attended Arnolds High School in Hyderabad and went on to study at St. Aloysius College in Mangaluru. She completed higher studies at the Manipal Institute of Management, earning a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources after a Bachelor of Commerce. Before committing full-time to the entertainment industry, Adhvithi worked as an HR professional.

Career

Adhvithi entered the public eye through dance and modelling. As children and adolescents she competed in and won dance events; later she took part in televised dance reality shows including Dance Dance and appeared on India’s Got Talent (season 4). Her modelling work included print and commercial assignments for brands such as Colgate, Santoor, and SHEIN, and she has walked runways at various events.

Her first film appearance came in the Kannada romantic drama Mr and Mrs Ramachari (2014), in which she and her twin sister both appeared. Adhvithi continued to build a film career with roles in Suli (2016), Kaarmoda Saridu (2019) where she played Dr Priya, Girgitle (2019) as Adihi, and the lead in Fan (2019). She featured as the lead in IMAD (2020) and Sugar Factory (2022). In 2018 she portrayed Durga Bhabhi in the short film Mahaan Hutatma, a project focused on freedom fighters that later received a National Film Award.

On television and digital platforms, she appeared in the Star Suvarna serial Eradu Kanasu (2017) and in the web series Bengaluru Queens (2017). Expanding into music, she sang the Kannada song Nanne Eega in 2021.

Public profile

Adhvithi is known for balancing multiple pursuits—dance, acting, modelling and occasional singing—while maintaining a public presence tied to her twin identity with Ashwithi. Her hobbies and fitness background have been mentioned often in profiles, and she has shared memories of the early days of her career in interviews, including an anecdote about entering a beauty pageant on a whim and winning a cash prize.

Adhvithi and Ashwithi have discussed challenges they faced while travelling early in their careers, recounting an incident in which they were threatened by a crowd. She has also spoken about her admiration for established actors and recalled meeting Puneeth Rajkumar, who affectionately called them the Ramachari twins.

Beyond performance, Adhvithi has engaged in public-facing activities and events. On International Women’s Day 2021 she was among a group of women recognized at Bangalore’s Town Hall and included in the World Book of Records. She was invited as a guest of honour at International Women’s Day events in 2022, and in 2021 she adopted a star tortoise from Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru.

Latest updates

Adhvithi's recent screen credits listed include the film Sugar Factory (2022) and the song Nanne Eega (2021). In 2023 she appeared as Ankita in the film 1888. She continues to be active in Kannada cinema and media, taking on varied roles across film, television and web projects.
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Recent Work

Sugar Factory

Lead role in the Kannada film

2022
Nanne Eega

Kannada song released in 2021

2021
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Played Ankita

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in Mr and Mrs Ramachari (2014)
  2. Portrayed Durga Bhabhi in the National Film Award-winning short Mahaan Hutatma (2018)
  3. Lead roles in Fan (2019), IMAD (2020) and Sugar Factory (2022)
  4. Appearances on television and web including Eradu Kanasu and Bengaluru Queens
  5. Featured in commercials for Colgate, Santoor and SHEIN
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Adhvithi Shetty known for?

Actress, Dancer

What is Adhvithi Shetty’s marital status?

Unmarried