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Sanam Shetty Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth12 November 1988

Age32 Years (as of 2020)

BirthplaceBengaluru, Karnataka, India

ProfessionModel, Actress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Prasad Shetty; Mother - Krishna Shetty; Only child

Sanam Shetty Biography

Sanam Shetty is an Indian model and actress from Bengaluru who has worked across South Indian film industries and television. A former software engineer,她s

Early life and background
Sanam Shetty was born on 12 November 1988 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She grew up in a middle-class family as an only child; her father is Prasad Shetty, a businessman, and her mother is Krishna Shetty, a homemaker. Sanam completed her schooling at Candor International School in Bengaluru and went on to graduate in software engineering. She also attended college in London.

Before entering the entertainment industry she worked briefly as a software engineer at Tata Consultancy Services. Sanam is fluent in most South Indian languages, enjoys cooking and travelling, and follows a non-vegetarian diet. She is committed to fitness and regularly visits the gym.

Career
Sanam launched her film career in 2012, debuting in multiple South Indian industries that year. Her first Tamil film role was as Poongavanam in Ambuli (2012). The same year she appeared in the Malayalam film Cinema Company (2012) as Deepika. She later worked in Telugu and Kannada films, including a role in Srimanthudu (2015) as Meghna and an appearance in the Kannada film Vara (2016).

Throughout the mid-2010s she appeared in a string of Tamil projects, with credits including Kalai Vendhan (2015), Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan (2015), Sawaari (2016), Thagadu (2016), and Sadhuram 2 (2016), in which she played Dr. Preethi. In 2016 she won the title of Miss South India, an accolade that coincided with her rising profile in regional cinema.

Sanam has also worked in television and reality formats. She took part in the TV show Villa To Village (2018) and later entered Bigg Boss Tamil 4 as a contestant in 2020, which brought her wider public recognition. In addition to film and TV, she has modelled for print campaigns for various textile and jewellery brands across South India and has been active in showstopping at fashion events, earning a Guinness World Record certificate in 2019 for participating in the longest-running single fashion show.

Public profile
Sanam is known for her fitness and her fondness for dogs, frequently sharing images with pets on social media. She has a tattoo of an eye on her left forearm. Her screen persona and modelling work have made her a familiar face in South Indian entertainment and fashion circles. She lists Mahesh Babu and Sridevi among her favourite actors and prefers the colour black and Andhra chilli chicken as a favourite dish.

Personal life
Sanam’s public profile lists her as unmarried. She has been linked publicly to a past relationship with actor Tharshan Thiyagaraj; reports indicate they dated from 2017 to 2019. In February 2020 Sanam spoke about difficulties in that relationship, describing distressing experiences and asserting that she had been engaged before the relationship ended.

Latest updates
Sanam’s participation in Bigg Boss Tamil 4 in 2020 and her earlier Miss South India title in 2016 are notable recent milestones recorded in her career. She continues to appear in regional film and modelling projects and remains active on social media, where she shares fitness, lifestyle and pet-related posts.

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Recent Work

Bigg Boss Tamil 4

Contestant on the reality television show (2020)

2020
Sadhuram 2

Played Dr. Preethi in the Tamil film (2016)

2016
Miss South India

Pageant titleholder (2016)

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted in films in 2012 with Ambuli (Tamil) and Cinema Company (Malayalam)
  2. Played Dr. Preethi in Sadhuram 2 (2016)
  3. Won Miss South India (2016)
  4. Contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil 4 (2020)
  5. Received Guinness World Record certificate for showstopping at the longest-running single fashion show (2019)
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