Anushka Shetty was born 7 November 1981 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an Indian film actress, working in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Anushka Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking family in Mangalore.

She did her schooling and college in Bangalore. She also speaks Telugu, Hindi and Tamil as well. Anushka Shetty made her acting debut in Puri Jagannath's 2005 Telugufilm Super alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna.