Sushmitha Shetty reveals Sridevi inspired her to become an actor

Newsentertainmenttelugumovies‘Sridevi Garu is my inspiration’: Sushmitha Shetty opens up about her acting debut with Mouli starrer ‘Donga Naa Koduku’; calls her character ‘cute and bubbly’ ‘Sridevi Garu is my inspiration’: Sushmitha Shetty opens up about her acting debut with Mouli starrer ‘Donga Naa Koduku’; calls her character ‘cute and bubbly’ TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Nov 05, 2026, 17:12 IST Actress Sushmitha Shetty is making her female lead debut with the upcoming Telugu film ‘Donga Naa Koduku’, starring internet sensation Mouli Tanuj Prashanth.

Ahead of the film’s theatrical release on November 13, the actress opened up about her journey, inspirations and experience of working on the project.Sushmitha says Sridevi inspired her to become an actor As quoted by Cinema Express, speaking about her background, Sushmitha revealed that she was born and brought up in Hyderabad, while her grandparents originally belonged to Karnataka.

She also shared that legendary actress Sridevi was her biggest inspiration.“Sridevi garu is my inspiration. From childhood, I have been interested in dance and learnt different forms of dance. When we dance, we have to express a lot through our faces, and that is how I developed an interest in films,” she said.The actress added that she completed her education abroad, where she also got an opportunity to explore theatre.

Before ‘Donga Naa Koduku’, she appeared in a web series titled ‘Jagame Sangeetham’.Sushmitha opens up about her character in ‘Donga Naa Koduku’ Talking about her role in the film, Sushmitha described her character as a cute, bubbly and lively girl who loves Eswar, played by Mouli.

She also explained that the character considers herself smart but unknowingly gets caught up in a crime. “My character is very cute and bubbly, and she loves Eswar (Mouli) a lot. There is some innocent comedy in my character.

Whatever I try to do, it eventually turns out to be funny,” she said.Sushmitha praises Mouli and reveals favourite actors Speaking about her co-star Mouli Tanuj Prashanth, Sushmitha described him as a talented and humble person.

“He is a very talented and humble person. It was a good experience working with him, and I wish him many more good opportunities in the future,” she said.Sushmitha named Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR as her favourite dancers in Telugu cinema.

She also revealed that ‘Mahanati’, starring Keerthy Suresh, is her favourite film. The actress said she would love to play a character with similar emotional depth and is interested in sports dramas, romantic comedies, horror films and suspense thrillers.‘Donga Naa Koduku’ directed by debutant Srinu Kambala, the film features Mouli in the lead role, following his appearance in the hit film ‘Little Hearts’.Additionally, Sushmitha has revealed that she is currently working on two Tamil films.

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