Sanam Prasad Shetty is an Indian model and actress who has primarily acted in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Shetty, who was born in Bangalore to a Tulu father and a Telugu mother, grew interested in fashion shows while studying computer engineering in college. Shetty was first hired as a model by fashion choreographer Prasad Bidapa in the mid-2000s and then competed in the Miss Bangalore 2004 pageant.