She debuted her acting career through Sumathi, a serial directed by S. Narayan, aired on Udaya TV during 2003–2005.
Her fame was her among the television audience of Karnataka reached heights through her role in Kannada soap Kadambari which was produced by Balaji Telefilms and aired on Udaya TV in 2006.
She also hosted TV show Yaariguntu Yaarigilla on Zee Kannada which was themed on celebration of spirit of womanhood.
Shwetha was a contestant of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2, which was hosted by Kiccha Sudeep when she emerged in fourth-place.
She participated in Super Minute aired on ETV Kannada hosted by Ganesh in the grand finale episode[1] along with Nikita Thukral, Deepika Kamaiah, Neethu, Anushree, Kayva, Anumapa and Narendra Babu Sharma.