Full Name Muddu B. Shetty Died 1982 Role Stuntman | Name M. Shetty Years active 1956–1981 Ex-spouse Ratna Shetty | |
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Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Other names Fighter Shetty, Fight Master Shetty Children Rohit Shetty, Hriday Shetty, Uday Shetty, Chanda Shetty, Chaya Shetty, Mahek Shetty Movies Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Trishul, An Evening in Paris, Aaj Ke Sholey, Don Similar People Rohit Shetty, Javed Akhtar, Nasir Hussain, Brij Sadanah, Deven Verma | ||
Muddu Babu Shetty (1938–23 January 1982), aka M. B. Shetty or Shetty, was an Indian stuntman and action choreographer cum actor in 1970s Hindi cinema. He had a towering personality with a bald head & had the reputation of getting beaten up as a villain by film heroes half his size.
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Early life & career
He was born in 1938 in Mangalore, India. He came to Mumbai from Udupi. He started as a waiter in Cotton Green after which he got into boxing and bodybuilding. He started off as a Fight instructor in the 1956 movie "Heer". He has acted in villainous roles and composed stunts for numerous Hindi and Kannada cinema in the 1970s. He ruled as an action director, doing over 700 films, including cult films like Don, The Great Gambler, Trishul and Deewar.
Legacy
His wife was Vinodini and he has 4 children 2 daughters Chhaya Shetty (Story Writer), KIran Shetty (Airline) and 2 Sons Uday Shetty (Hindi movie producer), Hriday Shetty (Hindi movie director).
