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Occupation
  
Actor, film director

Years active
  
2010–present


Name
  
Rakshit Shetty

Role
  
Film actor

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Born
  
6 June 1983 (age 40) (
1983-06-06
)

Residence
  
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Awards
  
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada

Nominations
  
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada, Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada

Movies
  


Similar
  
Jaggesh, Rishab Shetty, Vijay Deverakonda

Profiles

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Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor and filmmaker in Kannada cinema. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, he worked as a software professional for two years before becoming an actor starting in theatre.

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Early life

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Shetty was born on 6 June 1983 into a Tuluva family in Udupi, Karnataka. He did his initial schooling from Udupi and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, in 2005. He was employed at Symphony in Bangalore for around two years. However he resigned and followed his calling for a career in cinema.

Career

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Shetty made his acting debut in films in 2010 with Nam Areal Ondina. The romance-comedy Simple Agi Ondh Love Story (2013) proved to be a breakthrough for him before he directed and starred in the crime-drama Ulidavaru Kandanthe in 2014. The film garnered widespread critical acclaim and won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film and the Filmfare Award South for Best Director. The film holds cult status among Kannada audiences. He followed it by starring in Vaastu Prakaara (2015) and the critical success Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016). Shetty achieved further success with the 2016 comedy Kirik Party that he wrote and produced, a critical and commercial success.

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Along with directors Pawan Kumar, Anup Bhandari and others, Shetty has been credited by the media and in the Kannada cinema circles as having begun a "new wave of filmmaking". Through his career, he has established himself in the Kannada film industry.

Personal life

In July 2017, Shetty got engaged to Rashmika Mandanna in a private ceremony in Virajpet. The couple had been dating since 2016 after having first met each other on the sets of Kirik Party.

Filmography

Actor
-
Thugs of Malgudi (announced)
-
Richard Anthony (pre-production) as
Richard Anthony
-
Bachelor Party (filming)
2023
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B (completed) as
Manu
2023
Saptha Sagaradaache Ello - Side A as
Manu
2022
777 Charlie as
Dharma
2021
UB Export Soda Innoba Star (Short)
2019
Avane Srimannarayana as
Inspector Narayana
2019
Padde Huli as
Karna (Cameo)
2016
Kirik Party as
Karna
2016
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu as
Shiva V. Rao
2016
Ricky as
Radhakrishna aka Ricky
2015
Jaathre
2015
Vaasthu Prakaara as
Kubera
2014
Bahuparaak as
Richie
2014
Ulidavaru Kandanthe as
Richi
2013
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story as
Kushal (Kush)
2012
Tuglak as
Raaghu
2010
Nam Areal Ond Dina as
Aravind
Producer
-
Ekam (TV Series) (producer) (announced)
-
Thugs of Malgudi (producer) (announced)
-
Bachelor Party (producer) (filming)
-
Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali (producer) (filming)
2023
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B (producer) (completed)
2023
Mithya (producer)
2023
Saptha Sagaradaache Ello - Side A (executive producer)
2023
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare (Presented by)
2022
777 Charlie (producer)
2022
Sakutumba Sametha (producer)
2020
Bheemasena Nalamaharaja (producer)
2019
Avane Srimannarayana (producer)
2018
Katheyondu Shuruvagide (producer)
2018
Humble Politician Nograj (producer)
2016
Kirik Party (producer)
Writer
-
Thugs of Malgudi (announced)
-
Richard Anthony (story) (pre-production)
2019
Avane Srimannarayana
2016
Kirik Party (screenplay)
2014
Ulidavaru Kandanthe (story) / (writer)
Director
-
Thugs of Malgudi (announced)
-
Richard Anthony (pre-production)
2014
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
Music Department
2014
Ulidavaru Kandanthe (lyricist)
Soundtrack
2016
Kirik Party (lyrics: "Katheyonda Helide", "Thirboki Jeevana")
Self
2014
Bigg Boss Kannada (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #4.1 (2016) - Self - Guest
- Episode #2.1 (2014) - Self - Guest
2016
Jigar Thanda as
Self

References

Rakshit Shetty Wikipedia