Niranjan Shetty (born 24 April 1980) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his acting in movies including Jolly Days and Case No. 18/9.[1]
Niranjan Shetty | |
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| Born | (1980-04-24) April 24, 1980 (age 42) Gulvadi Village, Kundapura, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Known for | Jolly Days |
| Spouse | Nagaveni N Shetty (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Niranjan Shetty was born to Bhaskar Shetty and Sukalatha Shetty in Gulvadi Village of Kundapura , Karnataka. Niranjan finished his schooling in his Native Cherkadi, Udupi and completed his bachelor's degree and Masters in Fine Arts Bangalore.[2]
On 19 December 2011 Niranjan married to Nagaveni Shetty. They have a daughter.
Niranjan Shetty started his acting career through Kannada Serials. He has worked in 'Naagarika', 'Gupta Gamini', 'Papa Pandu', 'Prema Pishachigalu', and other serials.
Later Niranjan started working as an assistant with V. Manohar by which he could make his entry to Kannada cinema from Soap operas. He began as a supporting artist in his cinema journey. In the year 1999 Niranjan played a role of supporting artist in actor Sudeep's ever hit movie Sparsha. Subsequently, he played the part of supporting artist in major hit films like Thuntata, Rishi, Anandam, Aakash, Namma Basava, Milana etc.
In the year 2009 Nirajan Shetty Made his debut as a lead in the Kannada movie Jolly Days, which became a great breakthrough for him as a lead role. He acted as a Male Lead in the movie Case No. 18/9 Directed by Mahesh Rao. These two movies gave Niranjan a great breakthrough in his acting career.[3]
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sparsha | Cameraman | Sunil Kumar Desai | Debut as a supporting Artist |
| 2001 | Chithra | Antagonist | Dinesh Baboo | |
| Yuvaraja | Friend Character | Puri Jagannadh | ||
| 2002 | Thuntata | Friend Character | Indrajit Lankesh | [4] |
| 2005 | Rishi | Friend Character | Prakash | |
| Aakash | Unemployed man | Mahesh Babu | ||
| Namma Basava | Comedian | Veera Shankar Bairisetty | ||
| 2007 | Milana | Ravi | Prakash | |
| 2009 | Jolly Days | Tayson | M. D. Sridhar | Debut as a Lead Role |
| 2012 | Case No. 18/9 | Lead | Mahesh Rao | [5] |
| 2015 | Paipoti | Lead | K Ramnarayan | [6] |
| 2017 | Rajaru | Lead | Gireesh Mulimani | [7] |
| 2018 | Jagath Kiladi | Lead | Arav Dheerendra | [8] |
Nominated for the role of Best Male Debutant at 3rd SIIMA Awards for Case No. 18/9