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Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983)[1] is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South.

Rakshit Shetty
Shetty in 2020
Born	(1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 39)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	NMAM Institute of Technology
Occupation	Filmmaker Actor Producer Writer Director
Years active	2010–present
Organization	Parmavah Studios

Early life

Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family.[1][2][3] He completed his schooling at his hometown. During his schooling days he was an avid Pili Nalike dancer, a folk dance in the Tulu Nadu region.[4] This made him provide a major role for the dancers in his 2014 film Ulidavaru Kandanthe.[5] Before starting his movie career, he completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications engineering at N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala. After graduating, he worked as a software professional for two years before becoming an actor starting in theatre.[6][7]

Career

Shetty made his acting debut in 2010 with Nam Areal Ond Dina, it didn't garner much popularity or success to him. Later, the romance-comedy 2013 film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story proved to be a breakthrough film for him after which 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.[8] The film holds cult status among Kannada audience.[9] He followed it by starring in Ricky, Vaastu Prakaara (2015) and the critical success Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016). Shetty achieved further success with the 2016 college drama Kirik Party which he wrote and produced, it was a critical and commercial success.[10] In 2022, Shetty was seen in 777 Charlie, with his co-star, Charlie, a Labrador; Shetty produced 777 Charlie with the direction of Kiranraj K, under Paramvah Studios. It got released on 10th of June, 2022. The shooting process of this film took more than five years. The film focuses on the relationship between pet and pet lovers.[11]

Directors Pawan Kumar, Anup Bhandari, Hemanth M. Rao, Manjunatha Somashekara Reddy (Mansore), Rishab Shetty and Raj B. Shetty along with Rakshit have been credited by the media and in the Kannada film industry as having begun the new wave of filmmaking. Through his career, he has established himself in the Kannada film industry.[12][13]

Personal life

Shetty began dating his co-star Rashmika Mandanna during making of Kirik Party, and the couple got engaged on 3 July 2017 in a private ceremony in her hometown of Virajpet.[14] The couple mutually broke off their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues.[15]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Nam Areal Ond Dina	Aravind
2012	Tuglak	Raaghu
2013	Simple Agi Ondh Love Story	Kushal
2014	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	Richard Anthony (Richie)
	Bahuparak	Richie	Cameo
2015	Vaastu Prakaara	Kubera
	Jaathre	Himself	Guest appearance
2016	Ricky	Ricky
	Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu	Shiva
	Jigarthanda	Himself	Guest appearance
	Kirik Party	Karna
2019	Padde Huli	Karna	Cameo
	Avane Srimannarayana	Inspector Narayana
2022	777 Charlie	Dharmaraj Dattana (Dharma)
	Sapta Sagaradaache Ello	Manu	Filming
2023	Richard Anthony	Richard Anthony (Richie)	Pre production

other crew positions

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Presenter	Notes
2014	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	Yes	No	Yes	No
2016	Kirik Party	No	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Humble Politician Nograj	No	Yes	No	No
	Katheyondu Shuruvagide	No	Yes	No	No
2019	Avane Srimannarayana	No	Yes	Yes	No
2020	Bheemasena Nalamaharaja	No	Yes	No	No
2021	Ramarjuna	No	Yes	No	No
	Garuda Gamana Vrishbha Vahana	No	No	No	Yes
2022	Sakutumba Sametha	No	Yes	No	No
	777 Charlie	No	Yes	No	No
	Gargi	No	No	No	Yes
TBA	Sapta Sagaradaache Ello	No	Yes	No	No	Filming
	Ekam	No	Yes	No	No	Post-production
	Abracadabra	No	Yes	No	No	Post-production
	Strawberry	No	Yes	No	No	Post-production
	Richard Anthony	Yes	No	Yes	No	Pre-production

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Filmfare Awards South 2 6 Karnataka State Film Awards 2 2 IIFA Utsavam 4 5 KAFTA Awards 1 1 SIIMA Awards 3 6 Behindwoods Gold Medal[16] 1 1 MMA Awards South[17] 1 1
Totals
Awards won	14
Nominations	22

Year[lower-alpha 1]	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	62nd Filmfare Awards South	Best Director	Won	[18]
			Best Actor	Nominated
			Best Lyricist	Nominated
		2014 Karnataka State Film Awards	Director's First Time Best Film	Won	[8]
		Behindwoods Gold Medal	Best Filmmaker Kannada	Won	[16]
2017	Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu	KAFTA Awards	Best Lyrics	Won	[19]
		IIFA Utsavam	Performance In A Supporting Role – Male	Won	[20]
	Kirik Party		Best Film	Won
			Performance In A Leading Role – Male	Won
			Best Lyrics	Won
			Best Story	Nominated
		2016 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Family Entertainer	Won	[21]
		64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Actor	Nominated	[22][23]
			Best Lyricist	Nominated
			Critics Award for Best Actor – South	Won
		6th SIIMA Awards	Best Film	Won	[24]
			Best Actor	Nominated
			Entertainer of the Year	Won
2021	Avane Srimannarayana	9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film	Nominated	[25] [26]
			Best Actor	Nominated
			Critic's choice Best Actor	Won

Notes

References

External links

• Rakshit Shetty at IMDb 

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