Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian film actor, predominantly working in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries.[1][2][3]
Raj Deepak Shetty | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014-Present |
Parent(s) | Prem Shetty (father), Sarala Shetty (mother) |
Early life
Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepak finished his schooling at Milagres Pre University and graduated from St. Aloysius, Mangalore. Deepak's interest in acting started at an early age when he was taking part in school and college plays. Deepak recently got engaged to Sonia Rodrigues.[4]
Career
Raj Deepak Shetty started his acting career through working in Kannada serials. He has worked in Kadambari, Preethi Illada Mele, Nigooda, Bande Baruthava Kaala, Muthina Thene, Luv Lavike, Niharika[5] and other serials.
Director Chethan Kumar casted him as antagonist opposite to actor Dhruva Sarja in the film Bharjari which was released in the year 2017. After which Deepak played an antagonist role in the movies Tiger and Srikanta, directed by Nanda Kishore and Manju Swaraj respectively. Srikanta was his first film release followed by Tiger and Bharjari.[6]
His role as Devendra Viswanath in iSmart Shankar released in 2019 as an antagonist introduced him to the Telugu film industry. Playing the lead as Pratap Reddy in his debut web series, Gods of Dharmapuri directed by Anish Kuruvilla is fetching him many roles in Telugu Film Industry.[7]
Deepak will be acting in a Tamil Thriller movie 'Battery' Directed by Mani Bharati.[8]
Deepak will be acting in Allu Arjun's upcoming movie 'Pushpa' directed by Sukumar.[9]
Filmography
Television Serials
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2005 | "Kadambari" | Udaya TV | Off Air |
2005-2006 | "Preethi illada mele" | ETV (Colors Kannada now) | Off Air |
2006 | "Nigooda" | Star Suvarna | Off Air |
2006-2007 | "Bandhe baruthava kaala" | ETV Kannada | Off Air |
2006 | "Muttina Thene" | Udaya TV | Off Air |
2014-2015 | "Luv Luvike" | Zee Kannada | Off Air |
2015-2016 | "Niharika" | Star Suvarna | Off Air |
Films
Year | Film | Role | Director | Language |
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2017 | "Tiger" | MLA | Nanda Kishore | Kannada |
"Srikanta" | Politician Satyamurthi | Manju Swaraj | Kannada | |
"Bharjari" | Antagonist | Chethan Kumar | Kannada | |
"Gowdru Hotel" | CEO | Pon Kumaran | Kannada | |
"Asathoma Sadgamya" | Businessman | Rajesh Menezes | Kannada | |
2018 | "Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial" | Heroine's father | Ajith Vasan | Kannada |
"Prayanikara Gamanakke" | Inspector | Manohar | Kannada | |
"Life Jothe Ondh Selfie" | Hero's father | Dinakar Toogudeepa | Kannada | |
2019 | "iSmart Shankar" | Devendra | Puri Jagannadh | Telugu |
"Rugged" | Antagonist | Mahesh Gowda | Kannada | |
"Panchatantra" | Appaiah Bond | Yograj Bhat | Kannada | |
"Amar" | Hero's father | Nagashekar | Kannada | |
"Bharaate" | Antagonist | Chetan Kumar | Kannada | |
"Bazaar" | Shikra | Simple Suni | Kannada | |
"Operation Nakshatra" | Srikanta | Madhusudhan | Kannada | |
"God's of Dharmapuri" | Lead | Anish Kuruvilla | Telugu | |
"Gadinaadu" | Antagonist | Nagaraj Hansud | Kannada | |
"Aadi Lakshmi Puraana" | Smuggler | V. Priya | Kannada | |
2020 | Battery![]() |
ACP | Mani Bharathi | Tamil |
Virataparvam![]() |
Landlord | Venu Udugula | Telugu film | |
Naarappa![]() |
Antagonist | Srikanth Addala | Telugu | |
Pushpa![]() |
Antagonist | Sukumar | Telugu | |
Awards and Nominations
Year[lower-alpha 1] | Film/Serial | Award | Category | Result |
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2015 | Luv Lavike Serial | Best actor in fathers role | Zee kutumba Awards | Won |
2016 | Niharika Serial | Star Suvarna Parivar Awards | Best Actor in a negative role | Won |
2019 | Panchatantra | Best actor in supporting role | Rebel star Dr. Ambareesh Award | Won |
Footnotes
- Refers to the year in which the award ceremony was held.
References
- "Deepak Shetty". Nettv4u.
- "ಹೀರೋ ಲುಕ್, ವಿಲನ್ ಖದರ್: ಸಕಲ ಪಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಸೈ ಎನ್ನುವ 'ಕಲಾವಿದ'". Filmibeat(in kannada).
- "Deepak Shetty". Times of India.
- "Kannada actor Raj Deepak Shetty postpones his wedding due to coronvirus outbreak". Times of India.
- "Niharika". IMDb.
- "Raj Deepak Shetty talks about his five favorite villains". Times of India.
- "EXCLUSIVE: "I became Pratap Reddy," Raj Deepak Shetty Talks About The ZEE5 Original G.O.D". Zee Teulugu.
- "Deepak in medical thriller". Times of India.
- "Raj Deepak Shetty to play antagonist in Allu Arjun's next". Times of India.