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
Born (1978-10-18) October 18, 1978
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2014-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
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2005"Kadambari"Udaya TVOff Air
2005-2006"Preethi illada mele"ETV (Colors Kannada now)Off Air
2006"Nigooda"Star SuvarnaOff Air
2006-2007"Bandhe baruthava kaala"ETV KannadaOff Air
2006"Muttina Thene"Udaya TVOff Air
2014-2015"Luv Luvike"Zee KannadaOff Air
2015-2016"Niharika"Star SuvarnaOff Air

Films
Year Film Role Director Language
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/SerialAwardCategoryResult
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
  1. Refers to the year in which the award ceremony was held.
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References
  1. "Deepak Shetty". Nettv4u.
  2. "ಹೀರೋ ಲುಕ್, ವಿಲನ್ ಖದರ್: ಸಕಲ ಪಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಸೈ ಎನ್ನುವ 'ಕಲಾವಿದ'". Filmibeat(in kannada).
  3. "Deepak Shetty". Times of India.
  4. "Kannada actor Raj Deepak Shetty postpones his wedding due to coronvirus outbreak". Times of India.
  5. "Niharika". IMDb.
  6. "Raj Deepak Shetty talks about his five favorite villains". Times of India.
  7. "EXCLUSIVE: "I became Pratap Reddy," Raj Deepak Shetty Talks About The ZEE5 Original G.O.D". Zee Teulugu.
  8. "Deepak in medical thriller". Times of India.
  9. "Raj Deepak Shetty to play antagonist in Allu Arjun's next". Times of India.
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