Raj Deepak Shetty

Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actor, predominantly working in Kannada and Telugu films.[1][2][3]

Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty
Born (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active2014 – present
Spouse
Sonia Rodrigues
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(m. 2020)​

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.

Personal life

On 18 October 2020 Raj Deepak Shetty married 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 cast 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 seen in upcoming Telugu film Hanu Man directed by Prasanth Varma.[8]

In the Year 2023 Deepak acted as a leading antagonist in a Kannada movie Toby.[9][10]

Filmography

Films
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language
2017 Tiger MLA Kannada
Srikanta Politician Satyamurthi
Bharjari
Gowdru Hotel CEO
Asathoma Sadgamya Businessman
2018 Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial Mahalakshmi's father
Prayanikara Gamanakke Inspector
Life Jothe Ondh Selfie
2019 iSmart Shankar Devendra Telugu
Rugged Kannada
Panchatantra Appaiah Bond
Bharaate
Bazaar Shikra
Operation Nakshatra Srikanta
Gadinaadu
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana Smuggler
2021 Naarappa Doraswamy Telugu
Pogaru Local Don Kannada
2022 Virata Parvam Landlord Telugu
Battery Victor Tamil
Dr. 56 Ashwath Kannada / Tamil
2023 Toby Ananda Kannada
Hanu Man † Gaja Telugu
Fighter Venkoba Kannada
Trishoolam Abdullah Kannada

Television
YearTitle RoleNetworkLanguage
2005Kadambari Udaya TVKannada
2005–2006Preethi Illada Mele ETV Kannada
2006Nigooda Star Suvarna
2006–2007Bandhe Baruthava Kaala ETV Kannada
2006Muttina Thene Udaya TV
2014–2015Luv Luvike Zee Kannada
2015–2016Niharika Star Suvarna

Web series
Year Title Role Language
2019 Gods Of Dharmapuri Prathap Reddy Telugu

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 coronavirus 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. "Hanu-Man: Awe director Prasanth Varma announces Telugu cinema's first superhero film". The Hindustan Times.
  9. Udayavani. "'Toby' holds all ingredients for blockbuster, says Raj Deepak Shetty". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  10. "'Toby will help me in changing the trajectory of my career': Raj Deepak Shetty". The Times of India. 12 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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