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Dheekshith Shetty

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Dheekshith Shetty
Shetty in 2022
Born (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 28)[1]
Kundapura, Karnataka, India[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2016−present

Dheekshith Shetty is an Indian film and television actor who predominantly works in Kannada and Telugu films. He is widely known for Dia (2020), Dasara (2023) and Blink (2024), and the television show Naagini.[3] Shetty won the SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his performance in Dasara (2023).[4]

Career

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Dheekshith started his career with the soap opera Preethi Endarenu and Sakshi in 2016 and rose to fame with Naagini alongside Deepika Das.[5] He also participated in the reality show Dance Karnataka Dance and emerged as the winner alongside Deepika Das.[6]

He made his feature film debut with the 2020 Kannada film Dia[7] He also appeared in few Kannada short films in 2022.[8] He then made his Telugu debut with Mugguru Monagallu and then starred in The Rose Villa. However his breakthrough in Telugu was through Dasara alongside Nani and Keerthy Suresh.[9][10] He also appeared in the anthology series Meet Cute produced by Nani.[11][12] His next release came in 2024 with KTM which opened to mixed reviews but Shetty's performance was appreciated.[13] The next release came within a month through the Kannada film Blink which was an experimental film with story of Oedipus which opened to glowing reviews.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Dheekshith Shetty film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2020 Oh Fish Kannada Short film [8]
Dia Rohit [16][17]
2021 Mugguru Monagallu Chandrathreya Kishore Varma Telugu [18]
The Rose Villa Ravi [19]
2022 Navabelaku Kannada Short film
Smile Short film
2023 Dasara Siddham Suryam "Suri" Telugu [20]
2024 KTM Karthik Kannada [21]
Blink Apoorva [22]
TBA Sheegrameva Kalyana Praptirasthu † Sagar Filming [23]
TBA Strawberry † TBA Post-production [24]
TBA Bank of Bhagyalakshmi † TBA Post-production [25]
TBA KJQ † TBA Telugu Filming [26]
TBA The Girlfriend † Vikram / Vikcy Filming [27]
TBA Oppees † TBA Malayalam Filming [28]

Television

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List of Dheekshith Shetty television credits
Year Title Role Network Language Notes Ref.
2016 Preethi Endarenu Star Suvarna Kannada
Saakshi Udaya TV
2016–2020 Naagini Arjun/Partha Zee Kannada [29]
2017 Dance Karnataka Dance Contestant Winner [30]
2022 Meet Cute Siddharth SonyLIV Telugu segment: "In L(aw)ove" [31]

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations received by Dheekshith Shetty
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor – Kannada Dia Nominated [17]
2024 69th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Dasara Nominated [32]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Won [33]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-girlfriend-dheekshith-shetty-roped-in-for-rashmika-rahul-ravindrans-next/61d06e9996256
  2. ^ "Post lockdown Dheekshith Shetty spends time farming and swimming at his hometown". 5 May 2021 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ^ Nachiyar, Nalme (25 March 2023). "An actor prepares: Dheekshith Shetty on 'Dasara' and a career of experimentation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2024: Dasara, Hi Nanna, Kaatera and Sapta Sagaradaache Ello win big on Day 1". The Indian Express. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Kannada TV show Naagini completes 900 episodes; actors Deepika and Deekshith thank the viewers". The Times of India. 8 July 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Naagini team wins Dance Karnataka Dance show". The Times of India. 4 December 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Dia completes two years of its release". The Times of India. 7 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Dheekshith Shetty and Vainidhi Jagdish's short film to release this Friday". The Times of India. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Pan-Indian actors have a lot more options to choose from: Dheekshith Shetty". The Times of India. 26 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ V,DHNS, Vivek M. "'Dasara' and Dheekshith's triumph of hard work". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Exclusive! Dia star Dheekshith Shetty's next is the Telugu anthology 'Meet Cute'". OTTPlay. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty bags a Telugu film backed by Nani". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. ^ S, Pranati A. "'KTM' movie review: No good reason to watch this shoddy movie". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ M.V, Vivek (9 March 2024). "'Blink' movie review: Srinidhi Bengaluru makes a solid debut with a gripping time-travel drama". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Blink - Dheekshith Shetty on playing a character with Oedipus complex". OTTPlay. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Dia movie review: Director Ashoka delivers a heart-warming, unique love story". Cinema Express. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  17. ^ a b "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2020". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Mugguru Monagallu Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  19. ^ "The Rose Villa – Official Trailer". The Times of India. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty bags a film alongside Telugu star Nani". The Times of India. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  21. ^ M.V., Vivek (16 February 2024). "'KTM' movie review: Dheekshith Shetty gives his all in a film stuck in a time warp". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024.
  22. ^ S, Pranati A. "'Blink' movie review: Brilliantly executed time-travel sci-fi drama". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty talks about his bustling career". Deccan Herald. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Mangaluru: Arjun Lewis directorial Kannada movie 'Strawberry' poster released". daijiworld. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  25. ^ "I am happy to take on a different genre with 'Bank of Bhagyalakshmi': Dheekshith Shetty". 20 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Dasara actor's new Telugu movie titled KJQ". 20 February 2024.
  27. ^ "The Girlfriend: Dheekshith Shetty to be the boyfriend of Rashmika mandana". 20 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty To Make His Malayalam Debut With OPPEES". 27 December 2023.
  29. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty gets nostalgic recalling Naagini days". The Times of India. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Naagini team wins Dance Karnataka Dance show". The Times of India. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Nani's Film Locks OTT Platform For Direct Release". Mirchi 9. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  32. ^ "Nominations for Filmfare Awards Telugu 2024 are out!". Filmfare. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  33. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2024: Dasara, Hi Nanna, Kaatera and Sapta Sagaradaache Ello win big on Day 1". The Indian Express. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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