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Raj Deepak Shetty

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Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty
Born (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActor
Years active2014 – present
Spouse
Sonia Rodrigues
(m. 2020)

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

Early life

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Raj Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Raj Deepak finished his schooling at Milagres Pre University and graduated from St. Aloysius, Mangalore. Raj Deepak's interest in acting started at an early age when he was taking part in school and college plays.[citation needed]

Personal life

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On 18 October 2020 Raj Deepak Shetty married Sonia Rodrigues.[4]

Career

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Raj Deepak Shetty started his acting career with 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 an antagonist opposite actor Dhruva Sarja in the film Bharjari, which was released in the year 2017. After which Raj Deepak played the antagonist 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 the movie iSmart Shankar, directed by Puri Jagannath, 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 was last seen in the 2024 Sankranti release Telugu film Hanu Man.

In the Year 2023 Raj Deepak acted as a leading antagonist in the Kannada movie Toby.[8][9]

Raj Deepak played the antagonist in the 2024 blockbuster Telugu movie Hanu-Man, Directed by Prasanth Varma.

Filmography

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Films

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language
2017 Srikanta Politician Satyamurthi Kannada
Tiger MLA
Bharjari
Gowdru Hotel CEO
Asathoma Sadgamya Businessman
2018 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
Fighter Venkoba
2024 Hanu Man Singarayakonda Gaja Telugu
Trishoolam Abdullah Kannada
EUREKA Varadaraju Telugu

Television

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Year Title Network Language
2005 Kadambari Udaya TV Kannada
2005–2006 Preethi Illada Mele ETV Kannada
2006 Nigooda Star Suvarna
2006–2007 Bandhe Baruthava Kaala ETV Kannada
2006 Muttina Thene Udaya TV
2014–2015 Luv Luvike Zee Kannada
2015–2016 Niharika Star Suvarna

Web series

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Year Title Role Language
2019 Gods Of Dharmapuri Prathap Reddy Telugu

References

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  1. ^ "Deepak Shetty". Nettv4u. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "ಹೀರೋ ಲುಕ್, ವಿಲನ್ ಖದರ್: ಸಕಲ ಪಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಸೈ ಎನ್ನುವ 'ಕಲಾವಿದ'". Filmibeat(in kannada). Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Deepak Shetty". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Kannada actor Raj Deepak Shetty postpones his wedding due to coronavirus outbreak". Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ Udayavani. "'Toby' holds all ingredients for blockbuster, says Raj Deepak Shetty". Udayavani (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  9. ^ "'Toby will help me in changing the trajectory of my career': Raj Deepak Shetty". The Times of India. 12 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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