Likith Shetty

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Likith Shetty
Born (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Actor
producer
Years active2007–present

Likith Shetty (born 27 February 1989) is an Indian male actor, who works in the Kannada and Tulu film industries. [1] He started his career as a television anchor in 2007. [2]

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Career

Likith Shetty started his career by anchoring television shows in 2007, but he always desired to be an actor. He started his journey into acting and completed a diploma in theatre from Navarasa school of Art, Bangalore. [3] He made his film acting debut in Parole in 2010 directed by Rajshekar. His next film was Oriyardori Asal (2011) in Tulu where he played the hero; it was a hit and ran for 300 days. [4] [5] Along with this he also started being an anchor for many TV shows. He has also worked in Nam Duniya Nam Style , Madime [6] and Sankashta Kara Ganapathi . [7] [8]

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2010Parole Kannada
2011 Oriyardori Asal Munna Tulu [9]
Panchamrutha RaghuKannadasegment: "Droha: a betrayal" [10]
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style PreethamKannada [11]
2014 Madime Tulu [12]
2018 Sankashta Kara Ganapathi GanapathiKannada [13]
2022 Family Pack AbhiKannada [14]
2024 Abbabba DileepKannada

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2007-2010U2 BakraAnchorKannada U2
2010-2011Ogaraney DabbiAnchorKannada Zee Kannada

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