Raj Deepak Shetty | |
|---|---|
 Raj Deepak Shetty | |
| Born | 18 October 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014 – 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]
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 ]
On 18 October 2020 Raj Deepak Shetty married Sonia Rodrigues. [4]
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.
| † | 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 | |||
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gods Of Dharmapuri | Prathap Reddy | Telugu |
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Nanda Nandhita is a 2012 Indian romantic drama film directed by Ramshiva. The film was made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu with Hemachandran, Surya Pratap, and Meghana Raj. The film is a remake of the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha. In the Tamil version, Hemachandran portrays the protagonist and Surya Pratap portrays the antagonist. In the Telugu version, the roles are reversed.
777 Charlie is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language adventure drama film written and directed by Kiranraj K. and produced by Paramvah Studios. It stars Charlie, a Labrador dog in the title role, and Rakshit Shetty alongside Sangeetha Sringeri, Raj B. Shetty, Danish Sait, Bobby Simha and Aniruddh Roy. The film follows the journey and bonding between a lonely factory worker and a stray Labrador dog.
Gods of Dharmapuri was a 2019 Telugu-language streaming television series, starring Raj Deepak Shetty, Sruthi Jayan, Satya Dev and Karthik Rathnam. The series was directed by Anish Kuruvilla and produced by Radhika Lavu.
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Toby is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutant Basil Alchalakkal and produced by Ravi Rai Kalasa. The film stars Raj B. Shetty, Samyukta Hornad, Chaitra Achar and Raj Deepak Shetty. The music was composed by Midhun Mukundan, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Praveen Shriyan and Nithin Shetty.
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