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Roopesh Shetty | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer,model, songwriter and RJ in Mangalore |
Roopesh Shetty is an actor who acts in Tulu, Kannada and Konkani films. He is also a radio jockey in Mangaluru and a model. He emerged as the Winner (Top Performer) of the Season 1 of Bigg Boss Kannada OTT. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He also won Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9). [7]
Roopesh Shetty was born in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family [8] in Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Roopesh Shetty started his career as a YouTuber where he started uploading Tulu comedy album songs. He then worked as an RJ and VJ in Mangaluru. He made his film debut in a supporting role in a Tulu movie titled Dibbana. In 2015, he appeared as the main lead in Ice Cream Tulu movie. However, the movie did not do well at the box-office. He then made his Kannada debut with Danger Zone. This film also failed to reach maximum audiences. After appearing in several Kannada and Tulu films, his luck changed after the release of Girgit Tulu movie. [9] Along with acting, he had also directed that movie along with Rakesh Kadri. He later also made a Tulu film, Gamjaal in 2021 which recovered its budget in the first three days of release. [10] In September 2022 he emerged as the winner of the Season 1 of Bigg Boss Kannada OTT. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He also won Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9) in December 2022. [7]
| Film | Language | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibbana | Tulu | Supporting role | ||
| 2015 | Ice Cream | Tulu | Lead role | |
| 2016 | Danger Zone | Kannada | Lead role | |
| 2017 | Ashem Zalem Kashem | Konkani | Lead role | |
| Smile Please | Roopesh | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Nishabda 2 | Kannada | Lead role | ||
| Porlu (Telefilm) | Tulu | Lead role | ||
| 2018 | Ammer Polisa | Tulu | Lead role | |
| 2019 | Anushka | Kannada | Lead role | |
| Girgit | Tulu | Lead role | ||
| 2021 | Gamjaal | Tulu | Lead role | |
| Govinda Govinda | Srinivas | Kannada | Lead role | |
| 2022 | VIP's Last Bench | Tulu | Lead role | |
| 2023 | Manku Bhai Foxy Rani | Kannada | Lead role | |
| 2023 | Circus | Tulu | Lead role |
| Reality Show | Language | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bigg Boss OTT(Season 1) | Kannada | Winner | |
| 2022 | Bigg Boss(Season 9) | Kannada | Winner |
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