Raj B. Shetty
Raj B. Shetty | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2015 - Present |
Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema.[1][2] He directed, wrote, and, appeared in the 2017 film Ondu Motteya Kathe.[3]
Career
Raj B Shetty started his career as a radio jockey at Big 92.7 FM in Mangalore. Shetty then joined a theatre group and started giving plays. Along with theatre play he also started making short films. Once when he was preparing for a new short movie he met director Suhan Prasad and told his new short film story to him. Prasad was impressed with his story and told Raj B Shetty that instead of doing it has a short movie let's make it a big screen movie and also told that he would only produce it. That's how Ondu Motteya Kathe started. After collaborating with director Pawan Kumar the movie took a new shape and was released world wide. Currently he is doing a cab driver role in his next new untitled movie which is being directed by debutant Hemanth Kumar.
Personal life
Raj B Shetty was born in Mangalore in a Tulu-speaking Bunt Tuluva Hindu family. He completed his schooling from Bharathi English Medium School. Mangaluru and post graduated from School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru. He worked as an RJ (Radio jockey) for 92.7 Big FM for a few years.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Actor | Writer | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ondu Motteya Kathe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Janardhana | Blockbuster
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Kannada |
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| 2018 | Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Rishab Shetty | No | Yes | Dialogues only | ||
| Ammachi Yemba Nenapu | Champa Shetty | Yes | No | Venkappayya | |||
| 2019 | Mahira | Mahesh Gowda | Yes | No | Undercover Agent | [5] | |
| Gubbi Mele Brahmastra | Sujay Shastry | Yes | No | Venkata Krishna Gubbi | [6] | ||
| Katha Sangama | Rishab Shetty Shashi Kumar P |
Yes | No | Vini | [7] | ||
| 2020 | Mayabazar 2016 | Radhakrishna Reddy | Yes | No | Kubera | [8] | |
| Thurthu Nirgamana† | Hemanth Kumar | Yes | No | TBA | Post Production | [9] | |
| Fiction† | Rahul Menon | Yes | No | Gandhi | Filming | [10] | |
| Ramana Avatara† | Vinay Pampapathi and Vikas Pampapathi | Yes | No | Alexander | Filming | [11][12] |
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8833077/
- ^ "How the egghead became a Sandalwood hero: Ondu Motteya Kathe's Raj B Shetty tells TNM". The news minute.
- ^ "Ondu Motteya Kathe". Times of India.
- ^ "Ondu Motteya Kathe: The bald and the beautiful". The Hindu.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty turns investigative officer". Times of India.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty to have us in splits again with Gubbi Mele Brahmastra". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty tackles supernatural time travel in his next". Times of India.
- ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's next production will be 'Maya Bazaar'". The news minute.
- ^ "Fantasy comes of age in Hemanth Kumar's Thurthu Nirgamana". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Sandalwood egghead Raj Shetty to star in upcoming indie project 'Fiction'". News Karnataka.
- ^ "Danish Sait, Rishi, Raj B Shetty come together for a dramedy". Times of India.
- ^ "Bombaat trio get together!". Deccan Chronicle.
Sources
- "My appearance got me a role in my own film: Raj B Shetty - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- Khajane, Muralidhara (8 July 2017). "Ondu Motteya Kathe: The bald and the beautiful". Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- Upadhyaya, Prakash. "Ondu Motteya Kathe review: Upendra's palette of talents gets a reflection in Raj B Shetty". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- "Ondu Motteya Kathe movie review: Pretty 'bald' & beautiful". deccanchronicle.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- "Ondu Motteya Kathe movie review: A Perfectly cooked egg - Bangalore Mirror -". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.