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] He directed, wrote, and, appeared in the 2017 film Ondu Motteya Kathe.[2]
Career
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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
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Raj B Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. He completed his schooling from Bharathi English Medium School. Mangaluru and post graduated from School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Actor | Writer | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 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 | Yes | Dialogues only | ||||
| 2018 | Thurthu Nirgamana† | Hemanth Kumar | Yes | Cab Driver | Filming | [4] | |
| 2018 | Ammacchi Emba Nenapu† | Champa Shetty | Yes | Venkappayya | Post Production | [5] | |
| 2018 | Mayabazar 2016 (film)† | Radhakrishna Reddy | Yes | Filming | [6] | ||
| 2018 | Fiction† | Rahul Menon | Yes | Gandhi | Filming | [7] | |
| 2018 | Gubbi Mele Brahmastra† | Sujay Shastry | Yes | Filming | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Mahira† | Mahesh Gowda | Yes | Filming | [9] |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fantasy comes of age in Hemanth Kumar's Thurthu Nirgamana". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty completes his second film". Times of India.
- ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's next production will be 'Maya Bazaar'". The news minute.
- ^ "Sandalwood egghead Raj Shetty to star in upcoming indie project 'Fiction'". News Karnataka.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty to have us in splits again with Gubbi Mele Brahmastra". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Raj B Shetty turns investigative officer". Times of India.
- "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.