Rakshit Shetty

Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of one National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. He debuted with the film Namm Areal Ond Dina (2010) and got his breakthrough in the cult Blockbuster Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014) and further established himself as a lead actor in Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2015), Kirik Party (2016) , Avane Srimannarayana (2019), and 777 Charlie (2021), with the latter being highest grossing movie of his career. Shetty is widely regarded as "Simple Star" for his style of filmmaking. He owns the production and distribution company named Paramvah Studios. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. He completed his schooling at his hometown. During his schooling days he was an avid Pili Nalike dancer, a folk dance in the Tulu Nadu region. This made him provide a major role for the dancers in his 2014 film Ulidavaru Kandanthe. Before starting his movie career, he completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications engineering at N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala. After graduating, he worked as a software professional for two years before becoming an actor starting in theatre. Career