Muddu Babu Shetty (1 January 1931 – 23 January 1982) simply known as, M. B. Shetty, or Shetty was an Indian film stuntman and action choreographer and actor in

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in 1970. He had a towering personality with a bald head, often cast as the villain brought down by heroes half his size. He was the father of director

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Early life

He was born in 1931 in

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, India. He arrived to

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from

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. His mother tongue was Tulu. He started as a waiter in

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after which he got into boxing and bodybuilding.

Film career

He started off as a Fight Instructor in the 1956 movie ''Heer''. He was cast as villain and composed stunts for numerous Hindi and

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in the 1970s. He was an action director, doing over 700 films, including cult films like '' Don'', '' The Great Gambler'', ''

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'' and '' Deewaar''. Shetty also starred with MGR, in Navarathinam (1977) Tamil movie.

Personal life

His first wife was Vinodini, with whom he had two daughters and two sons. With his second wife, Ratna, he had another son, the film director

Filmography (stunts)

Filmography (acting)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, M. B. 1938 births Place of death missing 1982 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Indian action choreographers Indian male film actors Indian stunt performers Male actors from Mangalore Male actors in Hindi cinema Mangaloreans People from Dakshina Kannada district Tulu people