Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, Film director, and

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who works in

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Career

Shetty initially started out as an RJ and a short filmmaker. He gained recognition through his directorial debut, ''

Ondu Motteya Kathe ''Ondu Motteya Kathe'' () is a 2017 Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Raj B. Shetty who also appears in the lead role, along with Usha Bhandary, Shailashree, Prakash Tuminadu, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan, D ...

'' (2017), which was a huge commercial success. He further cemented it with '' Gubbi Mele Brahmastra'' (2019), ''

Mayabazar 2016 ''Mayabazar 2016'' () is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language crime comedy film written and directed by debutant Radhakrishna Reddy, and produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar of PRK Productions, M Govinda. The film stars Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta Simh ...

'' (2020), and '' Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana'' (2021), which got widespread acclaim and is now considered to be one of the best films of

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. He has frequently voiced the issues of

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in Kannada Movie industry. Apart from acting, he is an avid dog lover which was one of his reasons to be part of the 2022 blockbuster ''

777 Charlie ''777 Charlie'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language adventure drama film written and directed by Kiranraj K. and produced by Paramvah Studios. It stars Charlie, a Labrador dog in the title role, and Rakshit Shetty alongside Sangeetha Sringeri, ...

''. Cinematographer and editor Praveen Shriyan whom he considers one of the pillar of his movies. He also acted in the movie ''

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'' directed by Natesh Hegde which was screened in film festivals.

Filmography

* All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted.

As an actor

As director and writer

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Raj B. Living people 21st-century Indian people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Kannada film directors Male actors in Kannada cinema 1987 births