Rishab Shetty

Prashanth Shetty (born 7 July 1983), known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema . He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', which he directed and also starred in as the main lead. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards.

Early life

Shetty was born on 7 July 1983 in Kadri neighborhood in Mangaluru City of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka to a Bunt family. He did his schooling from Kundapura in Udupi district, Karnataka and later joined Vijaya College, Bengaluru to pursue B.Com. He started his theatre journey by doing yakshagana plays in Kundapura. He actively participated in plays while studying in Bengaluru. He was appreciated for his work and success in these plays encouraged him to pursue acting as a professional career.

Career

After his college, Shetty worked in several odd jobs like selling water cans, real estate and did hotel work while also parallelly trying his chances in movies. While working he also acquired a diploma in film direction from the Government Film and TV Institute in Bangalore. He started working in the film industry as a clap boy, spot boy, assistant director etc. He met Rakshit Shetty while working in the industry, they became friends later on.

His first major role was in '' Tuglak'' (2012). He played a small role of a police officer in Pawan Kumar's '' Lucia'' and then played an important role in '' Ulidavaru Kandante'', which was directed by Rakshit Shetty. Then in 2016, his directorial debut ''Ricky'' starring Rakshit Shetty received an average response at the box office. In the same year, he directed '' Kirik Party'', which was an industry hit in Kannada cinema, at the box office. After ''Kirik Party'', Shetty directed '' Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai'', which received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film.

He debuted as a lead actor in ''Bell Bottom'' (2019) which was well received. Rishab Shetty's major role after ''Bell Bottom'' was of Mangaluru-based gangster Hari in the film '' Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana'' (2021). The film was a commercial and critical success in which the performance of Rishab Shetty and Raj B. Shetty was widely appreciated by critics.

He then appeared briefly in two films, '' Mishan Impossible'' and '' Harikathe Alla Girikathe'' (both in 2022), the former being his Telugu film debut. Shetty collaborated with Hombale Films for his directorial '' Kantara'' in which he was also the lead actor. It was Initially released only in Kannada and was later dubbed into other languages, after receiving critical success. ''Kantara'' is the second highest-grossing Kannada film of all-time worldwide. At the 54th IFFI 2023, he won the IFFI Special Jury Award.

Filmography

As actor

As director, writer and producer

Awards and nominations

References

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Male actors from Karnataka
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian people
Living people
People from Udupi district
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Film directors from Karnataka
Kannada film directors
Filmfare Awards South winners
21st-century Indian male actors
1983 births
Directors who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award
Producers who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award
South Indian International Movie Awards winners
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Best Actor National Film Award winners
IIFA Utsavam winners