Dheekshith Shetty is an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu and Kannada films. In 2023, he played the role of Siddham “Suri” Suryam in the Telugu film ‘Dasara.’
Wiki/Biography
Dheekshith Shetty was born on Sunday, 22 December 1996 (age 26 years; in 2022) in Kundapur, Karnataka. He attended St. John’s Public School. Maria Sadan, Bangalore. He pursued his undergraduate studies at MES College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Bangalore. He pursued his LLB at the University College of Law, Bangalore University.
Childhood photos of Dheekshith Shetty
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His mother’s name is Shashikala Shetty. He has two brothers named Satyajith Shetty and Sujanith Shetty, and a sister named Varshini Shetty.
Dheekshith Shetty family photography
Wife
He is not married.
Career
Television
Dheekshith Shetty started his acting career in 2015 with the Kannada TV serial ‘Preethi Endarenu,’ which aired on Star Suvarna.
Dheekshith Shetty in a still from the show ‘Preethi Endarenu’
In the same year, he appeared in the Kannada TV series ‘Saakshi’ on Udaya TV. He received great appreciation from the audience for his performance in the Kannada TV series ‘Naagini’ (2016) where he played the role of Arjun.
‘Naagini’ TV show poster
In 2017, he participated as a contestant in the dance reality show ‘Dance Karnataka Dance’ along with Deepika Das, his co-star in the show ‘Naagini.’ The actors were later declared the winners of the show and they received a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a trophy.
Dheekshith Shetty in the finale of the show ‘Dance Karnataka Dance’
In 2022, he played the lead character Siddharth in the episode “In L(aw)ove” of the Telugu anthology drama TV series ‘Meet Cute,’ which was streamed on the OTT platform SonyLIV. The series was later released in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi.
Movie
Dheekshith Shetty made his film debut with the Kannada film ‘Dia’ (2020). He played the role of Rohit in the film and was nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actor- Kannada’ at the South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) 2020.
‘She’ movie poster
In 2021, she appeared in the Kannada film ‘KTM’ opposite Sanjana Doss. His performance in the Kannada film ‘Blink’ (2022) in which he played the role of Apurva, won immense appreciation from the audience. In addition, he has also appeared in several Kannada-language short films such as ‘Oh Fish’ (2020), ‘Navabelaku’ (2022), and Smile (2022).
‘Smile’ short film poster
In 2021, the actor made his Telugu debut with the crime thriller ‘The Rose Villa’ in which he played the lead role of Ravi.
‘The Rose Villa’ movie poster
Some of his other Telugu films include ‘Mugguru Monagallu’ (2021) and ‘Dasara’ (2023).
Award
- In 2017, she won the award for ‘Popular Actor in a Lead Role’ at the Zee Kutumba Awards for her performance in the TV show ‘Naagini.’
Dheekshith Shetty received the award
- In 2022, she received an award for her performance in the movie ‘She.’
Car Collection
- Tata Nexon
Dheekshith Shetty with his Tata Nexon car
Facts/Trivia
- Before entering the film industry, he worked in the National Cadet Corps in India.
- The actor supports and often campaigns for ‘South Bengaluru Cares,’ an adoption center that cares for rescued puppies and kittens.
Dheekshith Shetty as a guest at the pet adoption drive organized by South Bengaluru Cares
- In an interview, Shetty spoke about making her debut in the Telugu film industry and said that her film “The Rose Villa” was first decided to be made in Kannada; however, the film was later made in Telugu, making her debut in the Telugu film industry. He said,
My latest film ‘Rose Villa’ was initially planned as a Kannada project. But when the producer backed out, we found another producer from Hyderabad who insisted it should be made in Telugu. So that’s how I made my Telugu debut.”
- In an interview, the actor revealed that he injured his neck while rehearsing for an action scene for the Kannada film ‘KTM.’
- In 2018, the actor started working as an acting teacher at the acting institute ‘An Actor Prepares (AAP)’ in Bangalore.
Dheekshith Shetty (centre) at the AAP acting institute
- He often endorses the protein supplement ‘QNT Prime Whey’ on social media.
Dheekshith Shetty promotes ‘QNT Prime Whey’ on Instagram
- He is a trained Yakshagana dancer.
- He likes to play cricket.
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