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, December 22, 1996 in Kundapur, Karnataka (26 years old; as of 2022). He attended Santa Maria Sadan Public School, Bangalore. He pursued his bachelor’s degree from MES College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Bangalore. He pursued his LLB degree from Bangalore University Law School.
Dheekshith Shetty’s childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Shashikara Shetty. He has two brothers named Satyajis Shetty and Sujanis Shetty and a sister named Varshni Shetty.
Family Photography by Dheekshith Shetty
wife
He is unmarried.
Profession
television
Dheekshith Shetty started his acting career in 2015 with the Kannada TV series “Preethi Endarenu” which aired on Star Suvarna.
Dheekshith Shetty in “Preethi Endarenu” stills
In the same year, he appeared in Udaya TV’s Kannada TV series “Saakshi”. He was highly appreciated by the audience for his performance as Arjun in the Kannada TV series “Naagini” (2016).
TV series “Naagini” poster
In 2017, he participated as a contestant in the dance reality show “Dance Karnataka Dance”, along with his co-star Deepika Das from the show “Naagini”. The actors were then declared the winners of the show and received a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a trophy.
Dheekshith Shetty in the grand finale of the show ‘Dance Karnataka’
In 2022, he played the lead role of Siddharth in the episode “In L(aw)ove” of the Telugu anthology series Meet the Cute, which aired on the OTT platform SonyLIV. The series was later released in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.
Movie
Dheekshith Shetty made her 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 2020 South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA).
Movie “Diya” poster
In 2021, he appeared in the Kannada film KTM opposite Sanjana Doss. His performance as Apurva in the Kannada film Blink (2022) received huge appreciation from the audience. Apart from this, he has also appeared in a few Kannada short films such as ‘Oh Fish’ (2020), ‘Navabelaku’ (2022) and ‘Smile’ (2022).
Poster of the short film “Smile”
In 2021, the actor made his Telugu debut in the crime thriller Rose Villa, playing the lead role of Ravi.
Movie “Rose Villa” poster
Some of his Telugu films include “Mugguru Monagallu” (2021) and “Dasara” (2023).
Awards
- In 2017, he won the “Most Popular Actor Award” at the Zee Kutumba Awards for his performance in the TV series “Naagini”.
Dikhis Shetty wins award
- In 2022, he won an award for his performance in the movie “Diya”.
car collection
- Tata Nexon
Dheekshith Shetty and his Tata Nexon car
Facts/Trivia
- Before entering the film industry, he worked in the Indian National Cadet Corps.
- The actor supports and often campaigns for ‘South Bangalore Cares’, an adoption center that cares for rescued puppies and kittens.
Dheekshith Shetty was a guest at a pet adoption event organized by South Bangalore Cares
- In an interview, Shetty talked about making his debut in the Telugu film industry and said that his film “Rose Villa” was first decided to be made in Kannada; however, the film was later shot 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 that it should be made in Telugu. This is my Telugu debut. “
- In an interview, the actor revealed that he injured his neck while practicing for an action scene for the Kannada film KTM.
- In 2018, the actor started working as an acting teacher at the acting institute ‘Actors Preparatory (AAP)’ in Bengaluru.
Dheekshith Shetty (center) of AAP Acting Academy
- He frequently endorses the protein supplement “QNT Prime Whey” on social media.
Dheekshith Shetty promotes ‘QNT Prime Whey’ on Instagram
- He is a trained yaksha dancer.
- He likes to play cricket.
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