Rakesh Adiga is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director and rapper. He works mainly in Kannada cinema. He is also an excellent playback singer and supporting actor. In August 2022, he participated in the spotlight as one of the contestants in the Kannada reality show Bigg Boss OTT.
Rakesh Adiga to appear on the sets of Bigg Boss OTT Kannada in 2022
Wiki/Biography
Rakesh Adiga was born on Friday, June 6, 1986, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India (37 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He completed his school education at Janaseva Vidya Kendra Boarding School in Bangalore. He was born and raised in Karnataka’s respected Adiga family, which owns many hotels and restaurants in Karnataka. While he was in college, he was associated with a band at the college. In 2019, the band composed two songs for the Kannada film Harikatha.
Rakesh Adiga childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Rakesh Adiga with his mother and brother
wife and children
Rakesh Adiga is not married yet.
Profession
rapper
Shortly after graduating from college, he formed his own hip-hop group “Urban Lads” with his friends and began rapping. Since then, he became the first rapper from Kannada. His band was formed by Suraj Sarja.
Rakesh Adiga sings in stage show
actor
Rakesh Adiga made his acting debut in 2009 with the film Joshh. The film brought him great recognition in the Kannada film industry and was a box-office success.
Rakesh Adiga appears on the poster of 2009 movie Jhoshh
Rakesh Adiga subsequently acted in several Kannada films, including “Raja Loves Radhe”, “Yaare Koogadali”, “Nanda Gokula”, “Mandahasa” and “Karnataka Ayodhyapuram”. In 2010, he starred in a romantic film called “Mandahaasa”, but the film was postponed. In 2011, he played the villain in the movie “Alemaari”. After that, he played a love interest boy in the movie “Manasology”. Later, Rakesh Adiga played the villain in more than 13 Kannada films. Rakesh Adiga starred in the 2012 film Parie, which failed miserably at the box office.
director
In 2019, Rakesh Adiga started working as a director in the Kannada film industry. His first film as a director was Night Out.
Rakesh Adiga directs
musician
In 2021, Rakesh Adiga started working as a musician and released his first music video “Free Spirit” in the same year.
Rakesh Adiga appears on the poster of 2021 music video Free Spirit
Awards and Achievements
In 2009, he won the Best New Actor Award from Asianet Suvarna for the movie “Jhoshh”. In 2021, Rakesh Adiga was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Best Feature Film at the Indo-French International Film Festival.
Rakesh Adiga wins Indo-French Film Festival certificate
Facts/Trivia
- Rakesh Adiga enjoys consuming alcoholic beverages on various occasions and parties.
Rakesh Adiga drinking a glass of wine
- According to Rakesh Adiga, he follows a non-vegetarian diet. It was reported that in 2013, he had to eat non-vegetarian food while filming a movie. However, he refused to eat meat dishes and pretended to eat them to film the scene.
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