Niranjan Shetty
Niranjan Shetty is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his acting in movies including Jolly Days and Case No. 18/9.[1]
Niranjan Shetty | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
| Known for | Jolly Days |
| Spouse | Nagaveni N Shetty (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Niranjan Shetty was born to Bhaskar Shetty and Sukalatha Shetty in Gulvadi Village of Kundapura , Karnataka. Niranjan finished his schooling in his Native Cherkadi, Udupi and completed his bachelor's degree and Masters in Fine Arts Bangalore.[2]
Personal life
On 19 December 2011 Niranjan married to Nagaveni Shetty. They have a daughter.
Career
Niranjan Shetty started his acting career through Kannada Serials. He has worked in 'Naagarika', 'Gupta Gamini', 'Papa Pandu', 'Prema Pishachigalu', and other serials.
Later Niranjan started working as an assistant with V. Manohar by which he could make his entry to Kannada cinema from Soap operas. He began as a supporting artist in his cinema journey. In the year 1999 Niranjan played a role of supporting artist in actor Sudeep's ever hit movie Sparsha. Subsequently, he played the part of supporting artist in major hit films like Thuntata, Rishi, Anandam, Aakash, Namma Basava, Milana etc.
In the year 2009 Nirajan Shetty Made his debut as a lead in the Kannada movie Jolly Days, which became a great breakthrough for him as a lead role. He acted as a Male Lead in the movie Case No. 18/9 Directed by Mahesh Rao. These two movies gave Niranjan a great breakthrough in his acting career.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sparsha | Cameraman | Sunil Kumar Desai | Debut as a supporting Artist |
| 2001 | Chithra | Antagonist | Dinesh Baboo | |
| Yuvaraja | Friend Character | Puri Jagannadh | ||
| 2002 | Thuntata | Friend Character | Indrajit Lankesh | [4] |
| 2005 | Rishi | Friend Character | Prakash | |
| Aakash | Unemployed man | Mahesh Babu | ||
| Namma Basava | Comedian | Veera Shankar Bairisetty | ||
| 2007 | Milana | Ravi | Prakash | |
| 2009 | Jolly Days | Tayson | M. D. Sridhar | Debut as a Lead Role |
| 2012 | Case No. 18/9 | Lead | Mahesh Rao | [5] |
| 2015 | Paipoti | Lead | K Ramnarayan | [6] |
| 2017 | Rajaru | Lead | Gireesh Mulimani | [7] |
| 2018 | Jagath Kiladi | Lead | Arav Dheerendra | [8] |
Awards and nominations
Nominated for the role of Best Male Debutant at 3rd SIIMA Awards for Case No. 18/9
References
- ^ "Niranjan Shetty". Filmi Beat.
- ^ "Niranjan Shetty". NETTV4U.
- ^ "Case No. 18/9 satellite rights sold for 1.57 cr". Times Of India.
- ^ "Thuntata Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release". Filmi Beat.
- ^ "Case No 18/9". Filmi Beat.
- ^ "Paipoti Kannada Movie". India Glitz.
- ^ "Niranjan Shetty in search of his ladylove?". Times Of India.
- ^ "'Jagath Kiladi': Niranjan Shetty to don 15 different avatars in the film?". Times Of India.
External links
- Niranjan Shetty at IMDb