Dheekshith Shetty

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Dheekshith Shetty
Shetty in 2022
Born
Kundapura,Karnataka,India
OccupationActor
Years active2016−present

Dheekshith Shetty is an Indian film and television actor who predominantly works in Kannada and Telugu films. He is widely known for Dia (2020), Dasara (2023) and Blink (2024) and the TV-show Naagini. He is also known for his experimentational roles and movies.[1]

Career

Dheekshith started his career with the soap opera Preethi Endarenu and Sakshi in 2016 and rose to fame with Naagini alongside Deepika Das.[2] He also participated in the reality show Dance Karnataka Dance and emerged as the winner alongside Deepika Das.[3]

He made his feature film debut with the 2020 Kannada film Dia which put him in the spotlight with appreciations from critics and audience.[4] He also appeared in few Kannada short films in 2022.[5] He then made his Telugu debut with Mugguru Monagallu and then starred in The rose villa. However his breakthrough in Telugu was through Dasara alongside Nani and Keerthy Suresh.[6][7] He also appeared in the Anthology Meet Cute backed by Nani.[8][9] His next release came in 2024 with KTM which opened to mixed reviews but Shetty's performance was appreciated.[10] The next release came within a month through Blink which was an experimental film with story of Oedipus which opened to glowing reviews.[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Dheekshith Shetty film credits
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2020 Dia Rohit Kannada Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Kannada) [13][14]
2021 Mugguru Monagallu Chandrathreya Kishore Varma Telugu [15]
The Rose Villa Ravi [16]
2023 Dasara Siddham Suryam "Suri" [17]
2024 KTM Karthik Kannada [18]
Blink Apoorva [19]
TBA Sheegrameva Kalyana Praptirasthu † Sagar Filming [20]
TBA Strawberry † TBA Post-production [21]

Short film

List of Dheekshith Shetty short film credits
Year Film Language Ref.
2020 Oh Fish Kannada [5]
2022 Navabelaku
Smile

Television

List of Dheekshith Shetty television credits
Year Work Role Network Language Notes Ref.
2016 Preethi Endarenu Star Suvarna Kannada
Saakshi Udaya TV
2016–2020 Naagini Arjun/Partha Zee Kannada [22]
2017 Dance Karnataka Dance Contestant Winner [23]
2022 Meet Cute Siddharth SonyLIV Telugu segment: "In L(aw)ove" [24]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations received by Dheekshith Shetty
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2020 Dia South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor – Kannada Nominated [14]

References

  1. ^ Nachiyar, Nalme (25 March 2023). "An actor prepares: Dheekshith Shetty on 'Dasara' and a career of experimentation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kannada TV show Naagini completes 900 episodes; actors Deepika and Deekshith thank the viewers". The Times of India. 8 July 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Naagini team wins Dance Karnataka Dance show". The Times of India. 4 December 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Dia completes two years of it's release". The Times of India. 7 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Dheekshith Shetty and Vainidhi Jagdish's short film to release this Friday". The Times of India. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Pan-Indian actors have a lot more options to choose from: Dheekshith Shetty". The Times of India. 26 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ V,DHNS, Vivek M. "'Dasara' and Dheekshith's triumph of hard work". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Exclusive! Dia star Dheekshith Shetty's next is the Telugu anthology 'Meet Cute'". OTTPlay. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty bags a Telugu film backed by Nani". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ S, Pranati A. "'KTM' movie review: No good reason to watch this shoddy movie". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ M.V, Vivek (9 March 2024). "'Blink' movie review: Srinidhi Bengaluru makes a solid debut with a gripping time-travel drama". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Blink - Dheekshith Shetty on playing a character with Oedipus complex". OTTPlay. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Dia movie review: Director Ashoka delivers a heart-warming, unique love story". Cinema Express. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2020". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Mugguru Monagallu Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  16. ^ "The Rose Villa – Official Trailer". The Times of India. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty bags a film alongside Telugu star Nani". The Times of India. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  18. ^ M.V., Vivek (16 February 2024). "'KTM' movie review: Dheekshith Shetty gives his all in a film stuck in a time warp". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024.
  19. ^ S, Pranati A. "'Blink' movie review: Brilliantly executed time-travel sci-fi drama". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty talks about his bustling career". Deccan Herald. 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Mangaluru: Arjun Lewis directorial Kannada movie 'Strawberry' poster released". daijiworld. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Dheekshith Shetty gets nostalgic recalling Naagini days". The Times of India. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Naagini team wins Dance Karnataka Dance show". The Times of India. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Nani's Film Locks OTT Platform For Direct Release". Mirchi 9. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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