Rakshit Shetty

Rakshit Shetty

Biography

Rakshit Shetty is an Indian actor, director, and producer who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born on June 6, 1983 in Udupi, Karnataka, and is 1.87 meters tall. His hobbies include reading, writing, and working out. 

Shetty has 31 movie credits, including Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A, 777 Charlie, and Kirik Party. He has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for 777 Charlie in 2023, and has also won two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards, and five SIIMA Awards. Other awards he has won include the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for Ulidavaru Kandanthe in 2015. 

Shetty has played a variety of roles, including a college student in Kirik Party (2016), a witty police officer in Avane Srimannarayana (2019), and the unhappy protagonist in 777 Charlie (2022) and Avane Srimannarayana (ASN) (2020).