Pramod Shetty

Pramod Shetty an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. Pramod started his career as a theater artist. He also appeared in several kannada serials. Pramod made his film debut in 2010 with film Jugaari. He got recognition for his roles in Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014) and Kirik Party (2016).^[3][4]

Pramod Shetty
Born	Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, India
Alma mater	Vijaya College (BHS First Grade college),Jayanagar 4th block, Bengaluru
Occupations	Theater Artist Film Actor Film producer
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Ulidavaru Kandanthe Kirik Party Avane Sriman Narayana Kantara (film)
Spouse	Supreetha Shetty ​ (m. 2010)​ [1][2]
Children	2

Personal life

Pramod Shetty is married to Supreetha Shetty, an actress, since 2010 and they have two children.^[5]

Early life

Born to erstwhile hotelier Raju Shetty and homemaker Devaki as the youngest child, pramod has two elder siblings, Pallavi and Prassanna. Pramod completed his early education in Nalanda and Theresa schools and continued the rest of his academic journey in BHS group institutions from grade 5 till the completion of his graduation. His time at BHS institutions deeply influenced Pramod. He joined the Rangasourabha theatre group while attending BHS. It represented a turning point in his life, where a new dimension was added to his existence. Pramod Shetty completely surrendered to the stage. He took up new skills like set design, execution, acting, music, singing, etc. right away and became quite adept at the skills. He soon started directing workshops for aspiring actors.^{[citation needed]} As an actor in Rangsourabha Pramod acted in several plays sucsh as Shatavi, Maatruka, Savu Bantu Savu, Maadari Maadayya and Kaakanakote, for which Pramod bagged a Best actor award at the State level theatre competition for his portrayal of Kaka.^[6] Pramod Shetty has worked with the stalwarts of Indian theatre such as Jayashree, Pramod Shiggav, Jayaram Tatachar, Basavalingaih, Krishmurthy Kavattar and Nataraj Honnavali, which helped him hone his craft immensely. Pramod Shetty made his theatre directorial debut with the drama 'Male Nilluvavrege' for his home team Rangasourabha. ^[7] He also collaborated for international productions Zappadockel and Wok, and Robinson and crusoe produced by the pre-eminent theatre space, Ranga Shankara. ^{[8] [9]}

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Jugaari
2014	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	Dinesh
2015	RangiTaranga	Manohar Alva
2016	Kirik Party	Ganesh
	U Turn
	Ricky	Naxal Chief
2018	Churikatte	Member of Mafia
	Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale	Shantharama Upadhyaya
	Bell Bottom	Inspector Sahadeva
	Humble Politician Nograj	Shankar
	Days of Borapura
	Kinare	School Master
2019	Gubbi Mele Brahmastra	Robinhood
	Nanna Prakara	Kumar
	Katha Sangama	Jacob	Co-producer
	Avane Srimannarayana	Tukaram
2020	Aadyaa
	ACT 1978	Ram Gopal
	Ondu Shikariya Kathe	Shambu Shetty
2021	Hero	Don		[10]
	Krishna Talkies	Pratap Simha Hulidurga
2022	Drishya 2	IG Pratap Narayan
	Shokiwala	SP Prathap
	Harikathe Alla Girikathe	Inspector Abhimanyu
	Tootu Madike	Anantu
	Chase
	Hope	Varadaraja
	9 Sullu Kategalu
	Dheeran
	Kantara	Guddi Sudhakara		[11]
2023	Rupayi
	Kabzaa	Cop		[12]
	Pentagon		Anthology film; segment Mr Goofy's Café
	Inamdar	Kattale Kalinga		[13]
2024	Night Curfew
	Laughing Buddha	Govardhan		[14]
	Ajayante Randam Moshanam		Malayalam	[15]
	13 †	TBA	Completed	[16]

Awards

• South Indian International Movie Awards 2017 – Nominated for Best Comedian for Kirik Party.
• South Indian International Movie Awards 2021 - Nominated for Best Supporting Role Avane Srimannarayana.
• South Indian International Movie Awards 2021 – Nominated for Best Actor in a Debut Role Ondu Shikariya Kathe.
• South Indian International Movie Awards 2022 - Best Actor in a Negative Role for Movie Hero (2021 film)
• Chittara Star Award 2022 - Outstanding Achievement In Kannada Film Industry Chittara.^[17]
• Chanakya Award - 2022 - Communicator Of The Year - Films^[18]

References

1. "I know that people love to hate me: Supreetha". Times of India. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
2. "Donated for Cancer Patients: Supreetha". vijaykarnataka.
3. "Pramod Shetty hopes role as Thukaram in ASN will be turning point in career". The New Indian Express. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
4. "Meet Pramod Shetty and Balaji Manohar, the baddies of Avane Srimannarayana". The Times of India. 24 December 2019.
5. "Pramod Shetty blessed with a baby boy". Times of India. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
6. "2005 Kakana Kote".
7. "2013 Male Nilluvavaregu".
8. "Memories bring it back". The Hindu. 6 February 2020.
9. https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/pramod-shetty/biography.html ^{[bare URL]}
10. "'Kantara movie fame Pramod Shetty expressed his gratitude to Rishab Shetty at South Movie Awards". YouTube. November 2022.
11. "Actor Pramod Shetty Reveals How Rishab Shetty Developed Kantara's Storyline". News18. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
12. "Kabzaa trailer promises grandeur, mightiness". The New Indian Express. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
13. "Sandesh Shetty Aajri's 'Inamdar' to release on October 27". The New Indian Express. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
14. "Rishab Shetty's 'Laughing Buddha' Set For August 30 Release". Times Now. 8 August 2024.
15. "Fire breaks out on the sets of Tovino's Ajayante Randam Moshanam". Cinema Express. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
16. "'13' locks its release date". The New Indian Express. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
17. "Chittara Star Awards". 14 May 2022.
18. "PRCI 16 Global Communication Conclave". www.prci.world.

External links

• Pramod Shetty at IMDb