Raj B. Shetty

Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Kannada.

Raj B. Shetty
Born	(1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37) Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor • Director • Filmmaker • Writer
Years active	2015 – present

Career

Shetty initially started out as an RJ and a short filmmaker.^[1] He gained recognition through his directorial debut, Ondu Motteya Kathe (2017), which was a huge commercial success. He further cemented it with Gubbi Mele Brahmastra (2019), Mayabazar 2016 (2020), and Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (2021), which got widespread acclaim and is now considered to be one of the best films of Kannada cinema.^[2][3][4]

He has frequently voiced the issues of writers in Kannada Movie industry.^[5] Apart from acting, he is an avid dog lover which was one of his reasons to be part of the 2022 blockbuster 777 Charlie.^[6] Cinematographer and editor Praveen Shriyan whom he considers one of the pillar of his movies.^[7] He also acted in the movie Pedro directed by Natesh Hegde which was screened in film festivals.^[8][9]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Kannada language unless otherwise noted.

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Ondu Motteya Kathe	Janardhana	Debut as lead	[10]
2018	Ammachi Yemba Nenapu	Venkappayya		[11]
2019	Mahira	Pratap		[12]
	Gubbi Mele Brahmastra	Venkata Krishna Gubbi		[13]
	Katha Sangama	Vini	Also singer for "Life Untu"	[14]
2020	Mayabazar 2016	Kubera		[15]
2021	Pedro	Vigilante		[16]
	Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana	Shiva		[17]
2022	777 Charlie	Dr Ashwin Kumar		[18]
	Thurthu Nirgamana	Shivu		[19]
2023	Toby	Toby		[20]
	Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye	Aniketh		[21]
2024	Turbo	Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram	Malayalam debut	[22]
	Ekam	Dhanaraja	Television series; episode "Dombaraata"	[23]
	Roopanthara	Goon	Anthology film	[24]
	Kondal	Daniel	Malayalam film	[25]
	Rudhiram	Dr Mathew Rosy		[26]
2025	45 †	TBA	Filming	[27]

As director and writer

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2017	Ondu Motteya Kathe	Yes	Yes		[10]
2019	Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai	No	Dialogues
2021	Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana	Yes	Yes		[28][29]
2022	777 Charlie	No	Dialogues
2023	Toby	No	Yes
	Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye	Yes	Yes		[30]
2024	Roopanthara	No	Dialogues, additional screenplay	Also presenter	[31]

Awards

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Ondu Motteya Kathe	65th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film Kannada	Won	[32][33]
	7th SIIMA Awards	Best Debut Actor	Nominated	[34]
		Best Debut Director	Nominated
Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana	67th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director Kannada	Won
		Best Actor	Nominated
	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film	Won	[35]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated
Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye	69th Filmfare Awards South	Best Director – Kannada	Nominated	[36][37]
		Best Actor – Kannada	Nominated