Pramod Shetty
Born
Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, India
Alma materVijaya College (BHS First Grade college),Jayanagar 4th block, Bengaluru
Occupations
  • Theater Artist
  • Film Actor
  • Film producer
Years active2010–present
Known forUlidavaru Kandanthe
Kirik Party
Avane Sriman Narayana
Kantara (film)
Spouse
Supreetha Shetty
(m. 2010)
[1][2]
Children2

Pramod Shetty an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. Pramod started his career as a theater artist. He also appread 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]

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. 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.
2010Jugaari
2014 Ulidavaru Kandanthe Dinesh
2015 RangiTaranga Manohar Alva
2016 Kirik Party Ganesh
U Turn
Ricky Naxal Chief
2018 ChurikatteMember 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 ACT 1978Ram Gopal
Ondu Shikariya KatheShambu Shetty
2021 HeroDon[10]
Krishna TalkiesPratap Simha Hulidurga
2022 Drishya 2IG Pratap Narayan
ShokiwalaSP Prathap
Harikathe Alla GirikatheInspector Abhimanyu
Tootu MadikeAnantu
Chase
HopeVaradaraja
9 Sullu Kategalu
Dheeran
KantaraGuddi Sudhakara[11]
2023Rupayi
KabzaaCop[12]
PentagonAnthology film; segment Mr Goofy's Café
InamdarKattale Kalinga[13]
13Completed[14]
Ajayante Randam Moshanam TBAMalayalam[15]

Awards

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
  10. "'Kantara movie fame Pramod Shetty expressed his gratitude to Rishab Shetty at South Movie Awards". YouTube.
  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. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. "Sandesh Shetty Aajri's 'Inamdar' to release on October 27". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. "'13' locks its release date". The New Indian Express. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. "Fire breaks out on the sets of Tovino's Ajayante Randam Moshanam". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  16. "Chittara Star Awards". 14 May 2022.
  17. "PRCI 16 Global Communication Conclave". www.prci.world.
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