Pramod Shetty

Pramod Shetty is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. 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
Pramod Shetty
Born	Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Theater Artist Film Actor Film producer
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Ulidavaru Kandanthe Kirik Party Avane Sriman Narayana Kantara
Spouse	Supreetha Shetty ​ (m. 2010)​ [1][2]
Children	2

Career

As an actor in Rangsourabha Pramod acted in several plays such 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.^[5] 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. ^[6] He also collaborated for international productions Zappadockel and Wok, and Robinson and crusoe produced by the pre-eminent theatre space, Ranga Shankara.^[7]

Personal life

Pramod Shetty is married to Supreetha Shetty, an actress, since 2010 and they have two children.^[8]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	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		[9]
	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		[10]
2023	Rupayi
	Kabzaa	Cop		[11]
	Pentagon		Anthology film; segment Mr Goofy's Café
	Inamdar	Kattale Kalinga		[12]
2024	Night Curfew
	Laughing Buddha	Govardhan		[13]
	Ajayante Randam Moshanam	CI Nanjappa Chowta	Malayalam film	[14]
	Max	Devraj
2025	Royal			[15]
	Kantara: Chapter 1	Bhogendra		[16]
	13 †	TBA	Completed	[17]

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.^[18]
• Chanakya Award - 2022 - Communicator Of The Year - Films^[19]