{{short description|Indian actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Pramod Shetty | image = PramodShetty.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Pramod Shetty | birth_name = | birth_date = <!--Birthdate must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs. No IMDb. No public records. See WP:BLPPRIVACY--> | birth_place = Kundapura, Udupi district, Karnataka, India | occupation = {{hlist|Thespian|actor|producer}} | years_active = 2010–present | known_for = ''Ulidavaru Kandanthe''<br /> ''Kirik Party''<br /> ''Avane Sriman Narayana''<br /> ''Kantara'' | spouse = {{marriage|Supreetha Shetty|2010}}<ref>{{cite web|title=I know that people love to hate me: Supreetha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/i-know-that-people-love-to-hate-me-supreetha/articleshow/56715849.cms|work=Times of India|accessdate=24 December 2019|date=23 January 2017|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519195846/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/i-know-that-people-love-to-hate-me-supreetha/articleshow/56715849.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Donated for Cancer Patients: Supreetha|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/tv/news/nannamma-superstar-supreetha-shetty-pramod-shetty-daughter-ibbani-donate-hair-to-cancer-patients/articleshow/91764499.cms| work= vijaykarnataka}}</ref> | children = 2 }} '''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).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pramod Shetty hopes role as Thukaram in ASN will be turning point in career|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/dec/24/pramod-shetty-hopes-role-as-thukaram-in-asn--will-be-turning-point-in-career-2080055.html|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=24 December 2019|date=24 December 2019|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224140638/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/dec/24/pramod-shetty-hopes-role-as-thukaram-in-asn--will-be-turning-point-in-career-2080055.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/meet-pramod-shetty-and-balaji-manohar-the-baddies-of-avane-srimannarayana/articleshow/72953750.cms|title=Meet Pramod Shetty and Balaji Manohar, the baddies of Avane Srimannarayana|work=The Times of India|date=24 December 2019|access-date=22 April 2024|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518165153/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/meet-pramod-shetty-and-balaji-manohar-the-baddies-of-avane-srimannarayana/articleshow/72953750.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rangasourabha.com/2005kakanakote | title=2005 Kakana Kote | access-date=2 May 2023 | archive-date=2 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502074727/https://www.rangasourabha.com/2005kakanakote | url-status=live }}</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rangasourabha.com/2013malenilluvavaregu | title=2013 Male Nilluvavaregu | access-date=2 May 2023 | archive-date=2 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502074729/https://www.rangasourabha.com/2013malenilluvavaregu | url-status=live }}</ref> He also collaborated for international productions Zappadockel and Wok, and Robinson and crusoe produced by the pre-eminent theatre space, Ranga Shankara.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/memories-bring-it-back/article30752356.ece | title=Memories bring it back | newspaper=The Hindu | date=6 February 2020 | archive-date=2 May 2023 | access-date=2 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502074727/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/memories-bring-it-back/article30752356.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Pramod Shetty is married to Supreetha Shetty, an actress, since 2010 and they have two children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pramod Shetty blessed with a baby boy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-pramod-shetty-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/articleshow/72144847.cms|work=Times of India|accessdate=24 December 2019|date=20 November 2019|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726080250/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-pramod-shetty-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/articleshow/72144847.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 2010 ||''Jugaari'' || || || |- |2014 |''Ulidavaru Kandanthe'' |Dinesh | | |- |2015 |''RangiTaranga'' |Manohar Alva | | |- |rowspan='3'|2016 |''Kirik Party'' |Ganesh | | |- |''U Turn'' |Sundar | | |- |''Ricky'' | Naxal Chief | | |- |rowspan='6'|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 | | |- |rowspan='4'|2019 |''Gubbi Mele Brahmastra'' |Robinhood | | |- |''Nanna Prakara'' |Kumar | | |- |''Katha Sangama'' |Jacob |Also co-producer | |- |''Avane Srimannarayana'' |Tukaram | | |- | rowspan="3" |2020 | ''Aadyaa'' || || || |- | ''ACT 1978'' || Ram Gopal || || |- | ''Ondu Shikariya Kathe'' || Shambu Shetty || || |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''Hero'' || Don || || <ref>{{cite web | title='Kantara movie fame Pramod Shetty expressed his gratitude to Rishab Shetty at South Movie Awards | website=YouTube | date=November 2022 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAqrVYMjSY8 | access-date=2 November 2022 | archive-date=2 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102145419/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAqrVYMjSY8 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |''Krishna Talkies'' || Pratap Simha Hulidurga || || |- | rowspan="9" |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 || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Actor Pramod Shetty Reveals How Rishab Shetty Developed Kantara's Storyline |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-pramod-shetty-reveals-how-rishab-shetty-developed-kantaras-storyline-6826693.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404181652/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-pramod-shetty-reveals-how-rishab-shetty-developed-kantaras-storyline-6826693.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan=5 | 2023 || ''Rupayi'' || || || |- | ''Kabzaa'' || Cop || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kabzaa trailer promises grandeur, mightiness |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/mar/07/kabzaa-trailer-promises-grandeur-mightiness-2553711.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311102356/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/mar/07/kabzaa-trailer-promises-grandeur-mightiness-2553711.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Pentagon'' || || Anthology film; segment ''Mr Goofy's Café'' || |- | ''Inamdar'' || Kattale Kalinga || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandesh Shetty Aajri's 'Inamdar' to release on October 27 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/oct/10/sandesh-shetty-aajris-inamdar-to-release-on-october-27-2622345.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=The New Indian Express |date=10 October 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113172233/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/oct/10/sandesh-shetty-aajris-inamdar-to-release-on-october-27-2622345.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''13'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web |title='13' locks its release date |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/sep/06/13-locks-its-release-date-2612005.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906135145/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/sep/06/13-locks-its-release-date-2612005.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan=4 | 2024 || ''Night Curfew'' || || || |- | ''Laughing Buddha'' || Govardhan || ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Rishab Shetty's 'Laughing Buddha' Set For August 30 Release |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/kannada/rishab-shetty-s-laughing-buddha-set-for-august-30-release-article-112377129/amp |work=Times Now |date=8 August 2024 |language=en |archive-date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825080240/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/kannada/rishab-shetty-s-laughing-buddha-set-for-august-30-release-article-112377129/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Ajayante Randam Moshanam'' ||CI Nanjappa Chowta || Malayalam film ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire breaks out on the sets of Tovino's Ajayante Randam Moshanam |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/07/a-massive-fire-broke-out-at-ajayante-randam-moshanams-set-40753.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Cinema Express |date=7 March 2023 |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329105948/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/07/a-massive-fire-broke-out-at-ajayante-randam-moshanams-set-40753.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Max'' || Devraj || || |- | rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''Royal'' || || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-08-18 |title=First single from Royal released |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2024/Aug/18/first-single-from-royal-released |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822111051/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2024/Aug/18/first-single-from-royal-released |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Kantara: Chapter 1'' || Bhogendra || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-09-22 |title=This Kaala actor is the voice behind Rishab Shetty in Tamil version of Kantara: Chapter 1 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2025/Sep/22/this-kaala-actor-is-the-voice-behind-rishab-shetty-in-tamil-version-of-kantara-chapter-1 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 2026 || ''Surya: The Power of Love'' || || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Surya trailer: This love story is an entertainer rooted in North Karnataka |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2025/Dec/28/surya-trailer-this-love-story-is-an-entertainer-rooted-in-north-karnataka |website=Cinema Express |access-date=5 April 2026 |language=en |date=28 December 2025}}</ref> |- | ''Super Hit'' || Poornachandra || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Super Hit Movie Review: Gilli Nata, Gowrav Shetty, Shwetha drive a breezy one-time watch |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/review/2026/Feb/27/super-hit-movie-review-gilli-nata-gowrav-shetty-shwetha-drive-a-breezy-one-time-watch |website=Cinema Express |access-date=5 April 2026 |language=en |date=27 February 2026}}</ref> |- | ''Shesha 2016'' || Anthony Varghese || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharadhaa |first=A. |date=2026-02-14 |title=Police Thriller Shesha 2016 locks release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2026/Feb/14/police-thriller-shesha-2016-locks-release-date |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Calendar'' || Rakesh || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Calendar locks release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2026/Mar/20/calendar-locks-release-date |website=Cinema Express |access-date=5 April 2026 |language=en |date=20 March 2026}}</ref> |- <!----------------------------------------------------------> <!-- Per WP:FILMOGRAPHY: Do not add future projects until --> <!-- filming has begun as verified by a reliable source. --> <!----------------------------------------------------------> |}
== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chittara Star Awards |url=https://chittaranews.com/chittara-star-awards |date=14 May 2022}}</ref> * Chanakya Award - 2022 - Communicator Of The Year - Films<ref>{{cite news |title=PRCI 16 Global Communication Conclave |url=https://www.prci.world/Encyc/2022/11/22/PRCI-16-Global-Communication-Conclave.html |work=www.prci.world |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name | 6514032}}
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