Raj Deepak Shetty

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raj Deepak Shetty

• Raj Deepak Shetty is an Indian actor, who mainly works in South Indian films. He is known for playing negative roles in various films and TV serials.

• While he was studying in school, he participated in various school plays and dramas.

  

• During his college days, he participated in various extracurricular activities.

  

• At the beginning of his career, he did a few corporate jobs along with his acting projects. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as an associate at Aditya Birla Group in Bangalore.

• He worked at Dell in Bangalore as a technical consultant from 2005 to 2007.

• In 2010, he shifted to Dubai to work at Emirates Airlines as a customer service agent. He worked there till 2014 and then returned to India to pursue acting as his full-time career.

• He then appeared in various Kannada TV serials like ‘Preethi Illada Mele’ (2005; ETV Kannada), ‘Bande Baratava Kala’ (2006; ETV Kannada), and ‘Love Lavike’ (2015; Zee Kannada).

• He has also appeared in a few Kannada films like ‘Bharjari’ (2017), ‘Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial’ (2018), and ‘Toby’ (2023).

  

• He has acted in various Telugu films like ‘Narappa’ (2021) and ‘Virata Parvam’ (2022).

• In 2022, he appeared in the Tamil film ‘Dr. 56’ in which he played the role of Aswath.

  

• He played the role of village Chief Gajapathi in the 2024 Telugu film ‘Hanu Man.’

  

• He is often spotted consuming alcohol and smoking cigarettes at parties and events.
  

  

  

• In his leisure time, he loves to travel, play guitar, and do horse riding.

  

• To remain fit, he regularly works out at a gym.

  

• In an interview, he shared that he loved the role of Gabbar Singh portrayed by Amjad Khan in the Hindi film Sholay (1975) and Amrish Puri as Mogambo in the Hindi film Mr India (1987). Some of his other favourite on-screen villains are Tiger Prabhakar, Raghuvaran, and Prakash Raj.

• He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat.