Director
Chethan Kumar cast Shetty as an antagonist opposite actor
Dhruva Sarja in the film
Bharjari, which was released in the year 2017. After which Shetty played the antagonist in the movies
Tiger and
Srikanta, directed by
Nanda Kishore and
Manju Swaraj respectively. Srikanta was his first film release followed by Tiger and Bharjari. His
role as Devendra Viswanath, in the movie
iSmart Shankar, directed by Puri Jagannath, introduced him to the
Telugu film industry. Playing the lead as Pratap Reddy in his debut web series,
Gods of Dharmapuri, directed by
Anish Kuruvilla is fetching him many roles in
Telugu Film Industry. In the 2023, Shetty acted as the antagonist in the Kannada movie
Toby. ==Personal life==