Naveen Shankar (born 25 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. Naveen made his feature film debut with '' Gultoo'' in 2018. He is known for his performance in ''

Hondisi Bareyiri ''Hondisi Bareyiri'' is a 2023 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Ramenahalli Jagannatha, produced by Sunday Cinemas. It features Praveen Tej, Naveen Shankar, Shri Mahadev, Aishani Shetty, Bhavana Rao, Anirudh Acha ...

'', '' Gurudev Hoysala'' and '' Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire''.

Early life

Naveen Shankar was born on 25 May 1988 in

Ilkal Ilkal is a City in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is located in a valley that lies in south-east corner of Bagalkot district and is quite close to the borders of Kushtagi taluk of the Koppal district.Now Ilkal city ...

, Bagalkot,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Career

Shankar began working as a film journalist for a local news channel after dropping out from engineering studies in 2009. In 2012, he joined the U2 Music channel as an anchor. Around this time, he began acting in theatre, performing in more than 45 plays and approximately 200 street performances, while working for various theatre production houses. In 2018, Shankar made his film acting debut in Janardhan Chikkanna's cybercrime thriller '' Gultoo''. Shankar was cast as lead actor for the role of an

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

boxer in the crime drama film ''

Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage ''Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Puttanna Kanagal, starring Srinath, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Chandrashekar, Padma Vasanthi, Rekha Rao and T. N. Seetharam. Pl ...

''. The film's title is inspired from the folk song "Punyakoti". The film was launched in 2019 but completed shooting in 2021 after long delays and released in November 2022. In June 2023,

KRG Studios KRG Studios is a film production and distribution company based in Bangalore. It primarily deals in distribution of Kannada-language films across Karnataka. Background KRG Studios was established by Karthik Gowda, Executive Producer of Homba ...

announced movie ''Kirket 11'' with Naveen and Danish Sait. Directed by Suman Kumar, who co-write the ''

The Family Man ''The Family Man'' is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Brett Ratner, from a screenplay by David Diamond and David Weissman. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni, with Don Cheadle, Saul Rubinek, and Jeremy ...

'' and '' Farzi''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Naveen 1988 births Living people Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors People from Bagalkot district Kannada male actors Actors in Kannada cinema