Vajrang Shetty ( kn, ವಜ್ರಂಗ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) (born 31 July 1990), also known by the birth name Mani Shetty is a South Indian film actor who works primarily 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'' directed ...

. Vajrang starred as the lead actor in the Kannada Horror film

Mantram (film) A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2017. * Films are generally released every Friday or Festival Day * In addition films can be released on specific festival days Film awards events * 64th Natio ...

and acted in over 6 films in total.

Early life

Vajrang hails from a middle-class

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Family. His father is a farmer. He did his primary and high-school education in Government School of Thekkatte,

Kundapur Kundapur, also called Kundapura, is a coastal town situated in the Udupi district of the state of Karnataka, India. This town was known as Coondapoor while it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Pre ...

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. He completed his Pre University education at Viveka Junior College, Kota, Udupi District, and obtained his Bachelor's Degree from Tunga Mahavidyalaya

Thirthahalli Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district. Geography Thirthahalli i ...

. He was also titled as Coondapur.com's MR. KUNDAPURA in the year 2014. Vajrang started his career from

Siddhartha (2015 film) ''Siddhartha'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Prakash of '' Milana'' fame and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Vinay Rajkumar, son of actor Raghavendra Rajkumar, in his debut, along with Apoorva Aro ...

as the main villain with the character name "JANI". This movie was directed Milana fame director

Prakash Prakash is a common given name in Asian, Hindu, Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Prakash is generally used as a masculine name. The word prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word "prakāśa", meaning "bright light" or " ...

. He was also seen in the role of DEEPAK in the movie

Madha Mathu Manasi ''Madha Mathu Manasi'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sathish Pradhan. The film was co-produced and the music was composed by Mano Murthy. It starred Prajwal Devaraj and Shruti Hariharan in the lea ...

Filmography

References

External links

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Vajrang Shetty on BookMyShow
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Shamanth Indian male film actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Living people 21st-century Indian male actors 1990 births