Dheekshith Shetty

Dheekshith Shetty, also credited as Deekshith Shetty, is an actor and dancer with a career that spans Telugu and Kannada films. Audiences know him best for the Kannada romance Dia (2020), the Telugu film Mugguru Monagallu (2021) and the hit Dasara (2023). His work in Dasara won him the SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu. He started out on Kannada television, appearing in the serials Naagini and Preethi Endarenu, and he won the celebrity edition of Dance Karnataka Dance in its first season. His move to the big screen paid off with Dia in 2020, a romantic drama that won praise from critics. He then stepped into Telugu films with Mugguru Monagallu in 2021, and in 2023 he took a supporting part in Dasara, a major box office success. He followed this with KTM and Blink in 2024, and with Touch Me Not and The Girlfriend in 2025. His 2026 films include Sri Sri, Shabara, Bail, KJQ and Video, which he also produced. Shetty is known for his background in dance and for moving easily between Kannada and Telugu work. Along with his SIIMA win, his Dasara role was nominated for the Filmfare Award South for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu in 2023, and Dia brought him a SIIMA nomination in the Kannada section in 2020.