Raj Deepak Shetty Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other name	Deepak Shetty [1]Instagram - Deepak Shetty
Nickname(s)	RDS [2]Facebook – Raj Deepak Shetty
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper (dyed black)
Career
Debut	TV (Kannada): Kadambari (2005) aired on Udaya TV Film (Kannada): Srikanta (2017) as Satyamurthy Film (Telugu): iSmart Shankar (2019) as Devendra Film (Tamil): Battery (2022) as Ammu Abhirami Web Series (Telugu): Gods of Dharmapuri (also known as G.O.D) (2019) as Prathap Reddy; streamed on Zee5
Awards	• 2017: Best Villain Award at Star Suvarna Pariwar Awards for the TV show Niharika • 2019: Best Supporting Actor Award for the Kannada film Panchatantra
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 October 1978 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	45 Years
Birthplace	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mangalore, Karnataka
School	Milagres High School, Mangalore (1994)
College/University	St Aloysius College, Mangaluru
Educational Qualification	Graduation (1997) [3]Facebook - Raj Deepak Shetty
Religion/Religious Views	Hinduism [4]Instagram – Deepak Shetty
Caste	Bunt [5]Facebook – Raj Deepak Shetty
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [6]Facebook - Raj Deepak Shetty
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sonia Rodrigues (model, show host, and founder of Mangalore Fashion Week)
Engagement Date	17 June 2020
Marriage Date	• 4 May 2020 (court marriage) • 18 October 2020 (They first got married in a temple and then at a church as Sonia follows Christianity)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sonia Rodrigues
Parents	Father- Prem Shetty Mother- Sarala Shetty
Siblings	Sister- Renukasuman Bhandary (works at Canara Bank)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Maruti S-Cross SUV

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.
  

  Raj Deepak Shetty’s childhood picture

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

  Raj Deepak Shetty during his younger days

• 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).
  

  Bharjari

• 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.
  

  Dr 56

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

  A still of Raj Deepak Shetty from the film Hanu Man

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

  Raj Deepak Shetty smoking a cigarette

  

  Raj Deepak Shetty with his beer bottles

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

  Raj Deepak Shetty during his vacation

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

  Raj Deepak Shetty in 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.
  

  Raj Deepak Shetty with a cat