Naveen Shankar

Indian actor
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IntroIndian actor
PlacesIndia
isActor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth25 May 1988
Age36 years
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Naveen Shankar (born 25 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Kannada cinema. Naveen made his feature film debut with Gultoo in 2018. He is known for his performance in Hondisi Bareyiri, Gurudev Hoysala and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.

Early life

Naveen Shankar was born on 25 May 1988 in Ilkal, Bagalkot, Karnataka.

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 boxer in the crime drama film Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage. 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 announced movie Kirket 11 with Naveen and Danish Sait. Directed by Suman Kumar, who co-write the The Family Man and Farzi.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2012RamboHenchmanuncredited
2018GultooAlokLead debut
2022Dharani Mandala MadhyadolageAadhi
2023Hondisi BareyiriRanjit
Gurudev HoysalaBali
KshetrapatiBasavaraj Hadimani
Salaar: Part 1 – CeasefirePandithTelugu film
Moolathaha NammavareTBACompleted
2024Kiriket 11TBAFilming
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