Dheekshith Shetty Makes His First Step into Kollywood Industry

Change and exploration are the inevitable process in every actor/actress’ life, and it is something which is loved by most of them. Dheekshith Shetty, the Kundapura young man with a sack of dreams to achieve it on the silver screen pitched himself initially in a serial ‘Preethi Endarenu’, ‘Sakshi’ in 2016. His impressive acting captivated the makers of ‘Naagini’ and he was roped into the long-running soap opera in the same year as the male lead. This helped him to reach every household easily which is followed by his participation in ‘Dance Karnataka Dance’. His soulful efforts reflected on the small screen with back to back success.

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In 2020, he made the official entry into the Sandalwood Industry as a promising actor in a coming of age romantic movie ‘Dia’. The pandemic really aided and he became a popular face among the young audience across the states via ott platforms. Dheekshith then ventured into the Tollywood industry in 2021 through the comedy thriller movie ‘Muggurullu Monagallu’, ‘The Rose Villa’ (2021). 

The massive trailblazing hit of ‘Dasara’, 2023 period action drama starring Nani, Keerthy Suresh alongside transformed him as an overnight sensation across all the four South Indian states and even the whole nation. This marked the arrival of a new star into the cinematic powerhouse. As per the available information he is debuting into the Malayalam Film Industry and the movie has been titled as ‘Oppees’. 

Dazzling Beginning in Kollywood 

Today, actor Dheekshith has shared the pictures of the puja ceremony of his debut movie as lead in Tamil held in Malaysia, which is confirmed by his caption stating “Stepping into a new industry”. Those pictures showcase pivotal crew members of this upcoming untitled Tamil movie. The following are the official cast and crew of this movie.