Dinesh Mangaluru

Dinesh Mangaluru

Dinesh Mangaluru is an Indian film actor and art director, who is known for his works in the Kannada film industry.

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1

Performing Members

7

Off Stage Members

60-90

mins of stage time

Nationwide

can travel

Hindi

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Dinesh Mangaluru is an Indian film actor and art director, who is known for his works in the Kannada film industry. He came into the limelight with the popular pan-India film sequels K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) in which he played the role of Shetty.His film debut, Aasphota (1988), is a political drama film, which bagged various accolades including the Best Film award at the 36th Filmfare Awards South.After making his debut in Sandalwood, he made an appearance in the Kannada films Nagamandala (1996), Z (1999), and Smile (1999).In 2007, he played the role of Seetharam Shetty in the Kannada crime drama film Aa Dinagalu. The central character of the film, Chetan, is a business magnate who struggles to protect his girlfriend, Mallika, from an underworld don named Kotwal Ramachandra. The don is hired by Chetans conspiring father to get rid of Mallika. Seetharam Shetty is the right hand of Kotwal in the film. Aa Dinagalu (2007).Dinesh Mangaluru appeared in the Kannada biographical film Attahasa in which he played the role of Minister Nagappa. The film is based on Veerappan, a forest brigand who was notorious for kidnapping politicians for ransom. Minister Nagappa was one of the politicians who were abducted by Veerappan. Attahasa (2013).In 2014, he starred in the Kannada neo-noir crime drama anthology film Ulidavaru Kandanthe as a local gangster-cum-businessman named Shankar Poojary. Dinesh Mangaluru as Shankar Poojary in Ulidavaru Kandathe (2014).In the Kannada action thriller film Rana Vikrama (2015), Dinesh Mangaluru played the role of Kulkarni, an MLA of Maharashtras ruling party. Dinesh Mangaluru as Kulkarni in Rana Vikrama (2015).Other acting credits under his belt include the Kannada films Ricky (2016) and Kirik Party (2016).He gained popularity when he played the role of Shetty in the pan-India period action film sequels K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022). The film series focuses on Rocky, a high-ranking assassin in Mumbai, who was born in poverty. In the film, Rocky, while seeking power and wealth, arrives in Bombay as a child, where he works for the prominent gold smuggler Shetty. A still from the film in K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) featuring Dinesh Mangaluru as Shetty.Later, he featured in the Kannada film Senapura in which he shared the screen with his son, Surya Siddhartha. Another film in which the father-son duo starred together is Days of Borapura (2018). Senapura films poster featuring Dinesh Mangaluru.

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