New Kid on the Block - Karthik Shetty to Play Lead in Kannada Movie ‘Yuva’

  •   Mon, Jun 01 2009
  •   by Rons Bantwal

March 4, 2009
Mangalore

Prajwal alias Kartik Shetty, son of Vijay Shetty, resident of Nakre - Kedike, Karkala taluk, is all set to play the lead in Kannada movie ‘Yuva’.

Karthik who attained fame with his debut directorial venture, Marathi movie ‘Bhakti Hich Kari Shakti’, is now headed south armed with training and experience in script writing and movie direction from the metro.
 
Sandalwood director Nagendra Babu known for his romantic movies such as ‘O Gulabi’ and ‘Pallakki’ was in search of a hero to cast in ‘Yuva’ when he came across Karthik, who is also a distant relative of Kannada music director Gurukiran. 

Karthik is also a disciple of Yajnesh Shetty, stuntman for the Kannada movie ‘Cheeta’.  Karthik has a lot of acting experience as he has been performing in Hindi, Marathi, and Tulu plays from his childhood.  He has also bagged the ‘best child actor’ award. 

Karthik pursued courses in script writing and direction soon after dropping out during his higher secondary course.

Karthik had cast Ashok Saraf and other leading actors in his Marathi movie. Although Karthik had plans to continue being mentored by national award winning director Mahesh Manjrekar, he decided to explore major breaks in sandalwood as envisioned by Gurukiran and Yajnesh Shetty. 
 
‘Yuva’ has Telugu actor Madhu Sharma in the female lead and will feature mega stunts performed by Karthik and others under the guidance of Yajnesh Shetty.
 
Karthik has managed to attain fluency in Kannada just in two months after being tutored in the language so as to make his character in the movie appear genuine. He said that the fact that his mother is fluent in Kannada, helped him pick up the language faster.

Karthik is also into martial arts and has a black belt. He has also trained in western dance, and is also into horse-riding. 
 
Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover will be the villain in ‘Yuva’ and Saroj Khan is the choreographer.

Karthik has now pinned his hopes on ‘Yuva’ becoming a box office hit and helping him carve a niche for himself in Kannada movies as an action hero.

by Rons Bantwal
To submit your article / poem / short story to Daijiworld, please email it to news@daijiworld.com mentioning 'Article/poem submission for daijiworld' in the subject line. Please note the following:

  • The article / poem / short story should be original and previously unpublished in other websites except in the personal blog of the author. We will cross-check the originality of the article, and if found to be copied from another source in whole or in parts without appropriate acknowledgment, the submission will be rejected.
  • The author of the poem / article / short story should include a brief self-introduction limited to 500 characters and his/her recent picture (optional). Pictures relevant to the article may also be sent (optional), provided they are not bound by copyright. Travelogues should be sent along with relevant pictures not sourced from the Internet. Travelogues without relevant pictures will be rejected.
  • In case of a short story / article, the write-up should be at least one-and-a-half pages in word document in Times New Roman font 12 (or, about 700-800 words). Contributors are requested to keep their write-ups limited to a maximum of four pages. Longer write-ups may be sent in parts to publish in installments. Each installment should be sent within a week of the previous installment. A single poem sent for publication should be at least 3/4th of a page in length. Multiple short poems may be submitted for single publication.
  • All submissions should be in Microsoft Word format or text file. Pictures should not be larger than 1000 pixels in width, and of good resolution. Pictures should be attached separately in the mail and may be numbered if the author wants them to be placed in order.
  • Submission of the article / poem / short story does not automatically entail that it would be published. Daijiworld editors will examine each submission and decide on its acceptance/rejection purely based on merit.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to edit the submission if necessary for grammar and spelling, without compromising on the author's tone and message.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to reject submissions without prior notice. Mails/calls on the status of the submission will not be entertained. Contributors are requested to be patient.
  • The article / poem / short story should not be targeted directly or indirectly at any individual/group/community. Daijiworld will not assume responsibility for factual errors in the submission.
  • Once accepted, the article / poem / short story will be published as and when we have space. Publication may take up to four weeks from the date of submission of the write-up, depending on the number of submissions we receive. No author will be published twice in succession or twice within a fortnight.
  • Time-bound articles (example, on Mother's Day) should be sent at least a week in advance. Please specify the occasion as well as the date on which you would like it published while sending the write-up.

Comment on this article

  • PRAKASH.D.SHETTY, MUMBAI

    Fri, Aug 21 2009

    KAARTIK- YOU MADE US ALL PROUD... at ... CHANDRAPRAKASHTHEATRES...MUMBAI... CONGRATULATIONS!!! ROCK THE KANNADA FILM INDUSTRY... WE ARE ALL THERE...OUR BEST WISHES TO A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD...... PRAKASH.D.SHETTY,DAYANAND SHETTY, HARISH VASU SHETTY,CHANDRASHEKAR SHETTY & ALL AT OUR THEATRE GROUP

  • CONGRATULATIONS!!!, KUWAIT

    Sat, Jun 27 2009

    Shettre good luck you do your good work we are all there beside you go ahed............... god bless you prashanth kumar shetty salmiya kuwait

  • sadanand S shetty, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Thu, Jun 25 2009

    wish you great success in your filmy line and life, Our best wishes are with you. Give the best for your films and also i wish to pls come Hollywood and Bollywood, BEST OF LUCK

  • Manoj S Shetty, Nakre / Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 05 2009

    Congratulations Prajwal (Kaarthik) Shetty.. You made us proud... All the best and have a great future ahead.

  • Shiva Shetty, Kateel, AHU

    Thu, Mar 05 2009

    Congratss Bro ... rock the Kannada Movie Industry !

  • Ravindra Ullal, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 05 2009

    All the best Kartik

  • Jacintha Fernandes, Nakre/Abudhabi

    Thu, Mar 05 2009

    We are very proud of you Karthik.All the best for your future film.

  • denzil dmello, bantwal

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Congrats Karthik. Wish you all success in  your upcoming filmy life .

  • hiyazuddin, jubail

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Congrats Karthik . God bless you

  • Sydney & Joshna, Nakre, Dubai

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Congratulations Karthik, wish you all the best for your future film YUVA and many more to come.

  • PRAKASH FERNANDES, UPPUNDA/BYNDOOR

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    I WISH GOOD LUCK IN FILMY LIFE

  • Lavita, Anita, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Congratulations Mr.Shetty...... I wish u great success in ur filmy life.

  • Gunapal Shetty, sankalakariya/saudi arabia

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Best of luck

  • Wilson D' Souza, Belthangady / Dubai

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    CONGRATULATIONS!MR.KARTHIK & GOOD LUCK FOR FILMY FUTURE. GOD BLESS.

  • zaki, attur karkala

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    I wish you great success in your filmy line and life, Our best wishes are with you. Give the best for your films.

  • LAWRENCE ALMEIDA, NAKRE/DUBAI

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Dear Karhik Congratulations and best of luck in your film industry. MR. LAWRENCE ALMEIDA, NAKRE

  • Roshan D'costa, Moodbidri/Abudhabi

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Best of luck Mr.shetty, wish you good success!!

  • ROSINA M TELLIS, DUBAI/ MANGALORE

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! KARTHIK. BEST OF LUCK FILMY FUTURE

  • zakheer.h, managlore/dubai

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    I wish you great success in your filmy line and life,  Our best wishes are with you. Give the best for your films.

  • Nash, MANIPAL, Bahrain

    Wed, Mar 04 2009

    Congrats Karthik. Wish you good luck and good future in Film Industry.


Leave a Comment

Title: New Kid on the Block - Karthik Shetty to Play Lead in Kannada Movie ‘Yuva’



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.