Shine Shetty (born Shine Sharaschandra Shetty) is a Kannada film and television actor, singer, and host born on 4 April 1991 in Kundapura, a coastal town in Udupi district, Karnataka. He is the son of Sharaschandra Shetty and Indira Shetty, and has a younger brother, Varun Shetty. He pursued a BBM degree from RPD College, Mangalore, where he also anchored local cultural events. Passionate about acting, he left his studies midway, moved to Mumbai to complete an acting course, and returned to Karnataka to audition for TV serials. He won the Mr. Mangalore 2013 beauty pageant and gained his first television recognition in the Kannada serial Lakshmi Baramma (2013). His breakthrough came with the lead role in Meera Madhava (2014), which made him a household name. He made his film debut in the Tulu-language film Kudla Café (2016) and appeared in Kannada films including Asthitva (2016) and Gvana Yajna (2018). He participated in the singing reality show Star Singer (2015), mentored by singer Vijay Prakash. He also co-directed the Tulu film Girgit (2019) and hosted Kannada TV shows including Dance Mummy Dance. He founded Galli Kitchen, a cloud kitchen food business, in 2019. He later appeared in S.S. Rajamouli's blockbuster Kantara (2022) in a cameo role, and subsequently starred in Bera (2023) and Mafia (2024). In October 2019, he entered Bigg Boss Kannada Season 7 as the 17th contestant. His close bond with co-contestant Deepika Das was one of the season's defining storylines. After 112 days and 23 nominations survived, he won the title on 2 February 2020, defeating Kuri Prathap and Vasuki Vaibhav. He took home a trophy, ₹50 lakh in prize money (with additional ₹11 lakh from sponsors), and a Tata Altroz car — the largest prize in the show's history at that point.

Kannada serial Meera Madhava (2014); Tulu film Kudla Cafe (2016); roles in Kannada films Asthitva (2016) and Gvana Yajna (2018); Kantara (2022, cameo); Mr. Mangalore 2013 title; Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 7 (2020).

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