Rakesh Adiga

Rakesh Adiga
Born (1986-06-07) 7 June 1986
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
EducationCarmel English School, Padmanabhanagar
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Rakesh Adiga (born 7 June 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Kannada film industry. Rakesh Adiga is a Bigg Boss Kannada Runner Up in the Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9). He was introduced to the film industry through the film Jhoshh in 2009.[1] He attended high school in Janaseva Vidya Kendra residential school, Bangalore. He is also the first Kannada rapper, he started a Kannada hip-hop band with a few of his friends, which was produced by Suraj Sarja, called "Urban Lads". He also participated in Bigg Boss Kannada OTT SO1 and became 1st runner up after Roopesh Shetty and got directly selected to Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9)

Acting career

Rakesh got his first break in his debut film Jhossh, which released in 2009.[2] The film went on to become one of the top grossers of that year and earned him good recognition. He also won Best debut actor award for Asianet Suvarna for that year. This was followed by a brief break. In 2010, he starred in a romantic film Mandahasa, which underwent much delay in release. He was next noted in Alemari (2011), where he played a villain role. He was also seen in Manasology in the same year. Subsequently, he starred as a lead actor in Parie (2012), which boasted of big names associated with it. However, the film was a failure at the box office.[3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009JhosshRocky / RakeshWinner, Suvarna Film Award for Best Debut Actor
2011ManasologyManas
2012AlemariNimhans Suri
ParieBharadwaj
Yaare KoogadaliSpecial Appearance
2013Nanda GokulaMurari
MandahasaAditya
2014Karnataka Ayodhyapuram
2015Kotigond Love StoryRakesh
PreethiyindaKarthik
DoveKumar
2016Mandya to MumbaiGanesh
2018Raja Loves RadheRocky
2019Night Out N/aDirector[4]
2024Maryade PrashneSuri
2025Naanu Matthu Gunda 2Shankara
2026Landlord
TBANotorious †Delayed[5]
As playback singer

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2022Bigg Boss KannadaContestant Runner-up; season 9
Bigg Boss OTTContestant

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Rakesh Adiga!! – Sandalwood News & Gossips". Bharatstudent.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Band of boys of Kannada films". Rediff. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rakesh Adiga: I want to play tough roles". Rediff. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Night Out Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Night Out by Times of India".
  5. ↑ "Will Notorious make Rakesh Adiga famous? – Times of India". The Times of India.
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