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Naveen Shankar (born 25 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Kannada cinema. Naveen made his feature film debut with Gultoo in 2018. He is known for his performance in Hondisi Bareyiri, Gurudev Hoysala and .
In 2018, Shankar made his acting debut in Janardhan Chikkanna's cybercrime thriller Gultoo. The movie opened to positive reviews and Naveen's acting performance was praised.
He then took his time to sign his next film. Finally, Shankar was cast as lead actor for the role of an MMA boxer in the crime drama film Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage. The film's title is inspired from the folk song "Punyakoti". The film was launched in 2019 but completed shooting in 2021 after long delays and released in November 2022. The film opened to positive to mixed reviews, however his acting was praised. In 2023, he had four films starting with Hondisi Bareyiri which opened to positive reviews, Shankar received praise from critics and audience for his role. He was then seen playing antagonist role in the movie Gurudev Hoysala. His performance was once again appreciated along with the film, but the film ended as an average farer at the box office. His net was Kshetrapathi alongside Archana Jois directed by Debutant Srikanth where he portrayed a young Graduate fighting the system, though the film received mixed reviews, his performance was once again appreciated. He then ended his year with the Prashanth Neel directorial which also marked his Telugu debut.
In June 2023, KRG Studios announced Kirket 11 with Naveen and Danish Sait. Directed by Suman Kumar, who co-wrote The Family Man and Farzi.
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| Gultoo | ||||
| Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage | ||||
| 2023 | Hondisi Bareyiri | |||
| Gurudev Hoysala | ||||
| Kshetrapati | ||||
| Pandith | Telugu film | |||
| 2025 | Nodidavaru Enanthare | Siddharth | ||
| Kiriket 11† | ||||
| Moolathaha Nammavare† | ||||
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