Rishab Shetty is an Indian actor, director and producer who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He holds a diploma in film direction from the Government Film and TV Institute in Bangalore.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 7, 1983 (43)
- Kundapura, Karnataka, India
- Actor, director, writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Rishab Shetty's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Lunatic in Katha Sangama (2019)
- Heroas Shiva in Kantara (2022)
- Heroas Kaadubettu Shiva in Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rishab Shetty's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Rishab Shetty's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Laughing Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Shivamma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Kantara(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Harikathe Alla Girikathe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Mishan Impossible(2022)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
SriKrishna@gmail.com (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Pedro(2021)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Rudraprayag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Avane Srimannarayana(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Katha Sangama(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Bell Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Kirik Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ricky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Ulidavaru Kandanthe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Tuglak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bell Bottom 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Jai Hanuman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Kantara: Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Randamoozham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Rishab Shetty Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 21 of them dated from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2025.
Biggest box office
Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025)
Highest rated
Kantara (2022)
Most popular right now
Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025)
Film career
Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2013Screen debut· Lucia
- 2022First top-billed film· Kantara
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Rishab Shetty's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Rishab Shetty work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rishab Shetty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raj B. Shetty shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Raj B. ShettyShared titles: Kantara (2022), Pedro (2021), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Raj B. Shetty
- Chandrajith BelliappaShared titles: Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Chandrajith Belliappa
Actors
- Pramod ShettyShared titles: Kantara (2022), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Pramod Shetty
- Achyuth KumarShared titles: Kantara (2022), Avane Srimannarayana (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Achyuth Kumar
- Kishore Kumar G.Shared titles: Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kishore Kumar G.
- Balaji ManoharShared titles: Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Balaji Manohar
Composers and cinematographers
- Arvind KashyapShared titles: Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025), Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Arvind Kashyap
- B. Ajaneesh LoknathShared titles: Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025), Kantara (2022), Avane Srimannarayana (2019)See all 3 shared titles with B. Ajaneesh Loknath
- Deepak YarageraShared titles: Mishan Impossible (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Deepak Yaragera
Producers
- Chaluve GowdaShared titles: Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025), Kantara (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Chaluve Gowda
- Vijay KiragandurShared titles: Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 (2025), Kantara (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Vijay Kiragandur
Mixed roles
- Anirudh MaheshShared titles: Kantara (2022), Avane Srimannarayana (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Anirudh Mahesh