Dayanand Shetty
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Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty (Tulu
:ದಯಾನಂದ್ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ) is an India
n film and television actor. He has played Senior Inspector Daya in the Indian television series C.I.D. since 1998.
speaking Bunt
family in Katapadi village of Udupi district
of Karnataka
in India
. He obtained a B.Com degree from Rizvi College, Bandra. He is married to Smitha Shetty and has a daughter, Viva. His father's name is Chandrashekhar Shetty & his mother's name is Uma Shetty. He has 2 sisters - elder Naina Shetty and younger Sandhya Rai. Sister Naina has one son Karthik, and Sandhya has a daughter Rhea.
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
:ದಯಾನಂದ್ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film and television actor. He has played Senior Inspector Daya in the Indian television series C.I.D. since 1998.
Personal life
Dayanand Shetty was born on 11 December 1969, in a TuluTulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
speaking Bunt
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
family in Katapadi village of Udupi district
Udupi district
Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He obtained a B.Com degree from Rizvi College, Bandra. He is married to Smitha Shetty and has a daughter, Viva. His father's name is Chandrashekhar Shetty & his mother's name is Uma Shetty. He has 2 sisters - elder Naina Shetty and younger Sandhya Rai. Sister Naina has one son Karthik, and Sandhya has a daughter Rhea.
Career
He began as a sportsman, but turned to acting after a leg injury. He was a shotput and discus thrower, which won him many prizes in these sports. He was the champion of discus throw from State Maharastra in 1994. He started working in C.I.D TV series from 1998.Filmography
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