Dheekshith Shetty: From Dia's lover boy Rohit to Dasara's raw and  massy Suri 

Team OTTplay

March 30, 2023

From TV to the big screen

Dheekshith debuted on TV in 2016, but began to be noticed for Naagini - a show he did for four years

The tragic love story Dia

Dheekshith played one of two leading men in KS Ashoka's Dia. The film released only days before the first Covid-19 lockdown

Dheekshith wins hearts

As Rohit, Dheekshith received a lot of love, but mostly after the film came on OTT

Broadening horizons

While he signed up for multiple Kannada films thereafter, none have come out since. Meanwhile, his career in Tollywood took off

Destination Dasara

Dheekshith was noticed by the assistant directors on a film called Meet Cute, which was produced by Nani

Getting to be Suri

Dheekshith was referred for Dasara by the ADs, after original choice Roshan Mathew had scheduling issues

Dharani's right-hand man

As Suri, Dheekshith has got one of his career best roles in Telugu cinema. He plays Nani's friend and has ample screen space

Dasara in theatres now

The pan-India film releases in theatres on March 30 to positive reviews

Praise galore for Suri

Netizens have been raving about his "bone-chilling performance" and "Intense emotive eyes"

Image makeover

Dheekshith has said that he chose to play Suri to breakaway from the lover-boy image and do varied roles