By Abhijith Kolpe
Mangaluru, March 1, 2016: Every individual has a hidden talent which needs the right platform to showcase it. Avinash Shetty is one such talent who has got the exposure and is today inching himself towards fame in the showbiz world.
Hailing from Suratkal, Avinash is the son of Sukanya and Sridhar Shetty. As a little boy, Avinash had little interest in studies and was more inclined towards entertainment activities. True to his interest he entered the glitzy glamour world with a breakthrough in 2006 for a coke commercial and for MRF Tyre in 2009.
Avinash strongly believes that style is defined not by what one wears but depends on one’s overall attitude and how one present’s oneself. Winning the Mr Mangalore Title in 2007 paved way for his entry to the fashion world and the stylish Hunk also won Model Hunt contest in 2012. He eventually won the Mr South India title in Chennai where producer Sudesh Shetty who saw the talent in the youngster offered him a role in his Kannada movie ’Challa Pilli’ directed by Sai Krishna.
However, Avinash feels his biggest break was a role in ’Power Star’ alongside Punith Rajkumar. He also plays cop in the movie ’Jai Tulunad’ and his upcoming Kannada movie ’Badmaash" is set for release in March. Avi is also all set to make his debut in an untitled Telugu movie where he plays a role of a boxer. The talented youngster is sure to make waves in the big screen.