Naveen Shankar (born 25 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Kannada cinema.
[2] Shankar began working as a film journalist for a local news channel after dropping out from engineering studies in 2009.
[7] Finally, Shankar was cast as lead actor for the role of an MMA boxer in the crime drama film Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage.
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.
[13][14] 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.