Rakesh Adiga

Rakesh Adiga (born 7 June 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Kannada film industry. Rakesh Adiga is a Bigg Boss Kannada Runner Up in the Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9). He was introduced to the film industry through the film Jhoshh in 2009. He attended high school in Janaseva Vidya Kendra residential school, Bangalore. He is also the first Kannada rapper, he started a Kannada hip-hop band with a few of his friends, which was produced by Suraj Sarja, called "Urban Lads". He also participated in Bigg Boss Kannada OTT SO1 and became 1st runner up after Roopesh Shetty and got directly selected to Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9)

Acting career Rakesh got his first break in his debut film Jhossh, which released in 2009. The film went on to become one of the top grossers of that year and earned him good recognition. He also won Best debut actor award for Asianet Suvarna for that year. This was followed by a brief break. In 2010, he starred in a romantic film Mandahasa, which underwent much delay in release. He was next noted in Alemari (2011), where he played a villain role. He was also seen in Manasology in the same year. Subsequently, he starred as a lead actor in Parie (2012), which boasted of big names associated with it. However, the film was a failure at the box office.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2009 Jhossh Rocky / Rakesh Winner, Suvarna Film Award for Best Debut Actor 2011 Manasology Manas 2012 Alemari Nimhans Suri Parie Bharadwaj Yaare Koogadali Special Appearance 2013 Nanda Gokula Murari Mandahasa Aditya 2014 Karnataka Ayodhyapuram 2015 Kotigond Love Story Rakesh Preethiyinda Karthik Dove Kumar 2016 Mandya to Mumbai Ganesh 2018 Raja Loves Radhe Rocky 2019 Night Out Director 2024 Maryade Prashne Suri 2025 Naanu Matthu Gunda 2 Shankara 2026 Landlord Delayed

As playback singer Dosti (2014)

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