Dayanand Shetty

Dayanand Shetty
Born	11 December 1969 (1969-12-11) (age 41) Katapadi, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present

Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty (Tulu:ದಯಾನಂದ್ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ) is an Indian film and television actor. He has played Senior Inspector Daya in the Indian television series C.I.D. since 1998.^[1]

Personal life

Dayanand Shetty was born on 11 December 1969, in a Tulu 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.

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.^[2]

Filmography

• Johnny Gaddaar as Shiva (2007)

• Runway as Inspector (2009)

Television

• C.I.D as Daya (Senior Inspector) (1998–Present)
• C.I.D. Special Bureau as Daya (Senior Inspector)
• Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin - Guest appearance
• Kkusum - Guest appearance
• Deal Ya No Deal - Celeb Guest
• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai - Shivaji Satam's Friend
• Gutur Gu as Harpreet Singh (2010)
• Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa - Contestant
• x-factor - guest
• entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega-guest
• sa re ga ma pa-guest

References

1. ^ Daya Shetty at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ http://www.india-forums.com/celebrity/143/dayanand-shetty/biography/

External links

• Daya Shetty at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Shetty, Dayanand
Alternative names	daya insp daya
Short description	works in cid television series 1998 present as sn snr insp
Date of birth	11th December 1965
Place of birth	katapadi village,udipi district,karnataka
Date of death
Place of death