An alumnus of prestigious institutes like Neenasam (Karnataka) and the National School of Drama (New Delhi), Yashwant Shetty is an actor who works primarily in the Kannada film industry. He made his feature film debut with Jwalantham (2015), and has since appeared in movies like Chowka (2018), Samhaara (2018) and KGF: Chapter 1 (2018). Other recent projects include Aadi Lakshmi Purana (2018) and Soojidaara (2019).