Famous people from Banjara Community- Yethiraj South Indian film actor

Yethiraj is a South Indian film actor who has acted in more than 100 Kannada movies and has recently ventured into Tamil movies too. Coming from a humble family of agriculturists,  in Anekal taluk, Yethiraj acted in big roles early in his career. The first noticeable role was in Prem directed Jogi. Though his role of an inspector was just three minutes long, he made a mark and the film became a big hit. The real breakthrough and career turn was in My Autograph. The Sudeep-directed film got Yethiraj instant recognition and a flood of offers. His most noticeable roles include in films like Mussanje Maatu, Akka Tangi, Crazy Star and Dandupalya,  Bachchan , Just Maath Maathalli and My Autograph  He also acted in offbeat films like Janapada and Bannada Kode. He also played the lead in the film Kotlalappo Kai.

His Tamil debut is Thanikattu Raja, starring Arya and directed by Raghavan. Yethiraj plays a cop with negative shades. Yethiraj acted in the Kannada film Mr Mommaga directed by Raghavan. The director was impressed enough to promise him a role in his Tamil film. The call came soon after. The actor has taken the offer seriously. 'I can speak decent Tamil that is enough if you want to speak to someone who knows Tamil in Bengaluru,' he says. But in the last one month he has immersed himself into speaking Tamil like a native.