Kishore (actor, born 1974)
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Kishore | |
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 Kishore at Yaarivan Audio Launch | |
| Born | Kishore Kumar G 14 August 1974 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Relatives | D. R. Nagaraj (uncle) |
Kishore Kumar G (born 14 August 1974),[1][2] credited as Kishore, is an Indian film actor, born in Karnataka who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema.
Early life
Kishore was a student of (AU) National College, Bangalore, where he started off with theatre doing plays in Kannada such as Teregalu and Samrata Ashoka.[2] He then did his masters in Kannada literature from Bangalore University. He took up teaching in a college in Bangalore[3] where he worked for two years and then as a part-time fashion designer worked under fashion designer Vidyasagar, a professor from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He is also a nephew of a famous Indian cultural critic D. R. Nagaraj
Career
Kishore made his film debut in the 2004 Kannada film Kanti, acting as Byaadara Beera. He got a role in the film after having been identified initially to design costumes for the film and eventually went on to win a State award for his role in it.[3] For his role in the film Raakshasa, he won the Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3] He played a tough elder brother of heroines in Akash and Kallarali Hoovagi. He was approached by director Vetrimaaran to work in Desiya Nedunchalai, as he was looking for an actor who could speak Tamil with a Kannada accent. The film was dropped, but he got a chance to act in Polladhavan. The film was a major success at the box office. His other roles include a no non-sense cop in Duniya, a Kabaddi coach in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and a forest brigand Veerappan in the 2013 film Attahasa.[4][5] In the same year, he appeared in a low-budget film Jatta in which played the role of a forest guard. In 2013 he was also in the Tamil films Haridas as a police officer raising his autistic kid and makes him an athlete and Arrambam (2013) where he also played a cop.
In 2014, he appeared in Ulidavaru Kandanthe, playing the role of Munna, another role that won him praise[vague] from critics.[6]
In 2015, Kishore got his Tamil movie Thilagar released. Kishore's acting in the movie was praised[vague] by critics though the movie was not very successful at the box office.[7]
In Echcharikkai (2018), Kishore plays the role of a crook who kidnaps a girl for money along with a fellow crook.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kanti | Beera | Kannada | Karnataka state award for best supporting actor (for Kanti and Rakshasa) | |
| 2005 | Akash | ||||
| Deadly Soma | |||||
| Rakshasa | Shabir | ||||
| 2006 | Happy | ACP Rathnam | Telugu | ||
| Kannadada Kanda | Kannada | ||||
| Kallarali Hoovagi | |||||
| 2007 | Polladhavan | Selvam | Tamil | Vijay Award for best villain | |
| Geleya | Don Bhandari | Kannada | |||
| Kshana Kshana | Kishore | ||||
| Duniya | |||||
| 2008 | Gooli | ||||
| Inthi Ninna Preethiya | Kishore | Kannada | |||
| Jayamkondaan | Guna | Tamil | |||
| Silambattam | Duraisingham | ||||
| Akka Thangi | Huliyappa | Kannada | |||
| 2009 | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | Souda Muthu | Tamil | ||
| Birugaali | Inspector | Kannada | |||
| Thoranai | Guru | Tamil | |||
| Pistha | Rambabu | Telugu | |||
| Muthirai | Commissioner | Tamil | |||
| Bheemli Kabadi Jattu | Kabaddi coach | Telugu | |||
| Kabaddi | Beeresh | Kannada | |||
| 2010 | Porkkalam | Karnan | Tamil | ||
| Bayam Ariyaan | Mithran | ||||
| Vamsam | Rathinam | ||||
| Huli | Chandappa Huliyal | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Kallara Santhe | ||||
| Birugalli | |||||
| Aadukalam | Dorai | Tamil | |||
| Mudhal Idam | Karuppu Balu | ||||
| 9 To 12 | Munna | Kannada | |||
| 2012 | Bhagirathi | Maadevaraya | |||
| Dammu | Chandravanshi King's second son | Telugu | |||
| Thiruvambadi Thamban | Shakthivel | Malayalam | |||
| Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Telugu | ||||
| 2013 | Vana Yuddham | Veerappan | Tamil | ||
| Attahasa | Kannada | ||||
| Haridas | Sivadas | Tamil | Nominated for Best Actor ( Vijay Award) | ||
| Dalam | Shatruvu | Telugu | |||
| Ponmaalai Pozhudhu | Tamil | ||||
| Jatta | Jatta | Kannada | |||
| Arrambam | Prakash | Tamil | |||
| 2014 | Karthikeya | Rajesh | Telugu | ||
| Ulidavaru Kandanthe | Munna | Kannada | |||
| Rowdy | Bhushan | Telugu | |||
| Chandamama Kathalu | Sarathi | ||||
| Dalam | Satruvu | Telugu | |||
| 2015 | Thilagar | Bose Pandian | Tamil | ||
| Acha Dhin | Antony Issac | Malayalam | |||
| Vascodigama | Vasu D. Gamanahalli "Vascodigama" | Kannada | |||
| Thoongaa Vanam | Dhiraviyam | Tamil | |||
| Cheekati Rajyam | Dhiraviyam | Telugu | |||
| Octopus | Yashwanth | Kannada | |||
| 2016 | Visaranai | Auditor K.K. | Tamil | ||
| Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Kaale Gowda | Kannada | |||
| Bheeshma | |||||
| Kabali | Veerasekaran | Tamil | |||
| Rekka | Selvam | ||||
| Pulimurugan | R. Krishna "R. K" Kumar, Forest Ranger | Malayalam | |||
| Ilami | King | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| 2017 | Nisabdham | A.C.P. Parvez Ahmed My Son Is Gay | |||
| Veedevadu | Prakash Varma | Telugu | |||
| Yaar Ivan | Prakash | Tamil | |||
| PSV Garuda Vega | George | Telugu | |||
| Kalathur Gramam | Kedathirukka | Tamil | |||
| Kalki | Kishore | Short film | |||
| My Son Is Gay | Gopi | ||||
| 2018 | Kadikara Manithargal | Maran | |||
| Echcharikkai | David | ||||
| Vada Chennai | Senthil | ||||
| 2019 | Mikhael | N.Sreenivasan | Malayalam | ||
| Udgharsha | Menon | Kannada | |||
| House Owner | Col. P. K. Vasudevan | Tamil | |||
| Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 | Savadamuthu | ||||
| Dorasaani | Communist head | Telugu | |||
| Devaki | Inspector | Kannada | |||
| Nanna Prakara | Ashok | Kannada | |||
| Katha Sangama | Father | Kannada | |||
| Mei | Muthukrishnan | Tamil | |||
| Jada | Sethu | Tamil | |||
| Arjun Suravaram | Police Officer | Telugu | |||
| Venky Mama | Major Anwar Sadat | Telugu | |||
| Chambal | Kannada | ||||
| 2020 | Shivarjuna | Kannada | |||
| Thundhaiklu Saavasa | Kannada | ||||
| 2021 | Ponniyin Selvan | TBA | Tamil | ||
| Maara | David | Amazon Prime Tamil Film |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Network | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | High Priestess | Vikram | Zee5 | Telugu | [9] |
| 2019 | The Family Man | Imran Pasha | Amazon Prime | Hindi | [10] |
| 2020 | She | Nayak | Netflix | Hindi | [11] |
| 2020 | Addham | Ram | Aha | Telugu | [12] |
References
- ^ "Kishore celebrates his birthday today". The Times of India. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b "From professor to bandit". The Hindu. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Meet the actor who plays Veerappan in Attahasa". Rediff. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Kannada Review: 'Attahasa' is a technically brilliant biopic of Veerappan". ibnlive.in. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Attahasa (Kannada)". The Indian Express. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Movie review: Ulidavaru Kandante". Bangalore Mirror. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Thilagar Movie review". "Times of India". 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Echarikkai- Ithu Manithargal Nadamaadum Idam review". Sify.
- ^ "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". gulfnews.com.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee plays James Bond from Chembur in The Family Man, say directors Raj and DK". Firstpost. IANS. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "She Web Series Review Netflix Series | A Perfect Review". 23 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Addham movie review: Well-intentioned Telugu anthology that offers a nuanced take on morality - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 October 2020.