▁K umar ▁attended ▁the ▁G ov t . ▁Lower ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Ch itt att uk ara ▁North ▁Par av ur ; ▁went ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁G ov t . ▁Boys ▁High ▁School , ▁North ▁Par av ur ; ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁pre - deg ree ▁education ▁at ▁S ree ▁Nar ay ana ▁Mang al am ▁College ▁Mal y ank ara , ▁Mo oth ak unn am . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁but ▁later ▁took ▁up ▁m im ic ry . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁from ▁Mah ar aj as ▁College , ▁Er nak ul am ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁university ' s ▁M im ic ry ▁title ▁thr ice . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁stage ▁career ▁at ▁C och in ▁Kal ab hav an . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁perform er ▁in ▁Com icola , ▁a ▁comedy ▁program ▁on ▁Asian et . ▁For ▁about ▁four ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁professional ▁drama ▁in ▁Ar ath i ▁The at res , ▁C och in . ▁ ▁Career ▁K umar ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁host ▁for ▁a ▁comedy ▁programme ▁on ▁a ▁private ▁Mal ay al am ▁television ▁channel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁his ▁break through ▁in ▁cinema ▁came ▁with ▁Is ht aman u ▁No or uv att am , ▁a ▁family ▁drama ▁directed ▁by ▁Sid h ik ▁Sh ame er . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Kam al ▁movie ▁Per um az h ak kal