Kishore (actor, born 1974)
Introduction '''Kishore Kumar G''' (born 14 August 1975), known mononymously as '''Kishore''', is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in South Indian cinema namely Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He gained popularity for portraying the character of Veerappan in the Kannada film Attahasa in 2013.Recently, he got pan India recognition for his performance in ''The Family Man'', ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'', ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'' and ''Kantara''.
Early life and education Kishore was born on 14 August 1974 in Channapatna, a town in the southern part of India's Karnataka State. His father was a professor and mother, a homemaker. Kishore completed a major part of his schooling in Kunigal, Karnataka, and college education in National College, Bangalore. This was where he started off with theatre doing plays in Kannada such as ''Teregalu'' and ''Samrata Ashoka''. He then did his master's degree in Kannada literature from Bangalore University. He took up teaching in a college in Bangalore where he worked for two years and then as an assistant to fashion designer Vidyasagar, a professor from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). His uncle was cultural critic D. R. Nagaraj. He is married to his college sweetheart Vishalakshi. During this time, he worked as a salesman for newspapers ''Deccan Herald'' and ''Prajavani''.
Acting career Kishore in Echcharikkai (2018)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. For his role in the film ''Raakshasa'', he won the Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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''. 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 from critics.In 2015, Kishore got his Tamil movie ''Thilagar'' released. Kishore's acting in the movie was praised by critics though the movie was not very successful at the box office.In ''Echcharikkai'' (2018), Kishore plays the role of a crook who kidnaps a girl for money along with a fellow crook. He later acted in famous web series "The Family Man Season 1", where he played the role of commando who fights against terrorists.After brief appearances in several movies and series, Kishore had a fantastic 2022 with 2 big releases on the same date. ''Kantara'', which became one of the highest rated Indian films and the third highest grossing Kannada film behind the KGF series. ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'', the other blockbuster movie where he played the antagonist, Ravidhasan. PS1 grossed more than 500 crores at the box office.
Filmography ===Film===+ Year Title Role Language Notes  2004 ''Kanti''  Beera Kannada  Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor(also for ''Rakshasa'')  2005  ''Rakshasa'' Shabbir ''Akash''  Chidanand   ''Siddu''    ''Deadly Soma''   ''Vishnu Sena''    2006 ''Happy''  ACP Rathnam Telugu   ''Shubham''  Kannada     ''Ashoka''     ''Ambi''     ''Gandugali Kumara Rama''    ''Kannadada Kanda''    ''Student''      ''Kallarali Hoovagi''  Mohiddin  2007  ''Duniya''  Umesh Kumar   ''Masti''     ''Kshana Kshana''  Kishore   ''Agrahara''     ''Guna''     ''Geleya''  Don Bhandari  ''Polladhavan''  Selvam  Tamil Vijay Award for Best Villain ''Operation Ankusha''  Kannada   2008''Gooli''  ACP Devaraj   ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya''Kishore ''Zindagi''  Police officer    ''Jayamkondaan'' Guna  Tamil ''Akka Thangi'' Huliyappa  Kannada  ''Silambattam'' Duraisingham  Tamil    2009''Nanda''   Kannada   ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' Souda Muthu  Tamil  ''Birugaali'' Inspector Kannada  ''Baaji''  Abdul Khan   ''Thoranai'' Guru  Tamil   ''Pistha'' Rambabu  Telugu  ''Black''   Kannada   ''Muthirai'' Commissioner  Tamil  ''Kabaddi'' Beeresh Kannada   ''Yaradu''     ''Jeeva''    ''Kallara Santhe''    2010 ''Om Shanti''   Telugu   ''Ugragami''  Kannada  ''Shabari''    ''Porkkalam'' Karnan  Tamil   ''Dildaara''  Kannada   ''Parole''    ''Bayam Ariyaan'' Mithran  Tamil   ''Tharangini''  Kannada   ''Beli Matthu Hola''    ''Haru Hakkiyaneri ''   ''Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'' Kabaddi coach  Telugu ''Vamsam''Rathinam  Tamil  ''Gang Leader''  Kannada  ''Yaksha''   ''Huli'' Chandappa Huliyal    2011 ''Aadukalam'' Dorai  Tamil  ''Bhramara''   Kannada   ''Mudhal Idam'' Karuppu Balu  Tamil  ''9 to 12'' Munna Kannada  ''Nanalla''    2012 ''Dammu''  Chandravanshi King's second son  Telugu  ''Thiruvambadi Thamban'' Shakthivel Malayalam ''Bhagirathi'' Maadevaraya Kannada   ''Shiva''    ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''  Telugu 2013''Attahasa'' Veerappan Kannada  ''Haridas'' Sivadas  Tamil  ''Dalam'' Shatruvu  Telugu  ''Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' Arjun's Father  Tamil  ''Jatta'' Jatta  Kannada ''Arrambam'' Prakash  Tamil  2014''Karthikeya'' Sahadev Telugu  ''Ulidavaru Kandanthe'' MunnaKannada  ''Rowdy'' Bhushan Telugu ''Chandamama Kathalu'' Sarathi ''Dalam'' Satruvu  Telugu  2015''Missed Call''   Kannada  ''Thilagar'' Bose Pandian  Tamil  ''Acha Dhin'' Antony Issac  Malayalam  ''Vascodigama'' Vasu D. Gamanahalli "Vascodigama"  Kannada  ''Calling Bell'' Swamiji  Telugu  ''Thoongaa Vanam'' Dhiraviyam  Tamil   ''Cheekati Rajyam'' Mohan  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   ''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.SreenivasanMalayalam  ''Udgharsha''Menon  Kannada  ''House Owner'' Col. P. K. Vasudevan Tamil  ''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'' Savadamuthu ''Dorasaani'' Communist head  Telugu ''Devaki'' Inspector  Kannada ''Nanna Prakara''AshokKannada''Katha Sangama'' Father Kannada''Mei'' MuthukrishnanTamil''Jada'' SethuTamil ''Arjun Suravaram'' Police Officer Telugu ''Venky Mama''  Major Anwar SadatTelugu ''Chambal''Kannada 2020''Shivarjuna'' Kannada ''Thundhaiklu Saavasa'' Kannada  2021''Maara''  David  Tamil  ''Sarpatta Parambarai'' MunirathnamTamil  Cameo appearance ''Navarasa''ComradeTamil''Erida'' Madhi Varma   Malayalam Tamil Amazon Prime Video exclusive ''Buy 1 Get 1 Free''   Kannada  ''Blood Money''  Kaliyappan  Tamil  ''Djibouti''   Malayalam   2022''Acharya'' Basava's Aid Telugu   ''Shekar''  Mallikarjun   ''Shikaaru''  Devika's husband  ''Diary'' Varadhan Annadurai's father  Tamil  ''Drama''  Arjun Tamil  ''Kantara''  Muralidhar Kannada   ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''  Ravidasan  Tamil    ''Manja Kuruvi''   Tamil   2023''Pentagon''  Kadamba Ramachandrappa  Kannada  Anthology film; segment ''Karma'' ''Ponniyin Selvan: II''  Ravidasan  Tamil   ''Kolai''  Babloo  Tamil   ''Jailer''  Jaffar  Tamil    ''Kannur Squad''  SP Manu Needhi Cholan  Malayalam  === Web series === Year Series Role Network  Language  2019 ''High Priestess'' Vikram  Zee5  Telugu  2019''The Family Man''Imran PashaAmazon Prime VideoHindi  2020''Addham''  RamAhaTelugu 2020–2022''She''NayakNetflixHindi  2022''Pettaikaali''MuththaiyaAha TamilTamil 2023  ''Modern Love Chennai''  Ravi  Amazon Prime Video  Tamil
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