Kishen Das is an Indian actor, content creator and

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, known for his role in the

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film ''

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'' which is streaming on

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. Kishen also hosts the popular show ''Menu Please'' on Youtube for

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, some of his guests over the years have been

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, Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Neeraj Madhav etc.

Early life

Kishen was born on 26 April 1997 in Chennai. His mother Brinda Das is a theatre and television actor. He ventured into theatre in

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, under the guidance of Mr Jayakumar Janakiraman of the Koothupattarai. His interest for performing and acting began just around then and was a part of Chennai's theatre circuit till college. He studied Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai. Kishen ventured out in search of some work when he found

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. Kishen's association with Fully Filmy began in 2016 when he was working part-time and studying at Loyola and went on till 2019 when he decided to actively look for acting work. During his time at Fully Filmy, he was known for Fully Rewind, a show wherein he would present listicles about cinema and the infamous '2 minute reviews' which were popular back then. His podcast 'Timepass with Das' which he began in 2019 officially became a Spotify Original in May 2022.

Film career

During his stint at Fully Filmy, he came across an audition announcement for a film shared by Gautham Vasudev Menon in an untitled project directed by Mr X a.k.a.

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. They began filming this ensemble in 2019 with updates on the project, songs, and teasers consecutively. The title of the film was revealed to be ''

''. Kishen played the role of Vinoth, a school going boy whose love for music and hatred for studies overtook everything in life. His love for Rekha and his dynamic with Rekha dictated his storyline in the film. The film won multiple awards and special mentions since its release. Kishen's second outing was '' Sync'', a horror film that released to mixed reports on

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Personal life

In March 2024, Kishen got engaged to Suchitrha Kumar.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Kishen 1997 births Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema