Kishore (actor, Born 1974)

Kishore Kumar G (born 14 August 1974), known mononymously as Kishore, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films alongside few Malayalam, and Hindi Films

Early life and education

Kishore was born on 14 August 1974 in Channapatna, a town in the southern part of Karnataka. 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''.

Career

Kishore made his film debut in the 2004 Kannada film '' Kanti'', acting in the role Beera. He got a role in the film after having been identified initially as the costume designer of 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'' (2007) and a Kabaddi coach in ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009).

In 2013, he appeared in a forest brigand Veerappan in ''Attahasa''. and a low-budget film ''Jatta'' in which played the role of a forest guard. He was also in the Tamil films '' Haridas'' as a police officer raising his autistic kid and makes him an athlete and ''Arrambam'' where he also played a cop.

In 2015, Kishore got his Tamil movie '' Thilagar'' in lead role 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'', where he played the role of commando who fights against terrorists. He gained pan-India recognition for his performance also in '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022), '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (2023) and '' Kantara'' (2023).

He delivered an impressive performance in ''Kannur Squad'' (2023), a Malayalam crime thriller.

Kishore, who is frequently seen in Rajinikanth's films, including entertainers like ''Jailer'' (2023) and ''Vettaiyan'' (2024), is also set to play a pivotal role in the ''Coolie'' (2025). He will also be seen alongside Mohanlal in '' L2: Empuraan'' (2025) and with Salman Khan in AR Murugadoss's '' Sikandar'' (2025).

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Living people
1974 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Bengaluru
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Telugu cinema