Bose Venkat | |
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| Born | Venkatesan 4 February 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Bose Venkat (born 4 February 1976) is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003.
Venkat came to Chennai at the age of 17, hoping to become an actor in films. After facing an unsuccessful start to his career, he worked briefly as an auto rickshaw driver while attending auditions. He subsequently got selected for a role in the serial Metti Oli . Recognising his work in the serial, director Bharathiraja offered him a role in Eera Nilam (2003). [1] He was also part of the 2005 Tamil film, Kannamma under the direction of S. S. Baba Vikram. He has also acted in a few Malayalam movies alongside Mammootty and Dileep.
He says his best experience was acting with Superstar Rajinikanth in the Tamil action-thriller film, Sivaji under the direction of S. Shankar in 2007. Although he played a negative role alongside Suman, his performance was showered with praises from all over. [2] Bose has essayed pivotal roles in movies like Marudhamalai (2007), Dhaam Dhoom (2008), Saroja (2008), Singam (2010), Ko (2011), Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), 36 Vayadhinile (2015), Kavan (2017) and Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017).
He made his debut as a director with Kanni Maadam (2020). [3]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eera Nilam | Kalanjiyam | |
| Sindhamal Sitharamal | Janaki's Brother | ||
| 2004 | Arasatchi | ||
| 2005 | Kannamma | Madhan | |
| Rightaa Thappaa | |||
| 2006 | Thalai Nagaram | Balu | |
| Naalai | |||
| 2007 | Deepavali | Kempaiah Shetty | |
| Rasigar Mandram | Lorry Driver | ||
| Sivaji | Velu | ||
| Marudhamalai | |||
| Rameswaram | Saravanan | ||
| 2008 | Vedha | Police inspector | |
| Pathu Pathu | Venkat | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Shenba's uncle | ||
| Saroja | R. Venkatraman | ||
| Suryaa | |||
| 2009 | Rajadhi Raja | Pandian | |
| 2010 | Rasikkum Seemane | ||
| Sivappu Mazhai | Ramana | ||
| Singam | Ravi | ||
| Aaravadhu Vanam | Dharma | ||
| Nagaram Marupakkam | Sakkara Pandi | ||
| 2011 | Ponnar Shankar | Veerannan | |
| Ko | Kadhir | ||
| Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu | Durai | ||
| Sadhurangam | Sekhar | ||
| 2012 | Kozhi Koovuthu | Ayyanar | |
| Kai | Kailash a.k.a. Kai | [4] | |
| 2013 | Rendavathu Padam | Unreleased | |
| 2014 | Tenaliraman | Kaaliappa | |
| Yaamirukka Bayamey | Arunachalam | ||
| Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham | Rathnavel | ||
| Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani | Trust Manager | ||
| Yaan | Haridas | ||
| Jaihind 2 | Ramnath | Multilingual film | |
| Vilaasam | |||
| Vanmam | Palraj | ||
| Vingyani | |||
| 2015 | Vettaiyadu | ||
| Sagaptham | Cruel Money lender | ||
| Vai Raja Vai | Velraj | ||
| 36 Vayadhinile | Police officer | ||
| Eli | Karunakaran | ||
| Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka | Khan | Also in Telugu as Malupu | |
| Chandi Veeran | Paari's father | ||
| Thakka Thakka | Kaasi | ||
| Paranjothi | |||
| Sivappu | Policeman | ||
| 2016 | Aarathu Sinam | Viswanathan | |
| Thodari | Assistant train driver | ||
| 2017 | Kavan | Dheeran Maniarasu / Theechadhi Mannaaru | |
| Theeran Adhigaram Ondru | Sathya | ||
| 2018 | Kadal Kuthiraigal | Sathya | |
| Moonavathu Kann | |||
| Jarugandi | Police Officer | ||
| 2019 | Kuttram Seiyel | Naaga | Malaysian Tamil film |
| Agni Devi | Charles | ||
| Devarattam | Vetri's 1st brother-in-law | ||
| Dharmaprabhu | Minister | ||
| Thavam | |||
| Panam Kaaikkum Maram | |||
| 2021 | Kaadan | Divisional Forest Officer | Multilingual film |
| Writer | Tiruverumbur Inspector | ||
| 2022 | Saayam | ||
| Maaran | Pazhani's Assistant | ||
| Taanakkaran | Inspector Mathi | ||
| Yaanai | Sivachandran | ||
| 2023 | Kodai | Venkat | |
| Ayothi | Chithirai Pandian | ||
| August 16 1947 | |||
| Kulasami | |||
| Baba Black Sheep | |||
| Nandhi Varman | |||
| 2024 | Yaavarum Vallavare | [5] |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lion | |
| 2007 | Panthaya Kozhi | Alex Antony |
| 2008 | Annan Thambi | Circle Inspector Anbuarasan |
| Kabadi Kabadi | CI Yatheendran | |
| One Way Ticket | ||
| 2009 | Colours | Stephen |
| Dr. Patient | ||
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nandeesha | ||
| 2014 | Abhimanyu | Ramnath | Multilingual film |
| 2016 | Deal Raja |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jaihind 2 | Ramnath | Multilingual film |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kanni Maadam |
| Year | Film | Actor | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Veeram | Atul Kulkarni | Tamil |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Ashish Vidyarthi | Tamil |
| 2016 | Killing Veerappan | Sandeep Bharadwaj | Tamil (dubbed) |
| 2017 | Vizhithiru | Nagendra Babu | Tamil |
| 2020 | Vaikunthapuram | Samuthirakani | Tamil (dubbed) |
| 2022 | Acharya | Chiranjeevi | Tamil (dubbed) |
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Duniya Vijay | Tamil (dubbed) |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2005 | Metti Oli | Bose | Sun TV |
| 2006-2008 | Lakshmi | ||
| 2005-2006 | Selvi | Niranjan | |
| 2006 | Auto Shankar | Makkal TV | |
| 2007 | Arasi | Niranjan | Sun TV |
| 2008 | Simran Thirai | Jaya TV | |
| 2013 | Mahabharatham | Pandu | Sun TV |
| 2014 | Mudivalla Arambam | Karunakaran | Vendhar TV |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kannamoochi | Loudersamy | ZEE5 |
| 2022 | Kuthukku Pathu | Aha Tamil | |
| 2023 | Kohrra | Netflix |
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