Kireeti Damaraju

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Kireeti Damaraju
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Kireeti Damaraju is an Indian Telugu film actor. He has learned acting and done Theatre before venturing into films. He has played supporting and well noted roles in films such as Uyyala Jampala (2013), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) and Mental Madhilo (2017). He was also a contestant on the hit reality TV show Bigg Boss 2 . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Kireeti Damaraju started his acting career by learning acting and doing few Theatre shows and then started acting on screen with the short films Ontiganta and Anukokunda. Anukokunda, which was selected for Cannes gave him the jump start to land in the role of "Subbarao" in the movie Second Hand . [4] In Bham Bolenath , Damaraju plays the role of a drug addict with Naveen Chandra and Idlebrain.com Jeevi remarks that "Pradeep and Kireeti's characters remind us of Ramesh-Suresh duo from Cadbury ads." [5] He also acted in Many Happy Returns, a sitcom directed by Gunnam Gangaraju. [6] Srividya Palaparthi of Times of India praises Damaraju saying "While Tarun and Avanthika's acting skills were evidently amateur, Kireeti Damaraju stood out in terms of acting, and comic timing."

Before venturing into the Telugu Film Industry, Damaraju worked for Electronic Arts, Hyderabad. He is also an avid gamer and a usability engineering expert. A lot of his thought process and philosophy in life have been inspired from his deep interests in Japanese anime and manga.

Filmography

YearMovieRoleNotes
2011OntigantaKiritiShort film
2012AnukokundaAdil RavindraShort film
2013 Uyyala Jampala Murali
Second Hand Subbarao
2015 Yevade Subramanyam Kireeti
Bham Bolenath Roshan
Thanu Nenu
2016 Meeku Meere Maaku Meme Kireeti
2017 Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Sai
Mental Madhilo Saki
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Shalini's friend
Chal Mohan Ranga Surya
Vijetha Ram's friend
Premaku Raincheck Naresh
Ee Office LoSubhash Viu India Web series
Taxiwaala Doctor
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu PanditCameo Appearance
2020 Pressure Cooker Manohar Rao
ValayamMadhu Nandhan
47 Days Released on ZEE5
Run Rahul
2021 Zombie Reddy Bhadram
Kanabadutaledu
Vivaha Bhojanambu Released on SonyLIV
Varudu Kaavalenu
2022 DJ Tillu Rohit
Bloody Mary Basha
Dhamaka Subbu’s fiance
2023 Amigos
Chakravyuham:The Trap

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