Kishan Shrikanth

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Kishan Shrikanth
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Kishan Shrikanth, in 2006 Kannada film Thutturi
Born
Kishan SS

(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Film director, Film editor, Actor
Years active2000–present
Parents
  • Shrikanth HR
  • Shylaja Shrikanth

Kishan Shrikanth (born 6 January 1996), professionally known as Kishan SS or Master Kishan, is a film actor and director from Bangalore, Karnataka. As of January 2006, having acted in 24 films and in many popular Indian soap opera (more than 300 episodes), he directed a feature film, C/o Footpath ( Care of Footpath ), about an orphaned boy who wants to go to school. [1] The film is adapted from a short story written by himself, [2] and the cast includes prominent Indian actors Jackie Shroff, Saurabh Shukla, B. Jayashree, Sudeep and Tara. [1] Kishan himself plays the lead. The film has been dubbed into five major Indian languages and it has also been released in English. It was first shot in Kannada and the original version was released on 26 November 2006. [1]

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In November 2006, he was listed as the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film" by the Guinness Book of World Records (GBWR). [2] He replaces Sydney Ling, who was thirteen in 1973 when he directed the Dutch film Lex the Wonderdog .[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Kishan Shrikanth was born on 6 January 1996 in Bangalore, India to Shrikanth HR and Shylaja Shrikanth. He has a sister.[ citation needed ]

Education

Kishan Shrikanth finished his 10th Standard at Camlin English School. [3] [4] He wrote to the government requesting to grant permission to directly take up a Masters Program (Master of Arts in Multimedia & Animation) directly after 10th grade at age of 15. It took him a year to convince various authorities and a technical evaluation was conducted to confirm his eligibility to take up the course. He was admitted into the Masters Program at the age of 16 and went on to become the youngest master's degree earner. [5] He holds an MA in Multimedia. [6]

Films

Care of Footpath

This film involves the story of an orphan slum boy who is adopted by an old lady who finds him on a footpath. She brings him to live with her in the slum. With his friends, he makes a living picking up rags. An encounter with some school students who call him an uneducated brute changes the life of this slum boy. This makes him take up a challenge to get educated. How this boy finds a way to live his dream: going to school to get an education, amidst all odds and evens is the line of the story. Inspired by true life stories of great people like Thomas Alva Edison, Michael Faraday, and India's former president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, it is a successful film about the life of a young street boy. The film was originally released in Kannada on 26 November 2006. It successfully ran for more than 100 days in Karnataka.[ citation needed ]

Shroff commented on him saying that "He is such a genius that I had to work in his film. He is constantly thinking about his next shot, constantly innovating to make it better. He is sure about what he wants from his actors". [7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorProducerNotesRef.
2006 C/o Footpath YesYesPartialNo
  • Also lead actor
  • Also playback singer
  • Also final editor
2013 Teenage NoNoYesNo
2015 Care of Footpath 2 YesYesYesNo
  • Also actor
  • Also original score producer
2015 Kill Them Young YesYesYesNo
Acting roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2001 Grama Devathe Kishan
Hello Narada
2002Law and OrderKishan
Vamshakobba
Chandu Bablu
Laali Haadu Kishan
HelloKishanalso singer
Neenu Ilde Naanu Illa Kane
2003 Excuse Me Kishan
Swathi Muthu Krishnamurthy
2005 Maharaja
Jogi
Thunta
Shambu
Encounter DayanayakDayanayak (young)
2006 C/o Footpath SlummuAlso director, singer
Thutturi Abhin
Miss California Boy in the song "Mailari Linga"Also playback singer
Aishwarya Chintu
2007 Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide
Chili Pili Hakkigalu
2008 Moggina Manasu
Gnana Jyothi Sri Siddaganga
2013 Teenage AryaAlso editor
2015 Care of Footpath 2 Krishna
2015 Kill Them Young Krishna Hindi film
As singer

Awards and recognitions

2003

2006

2007

2008

2009

2012

2014

Kishan enters The Forbes India 30 Under 30 List, the youngest entrepreneur to be recognised by Forbes. [16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet the director...
  2. 1 2 Vijayasarathy, R.G. (13 November 2006). "Kishan gets Guinness nod". Rediff. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2006.
  3. Master Kishan scores 93% in SSLC exams Archived 11 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine One India, 13 May 2011
  4. Master Kishen Distinction Archived 27 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Kishan on his way to become youngest master's degree earner". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. "Master Kishan to study MA in Multimedia". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. "Film director, 10, calls the shots" (BBC).
  8. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nine-year-old-directs-jackie/story-GOLuo16FwcuzbcXLCDSPhM.html
  9. "Hello Gandhinagara Awards 2004". chitraloka.com.
  10. Master Kishan in exam mode
  11. 54th National Film Awards Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) | Directorate of Film Festivals
  12. 4th Tie Aspire Young Achievers Awards-Kishan Shrikanth Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 1 November 2009
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Arunima Sinha, Utsav Lal, Kishan Shrikanth win TiE-Aspire Young Achievers Awards 2012" . Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  16. "The Forbes India 30 Under 30 List | Forbes India". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

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