Kishore | |
|---|---|
 Kumar at Yaar Ivan audio launch | |
| Born | Kishore Kumar G 14 August 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Vishalakshi |
| Relatives | D. R. Nagaraj (uncle) |
Kishore Kumar G (born 14 August 1974), [2] [3] known mononymously as Kishore, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films alongside few Malayalam films.
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. [1] This was where he started off with theatre doing plays in Kannada such as Teregalu and Samrata Ashoka. [3] He then did his master's degree in Kannada literature from Bangalore University. He took up teaching in a college in Bangalore [4] 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. [1] He is married to his college sweetheart Vishalakshi. During this time, he worked as a salesman for newspapers Deccan Herald and Prajavani . [1]
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. [4]
For his role in the film Raakshasa, he won the Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor. [4] 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. [5]
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 . [6] [7] 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. [8]
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. [9] He gained pan-India recognition for his performance also in Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022), Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) and Kantara (2023). [10]
He delivered an impressive performance in Kannur Squad (2023), a Malayalam crime thriller. [11]
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 Salman Khan in AR Murugadoss's Sikandar (2025). [12]