Kishore Tirumala

Kishore Tirumala
Tirumala at Red movie launch in 2019
Born	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India [1]
Other names	Thirumalai Kishore
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2008–present

Kishore Tirumala is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu films. ^[1] Tirumala has directed six films including Nenu.. Sailaja... (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), Chitralahari (2019) and Red (2021). ^[2]

Filmography

As Director

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2008	Nenu Meeku Telusa?	No	Dialogue	Also lyricist	[3]
2011	Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu	Yes	Yes	Tamil film; credited as Thirumalai Kishore	[4]
2013	Second Hand	Yes	Yes	Also actor, singer, and lyricist	[5]
2014	Power	No	Additional dialogue
2014	Current Theega	No	Dialogue
2015	Raghuvaran B.Tech	No	Dialogue	Telugu dubbed version of the film Velaiilla Pattadhari
2015	Shivam	No	Dialogue
2016	Nenu Sailaja	Yes	Yes		[6]
2017	Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi	Yes	Yes		[7]
2019	Chitralahari	Yes	Yes		[8]
2021	Red	Yes	Screenplay		[9]
2022	Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu	Yes	Yes		[10]
2026	Untitled Ravi teja/SLV CinemasProject†	Yes	TBA

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2025	Mirai	CI Ashok	Telugu	Debut

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Nenu.. Sailaja...	Nandi Awards	Best Screenplay Writer	Won	[11]

References

1. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (21 October 2017). "Positivity is his hallmark". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 September 2020.
2. "Profile of KISHORE TIRUMALA". The Times of India . Retrieved 11 September 2020.
3. "Nenu Meeku Telusa? movie review - Telugu cinema Review - Manoj Manchu, Riya Sen & Sneha Ullal". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. Rangarajan, Malathi (26 June 2011). "On a comeback trail". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 September 2020.
5. "Second Hand this December". Deccan Chronicle . 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
6. Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi by Times of India , retrieved 13 September 2020
7. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (1 January 2016). "Nenu Sailaja: Feels like a good start". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "'Chitralahari': Sai Dharam Tej's next with Kishore Tirumala launched". The Times of India.
9. "Ram Pothineni and Kishore Tirumala's 'RED' has a release date!". The Times of India.
10. "Sharwanand, Rashmika Mandanna start shoot of 'Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu'". Sify. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021.
11. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2015". APFTVTDC . Retrieved 13 September 2020.