Pankaj Kesari

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Pankaj Kesari
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Pankaj Kesari is an Indian film actor who worked for Bollywood, Tollywood, and Bhojpuri.[ citation needed ]

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Career

He was a television anchor of a music channel. Pankaj worked as a theatre artist in Patna. [1] He was a theatre artist from Mumbai and Patna.

Kesari then became a lead actor in various Bhojpuri films.[ citation needed ] Along with the Bollywood and Bhojpuri film industry, he established himself in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He appeared in more than 17 Tamil and Telugu language films as lead actor. He starred in more than forty Bhojpuri films before debuting in Telugu with Kaalicharan in a negative role. Some movies by Pankaj Kesari in Tamil and Telugu language are Kalicharan, Mosagallaku Mosagadu, Bam Bholenath, Shivam, Where is Vidyabalan, Araku road Lo, Where is the Venket Lakshmi, Ranarangam, City Maar, Ganla Gonda Ganesh, Driver Ramdu (2023), and Por Kudrai. [2] [1] [3] After Kaalicharan, Pankaj went on to portray negative roles in other Telugu films including Where Is the Venkatalakshmi (2019). [4] [5]

Filmography

Bhojpuri films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009Baklol Dulha
2009Bah Khiladi Bah
Sahar Wali Jaan Mareli
2010Tezaab, Pratigyaa, Vidhata,
2011Trinetra , Parivar
Kabhi Aave Na Judai , Nathuniya par goli mare
Mora Balma Chhail Chhabila
Elaan Sooryadev's assistant
2015Gola Barood [6]
2017Joru Ka GhulamObedient husband [2]
2018Sawariya Tohse Lagi Kaisi Lagan [7] [8]

Telugu films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013/2014 Kaalicharan , Company, POR KUDRAIPasupathy
2015 Bham Bolenath , WHERE IS VIDYABALANVasool Raja
Mosagallaku Mosagadu
Shivam , ARKU-ROAD-LO ,Peddi Reddy
2018/2019ANGULIKA, Where Is the Venkatalakshmi , GADALA GONDA GANESHVeera Reddy2021 Ranarangam Pankaj2022 CITYMAAR 2023 Driver Ramudu

Hindi films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2018 Kaashi in Search of Ganga & Upcomming another hindi movie is RAJGADDI

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Pankaj Kesari in 'Joru Ka Ghulam'". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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