Kishore Kumar G is an Indian actor and producer who mostly appears in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He gained recognition for portraying Veerappan in the Kannada film Attahasa in 2013.
Wiki/Biography
Kishore Kumar Huli was born on Wednesday, August 14, 1974 (age 49 years; in 2023) in Channapatna, Karnataka, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. Kishore attended St Teresa’s School and Sri Siddhartha High School in Kunigal, Tumakuru district, Karnataka. In 1996, he enrolled himself to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at the National College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. In 2000, Kishore completed his masters in Kannada literature at Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper (half bald)
Eye Color: Black
Family
Kishore Kumar G belongs to a farming family.
Parents & Siblings
Kishore’s father is a lecturer at a Government College in Bengaluru, and his mother is a homemaker.
Wife & Children
In 1999, Kishore married Vishalakshi Padmanabhan.
Kishore Kumar G with his wife
He is the co-founder of Buffalo Back Collective, which aims to provide fresh vegetables through its store in Bengaluru. They both studied at National College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, but Kishore was Vishalakshi’s senior. Together, they have two sons, Vaali and Rudra.
Kishore Kumar G’s wife Vishalakshi with her children
Another brother
Kishore’s uncle, DR Nagraj, was an author and political commentator.
DR Nagraj’s photo
Career
Lecturer
Before pursuing his career in acting, Kishore worked as a lecturer for Kannada literature at Sharda College in Bengaluru, where he served for two years. In an interview, Kishore revealed that his teaching approach was not liked by the college faculty and said,
I believe you don’t have to teach literature; you discuss it and see it from a different perspective. Of course, the management did not appreciate my approach, and at that time I produced two films. I stopped before they could throw me out.”
Assistant Fashion Designer
Kishore left his job as a lecturer and started working as an assistant to fashion designer Vidyasagar, who was a professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
Movie
In 2004, Kishore made his acting debut with the Kannada film Kanti in which he played the role of Beera.
Kannada movie poster Kanti
In 2006, Kishore made his Telugu debut with the film Happy in which he played the role of ACP Rathnam.
Happy Telugu movie poster
In 2007, he made his Tamil debut with the film Polladhavan as Selvam.
Kishore Kumar G in a still from Tamil movie Polladhavan
In 2012, Kishore made his Malayalam debut with the film Thiruvambadi Thamban in which he played the role of Shakthivel.
Thiruvambadi Thamban Malayalam movie poster
In 2013, Kishore rose to fame when he portrayed the role of Veerappan in the Kannada film Attahasa.
Kishore Kumar G in a still from Kannada movie Attahasa
In 2022, Kishore made headlines when he appeared in two films, as a forest officer in the Kannada film Kantara and as Ravi Dasan in the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan: I.
Kishore Kumar G in a still from the Kannada movie Kantara
Publisher
Kishore Kumar G owns a production house, Visthaara.
Web series
In April 2019, Kishore made his digital debut with the Telugu web series High Priestess as Vikram on Zee5.
Kishore Kumar G in still from Telugu web series High Priestess
In September 2019, he appeared in the Hindi web series The Family Man where he played the role of Imran Pasha on Amazon Prime Video.
In 2020, Kishore played the role of Ram in the Telugu web series Addham on Aha. In 2022, he appeared as Nayak in the Hindi web series She season 2 on Netflix. In an interview, Kishore revealed that he didn’t audition for the role of Nayak, instead his video was related to agriculture, which made Imtiaz Ali, the director of the web series, choose him for the role. He said,
Imtiaz Ali had never seen my work before. On the YouTube channel he saw a video of me cultivating. Seeing him, he felt that the hero he was looking for, Maybe I can handle it.
Award
- 2004: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Kannada film Kanti
- 2005: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award for the Kannada film Rakshasa at the Karnataka State Film Awards
- 2022: Best Actor in a Negative Role Award for Hindi web series She season 2 at OTT Play Awards
Kishore Kumar G poses with his Best Actor in a Negative Role Award at the OTT Play Awards
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Kishore recalled his school days, when he performed for the first time in a school play and said,
My first attempt at acting was in a school play when I was 11 years old. I studied at St Teresa’s School in Kunigal. One of my teachers, Josephine, who really liked me, forced me to act in a play. He chose me because I was good at memorizing lines (my memorization also kept me among the top four ranks in the class). In the drama, I played the role of a marriage broker, who had to use cunning means to fix a marriage.”
- While studying at the National College in Bengaluru, Kishore participated in various stage plays such as Teregalu and Samrat Ashoka.
- Before starting his career as an actor, Kishore worked as a salesman for newspapers like Deccan Herald and Prajavani.
- Kishore owns a farm at Kari Kaadu Thota, near Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru, where he practices organic farming with his wife. In an interview, Kishore revealed that during the lockdown amid Covid-19, he spent his time farming and said,
I spent my time in confinement devoting myself entirely to agriculture. Not much is carefully planned, because I’m trying to understand what grows well there. We, however, tried our hand at growing green gram, cowpea, paddy and ragi, among others.
Kishore Kumar G in his farm
- According to Kishore, if he had not become an actor, he would have been a farmer or a writer. In an interview, he spoke about his interest in agriculture and literature and said,
If I wasn’t acting, I would be farming, which I still do. I have a passion for literature, so my passion is writing, currently I am also writing a film with a friend of mine.
- Kishore believed in the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti, who was a philosopher, speaker, and writer.
- In April 2013, Kishore’s Kannada film Attahasa was selected to be screened at the ASEAN International Film Festival in Kuching, Malaysia.
- In an interview, Kishore spoke about how he developed his interest in agriculture and said,
Acting is just a part of my life; I majored in organic farming in college. I developed an interest in farming when I lived with my grandfather in his village once upon a time. He single-handedly worked the farm with minimal outside interference. I spent a lot of time observing his techniques and understood the importance of why humans must give back to nature and achieve ecological balance.”
- In September 2022, it was reported that Kishore will make his Bollywood debut with the film Red Collar, directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
