Vennela Kishore

Vennela Kishore
Vennela Kishore
	Kishore at a shoot in València, 2016
Born	Bokkala Kishore Kumar[1]; 19 September 1977[1]; Kamareddy, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India[2]
Alma mater	Ferris State University
Occupations	Film actor; director; comedian;
Years active	2005–present

Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film Vennela (2005). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award.

Early life

Kishore was born and brought up in Kamareddy of present-day Telangana. He moved to Hyderabad for graduation and then emigrated to the US for higher studies. Kishore completed his master's degree in Ferris State University, Michigan and started as a software engineer.[2]

Career

During his stay in the U.S., Kishore got an opportunity to work in Deva Katta's directorial Vennela (2005) which marked his entry to the film industry.[1]

Kishore received appreciation for his role "Akella Vigneswara Rao" in the film DJ.[1] His other performances include Bindaas, Pilla Zamindar, Daruvu, Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Badshah, Doosukeltha, Pandaga Chesko, Goodachari, S/O Satyamurthy, Srimanthudu, Bale Bale Magadivoy, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, and Ami Thumi. He also directed two Telugu films (Vennela 1½, and Jaffa).[3] After tasting failure with his directorial projects, he has returned to acting.[4]

Filmography

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As an actor

List of films and roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Vennela	Khader Basha
2009	Indumathi	Kishore
	Samardhudu
	Current	Bose
2010	Bindaas	Muddu Krishna
	Chalaki
	Inkosaari	Bala Bokkala
	Prasthanam	Goli
	Sneha Geetham	Box Office Bhushanam
	Orange	Ram's friend
	Yemaindi Ee Vela	Seenu's friend
	Vareva
2011	Thimmaraju
	Aha Naa Pellanta	Love Guru
	Seema Tapakai	Peda Kishore
	Dookudu	M.S.Sastry
	Madatha Kaja	Kishore
	It's My Love Story	Sujath.A.R (Team Lead)
	Pilla Zamindar	Sarkar
	Priyudu
2012	Shiva Manasulo Shruti	Shruti's brother
	Mr. Nookayya	Charger
	Lovely	Kittu
	Racha	Raj’s friend
	Daruvu	Khaja
	Julai	Cafe customer
	Vennela 1½	Khader Basha
	Denikaina Ready	David
2013	Jaffa	Nikhil	Also Director of the movie
	Jabardasth	Software Subramanyam
	Chammak Challo
	D/O Varma	Rao Gopal Warma
	Abbai Class Ammai Mass
	Bhai	Home Minister's P.A.
	Doosukeltha	Piccheshwar
	Baadshah	Dasu
	Shadow	Nana Bhai's henchman
	Greeku Veerudu	Subrahmanyam
	Athadu Aame O Scooter	Govind Raju BA. Pass
	Tadakha	Ganesh
	Biskett	Chittilingam
2014	Yevadu	Charan's friend
	Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda	Gopal
	Malligadu Marriage Bureau	Bobby
	Boy Meets Girl: Tholi Prema Katha
	Run Raja Run	Mukundham
	Current Theega	Raju's friend
	Aagadu	Prabhakar
	Govindudu Andarivadele	Bunny
	Janda Pai Kapiraju	Suresh
	Alludu Seenu	Seenu's friend
	Ala Ela	Karthik's friend
	Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki	Software Subrahmanyam
2015	Gopala Gopala	Rambabu
	Temper	Vennela Kishore – Flutist
	Pandaga Chesko	Konda
	S/O Satyamurthy	Viraj's brother
	Kiraak
	Rudhramadevi
	Superstar Kidnap	Vennela Kishore
	Srimanthudu	Apparao
	Bale Bale Magadivoy	Lucky's friend	IIFA Utsavam Award For Best Performance In A Comic Role
	Eluka Majaka	Balu – Florist
	Bruce Lee – The Fighter	Uganda Yugendhar
2016	Dictator	Kathyayani's brother
	Supreme	Constable Kishore
	Kshanam	Babu Khan
	Tuntari
	Savitri	NRI
	Brahmotsavam	Lakkavarapu "Lilly" Lingaraju
	Janatha Garage	Pyarelal	Cameo appearance
	Gentleman	Sudarshanam
	Manamantha	Bhushan
	Aatadukundam Raa	Karthik's friend
	Majnu	Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Taxi Driver
	Eedu Gold Ehe	Railway TC
	Thikka	Jayanth
	Ism	Sathya's friend
	Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada	Kishore
2017	Luckunnodu	C.E.O. of Kony Solutions
	Goutham Nanda	Kishore
	Nenu Local	Salesman
	Om Namo Venkatesaya	Govindarajulu's assistant
	Winner	Padma
	Keshava	Ranga
	Rarandoi Veduka Chudham	Kishore
	Ami Thumi	Sri Chilipi
	Duvvada Jagannadham	Akella Vigneshwara Sharma
	Anando Brahma	Raju
	Veedevadu	Albert's assistant
	Mahanubhavudu	Kishore
	Raju Gari Gadhi 2
	Balakrishnudu
	Oxygen	Aakash
	Hello	Bridegroom	Guest appearance in song
	Middle Class Abbayi	Software consultant
2018	Agnyaathavaasi	Bala Subramanyam
	Chalo	Revenge Param
	Touch Chesi Chudu	J. Balram
	MLA[5]	Sri Chilipi
	Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India	Kishore
	Jamba Lakidi Pamba	Lawyer
	Saakshyam	Viswa's friend
	Goodachari	Shaam
	Chi La Sow	Sujith
	Geetha Govindam	Bridegroom
	Neevevaro	Chekka Rao
	Sailaja Reddy Alludu	Chari
	Devadas	Dr. Kuchipudi
	Savyasachi	Kittu
	Amar Akbar Anthony	Miriyala
	Padi Padi Leche Manasu	Gemini Natarajan
2019	N.T.R: Kathanayakudu	Rukmanandha Rao
	N.T.R: Mahanayakudu	Rukmanandha Rao
	F2 – Fun and Frustration	John Strow
	Crazy Crazy Feeling	Maheshwar Rao
	Chitralahari	Kishore
	Maharshi	Kanna
	Hippi	Harley Davidson (HD)
	ABCD: American Born Confused Desi	Kishore
	Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene	Arjun
	1st Rank Raju	Bollywood Bobby
	Manmadhudu 2	Kishore
	Edaina Jaragocchu	Movie director	Special appearance
	Kousalya Krishnamurthy	Inspector Balram
	Kathanam	Creative Kishore (CK)
	Saaho	Goswami	Bilingual film (Hindi and Telugu)
	Gang Leader	Santoor Senakkayala
	Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL	Kishore
	Arjun Suravaram	Addala Balaji	[6]
	Tholu Bommalata	Santosh
	Mathu Vadalara	Ravi
	Bhagyanagara Veedullo Gamattu	Police Officer	Also co-producer
2020	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	Shrinivas
	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Kishore
	Entha Manchivaadavuraa	Kishore
	Disco Raja	Palguni
	Jaanu	Murali
	Bheeshma	Parimal
	V	Mansoor	Amazon Prime film
	Solo Brathuke So Better	Govind Gowda
2021	Red	Purushottam
	Alludu Adhurs	Pandu
	Bangaru Bullodu	Mahalakshmi's fiancé
	Kapatadhaari	Gowtham's colleague at traffic duty
	Jathi Ratnalu	Chanchalguda Santosh
	Sashi	Fathima’s love interest
	Rang De	Shastri
	Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu	Sukku
	Gully Rowdy	Nemali Babu
	Annabelle Sethupathi	Kishore	Tamil film
	Most Eligible Bachelor	Shankar
	Pelli SandaD	Chintu
	Varudu Kaavalenu	Kishore
	Manchi Rojulochaie	Doctor Bava
2022	Bangarraju	Chinna Bangarraju's uncle
	Hero	Telemarketing guy
	Khiladi	Bobby
	Malli Modalaindi	Kishore
	Son of India
	Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu	Phani
	Stand Up Rahul	Steve Jags
	F3	Junior Artist
	Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam	MLA Rajaram
	Acharya	Acharya's disciple
	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	Kishore
	Bimbisara	Prasadam
	Happy Birthday	Union minister Rithwik Sodhi
	Sita Ramam	Durjoy Sharma
	Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali	Bose
	Oke Oka Jeevitham	Seenu (The Broker)
	Swathi Muthyam	Dr. Bucchi Babu
	Krishna Vrinda Vihari	Dr. Satya
	Ginna	Mysore Bujji	Special appearance
	Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam	English teacher
	Urvasivo Rakshasivo	Satish
	Macherla Niyojakavargam	Guru
2023	Waltair Veerayya	Seethapati’s brother-in-law
	Mr. King	Uma Devi’s fiance
	Ramabanam	Savitri
	Custody	Prem
	Bhuvana Vijayam
	Samajavaragamana		18th May 2023 releasing
	Anni Manchi Sakunamule	TBA
	Bhola Shankar
	Hanu Man
	Kushi

As a director

List of films directed
Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2012	Vennela 1½	Yes	Yes
2013	Jaffa	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Inkosaari	Nandi Awards of 2009	Best Male Comedian	Won	[7][8]
2016	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy	Nandi Awards of 2015	Best Male Comedian	Won	[9]
		IIFA Utsavam	Best Comedian	Won	[10]
		5th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian – Telugu	Won	[11]
2019	Chi La Sow	8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian – Telugu	Nominated
2019	—	17th Santosham Film Awards	Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award	Won	[12]
2021	Meeku Maathrame Cheptha	9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian – Telugu	Nominated
2021	Bheeshma	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian – Telugu	Won	[13]
2022	Rang De	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian – Telugu	Nominated

References

"Software professional turns comedian". The Times of India. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
Tanmayi, Bhawana (23 September 2017). "'Vennela' Kishore's luck by chance". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
"Vennela Kishore turns director!". chitramala.in. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
"Vennela Kishore to play a father". 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
"MLA movie review: Kajal Aggarwal-Kalyan Ram starrer is forgettable". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
"Arjun Suravaram movie review highlights: An interesting enough first half". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
"Interview: Comedian 'Vennela Kishore' Interview with Kishore (Khadir of Vennela)". Idlebrain.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
"Interview with Kishore (Khadir of Vennela)". Greatandhra.com. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2015". APFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
"IIFA Utsavam: Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu Won Six Awards - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
richabarua (21 March 2018). "SIIMA 2016 Telugu winners list". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
Movies, Rediff (1 October 2019). "PIX: Shriya Saran adds glamour to an awards night". Rediff.
"Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners". The News Minute. 21 September 2021.

External links

Vennela Kishore at IMDb
Vennela Kishore on Twitter

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[:0-1] "Software professional turns comedian". The Times of India. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[tt-2] Tanmayi, Bhawana (23 September 2017). "'Vennela' Kishore's luck by chance". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[3] "Vennela Kishore turns director!". chitramala.in. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

[4] "Vennela Kishore to play a father". 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

[5] "MLA movie review: Kajal Aggarwal-Kalyan Ram starrer is forgettable". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[6] "Arjun Suravaram movie review highlights: An interesting enough first half". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[7] "Interview: Comedian 'Vennela Kishore' Interview with Kishore (Khadir of Vennela)". Idlebrain.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

[8] "Interview with Kishore (Khadir of Vennela)". Greatandhra.com. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.

[9] "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2015". APFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[10] "IIFA Utsavam: Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu Won Six Awards - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[11] richabarua (21 March 2018). "SIIMA 2016 Telugu winners list". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.

[12] Movies, Rediff (1 October 2019). "PIX: Shriya Saran adds glamour to an awards night". Rediff.

[13] "Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners". The News Minute. 21 September 2021.

SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu
2011–2020	Brahmanandam (2011) Sreenu (2012) Brahmanandam (2013) Brahmanandam (2014) Vennela Kishore (2015) Priyadarshi Pulikonda (2016) Rahul Ramakrishna (2017) Satya (2018) Ajay Ghosh (2019) Vennela Kishore (2020)
2021–present	Sudarshan (2021)