Web site: Vennela Kishore turns director!.Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award Trilingual film (Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu)Īs a director List of films directed YearĪwards and nominations +!Year!Film!Award!Category!Result!class='unsortable'ħth South Indian International Movie Awards IIFA Utsavam Award For Best Performance In A Comic Role Filmography As an actor List of films and roles Year After tasting failure with his directorial projects, he has returned to acting. He also directed two Telugu films ( Vennela 1½, and Jaffa). His other performances include Bindaas, Pilla Zamindar, Daruvu, Seema Tapakai, Badshah, Doosukeltha, Pandaga Chesko, Aagadu, S/O Satyamurthy, Srimanthudu, Bale Bale Magadivoy, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, and Ami Thumi. Kishore received appreciation for his role 'Sastri' in the film Dookudu. Careerĭuring 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. Kishore completed his master's degree in Ferris State University, Michigan and started as a software engineer. He moved to Hyderabad for graduation and then emigrated to the US for higher studies.

Kishore was born and brought up in Kamareddy of present-day Telangana. He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker 'Vennela' after his first feature film Vennela (2005). Kamareddy, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), Indiaīokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1980), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films.

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