Kishore filmography

Kishore at Yaar Ivan audio launch

Kishore is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam and Hindi films

Filmography

Kannada

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 KantiBeera Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
(also for Rakshasa)
2005 Rakshasa Shabbir
AkashChidanand
Deadly SomaNaga
Vishnu SenaBadrinath's son
2006 ShubhamPriya's brother
Ashoka
Ambi
Gandugali Kumara Rama
Kannadada Kanda
Student
Kallarali HoovagiMohiddin
2007 DuniyaUmesh Kumar
Masti
Kshana KshanaKishore
AgraharaBhaktavatsala's mentor[1]
GunaMumbai don[2]
GeleyaDon Bhandari
2008 GooliACP Devaraj
Inthi Ninna Preethiya Kishore
ZindagiPolice officer[3]
Akka ThangiHuliyappa
2009 Nanda
BirugaaliInspector
BaajiAbdul Khan
Black
KabaddiBeeresh
Jeeva
Kallara Santhe
2010 Ugragami
Shabari
Dildaara
ParoleUttappa
Gang Leader
Yaksha
HuliChandappa Huliyal
2011 Ee SanjeBalli
Bhramara
9 to 12Munna
2012 BhagirathiMaadevaraya
Shiva
2013 AttahasaVeerappan [4]
JattaJatta
2014Ulidavaru KandantheMunna (Pranayaraja)
2015 Missed Call
VascodigamaVasu D. Gamanahalli "Vascodigama"
OctopusYashwanth
2016 Kiragoorina GayyaligaluKaale Gowda
Bheeshma
2019 UdgharshaMenon
DevakiInspector
Nanna Prakara Ashok
Katha Sangama Father
Chambal
2020ShivarjunaNandeesha
Thundhaikal Sahavasa[5]
2021Buy 1 Get 1 FreeManmatha[6]
2022KantaraMurali
Samharini
2023PentagonKadamba RamachandrappaAnthology film; segment Karma
2024YuvaVeeranna Doddamani
KabandhaHanuma
2025 Guns and RosesAssistant commissioner of police
Anamadheya Ashok KumarPraveen Rajashekar
Shanubhogara MagaluTipu SultanCameo[7]
Thaayi Kasthur GandhiMahatma Gandhi
ElumaleInspector P. Venkatesh Nayak
AmruthamathiYashodhara
Kamal SrideviRakesh
2026 Mahakavi †Pampa[8]

Tamil

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007PolladhavanSelvam Won—Vijay Award for Best Villain
2008JayamkondaanGuna
SilambattamDuraisingham
2009Vennila Kabadi KuzhuSavadamuthu
ThoranaiGuru
MuthiraiCommissioner
2010PorkkalamKarnan
Bayam AriyaanMithran
VamsamRathinam
2011AadukalamDorai
Mudhal IdamKaruppu Balu
2013HaridasSivadas
Ponmaalai PozhudhuArjun's father
ArrambamPrakash
2014KoottamChatru
2015ThilagarBose Pandian
Thoongaa VanamDhiraviyam
2016VisaranaiAuditor K.K.
KabaliVeerasekaran
RekkaSelvam
IlamiKing Cameo appearance
2017NisabdhamA.C.P. Parvez Ahmed
Kalki Kishore Short film
Yaar IvanPrakash Bilingual film
Kalathur GramamKedathirukka
My Son Is GayGopi
2018 Kadikara ManithargalMaran
EchcharikkaiDavid
Vada ChennaiSenthil
2019House OwnerCol. P. K. Vasudevan
Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2Savadamuthu
MeiMuthukrishnan
JadaSethu
2021MaaraDavid
Sarpatta Parambarai MunirathnamCameo appearance
EridaMadhi Varma
Blood MoneyKaliyappan
2022 DiaryVaradhan Annadurai's father
DramaArjun
Ponniyin Selvan: IRavidasan
Manja KuruviGuna
2023Ponniyin Selvan: IIRavidasan
KolaiBabloo
JailerJaffarCameo appearance
2024VettaiyanSP K. Harish Kumar
Viduthalai Part 2KK
2025KaliyugamSketch
Indian Penal LawGunasekaran[9]
2026 Mellisai [10]
Kaalidas 2 Pandya [11]

Telugu

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Ref.
2006HappyACP Rathnam
2009PisthaRambabu
2010Om Shanti
Bheemili Kabaddi JattuKabaddi coach
2012DammuChandravanshi King's second son
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
2013DalamShatru
2014KarthikeyaSahadev
RowdyBhushan
Chandamama KathaluSarathi
2015Calling BellSwamiji
Cheekati RajyamMohan
2017 VeedevaduPrakash VarmaBilingual film
PSV Garuda VegaGeorge
2019DorasaaniShankaranna
Arjun SuravaramPolice Officer
Venky MamaMajor Anwar Sadat
2022AcharyaBasava's Aid
ShekarMallikarjun
ShikaaruDevika's husband
2025Kaliyugam 2064Shakti
2026S Saraswathi[12]

Malayalam

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role NotesRef.
2012Thiruvambadi ThambanShakthivel
2015Acha DhinAntony Issac
2016PulimuruganR. Krishna "R. K" Kumar, Forest ranger
2019MikhaelN.Sreenivasan
2021EridaMadhi Varma Simultaneously shot in Tamil
Djibouti
2023Kannur SquadSP Manu Needhi Cholan [13]
2025VadakkanRaman Perumalayan
L2: Empuraan Karthik [14]

Hindi

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Ref.
2025 Sikandar Inspector Prakash [15]
Costao D'Mello

Television

Year Title Role Network Language Notes Ref.
2019High PriestessVikramZEE5Telugu [16]
The Family Man Imran Pasha Amazon Prime Video Hindi [17]
2020 AddhamRam Aha Telugu [18]
2020–2022 She Nayak Netflix Hindi [19]
2021 Navarasa Comrade Tamil Anthology series; segment "Thunintha Pin"
2022 Pettaikaali Muththaiya Aha [20]
2023Modern Love ChennaiRaviAmazon Prime Video [21]
2024Thalaimai SeyalagamTamil Nadu Chief MInister V. ArunachalamZEE5
ParachuteShanmugamDisney+ Hotstar

References

  1. ↑ "Agrahara Movie Review" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Guna Movie Review" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Avoid Zindagi at all costs".
  4. ↑ "Meet the actor who plays Veerappan in Attahasa".
  5. ↑ "Thundhaikal Sahavasa Movie Review: Amateur acting and the meagre budget make this fun commercial film a tad less appealing". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive! Kishore plays Manmatha in debut movie of Harish Anilgod 'Buy 1 Get 1 Free'". The Times of India. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Viswanath, S. (1 March 2025). "'Shanubhogara Magalu' movie review: Decent historical set in Tipu's times". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (13 December 2025). "Kishore-Baraguru Ramachandrappa's Mahakavi completes shooting". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Indian Penal Law gets a release date". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (23 January 2026). "Kishore starrer Mellisai gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (3 April 2026). "'Kaalidas 2' movie review: One good twist cannot save this tedious thriller". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (6 March 2026). "'S Saraswathi' movie review: An exhausting crime saga that offers nothing new". The Hindu.
  13. ↑ "Mammootty's 'Kannur Squad' censored with a U/A; the film to release on September 28". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "L2 Empuraan: Kantara and Vettaiyan actor Kishore in pivotal role in Mohanlal-Prithviraj film". OTTPlay. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Service, Express News (29 October 2024). "Kishore joins Salman Khan in Murugadoss's 'Sikandar'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". gulfnews.com. 24 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "Manoj Bajpayee plays James Bond from Chembur in The Family Man, say directors Raj and DK". Firstpost. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Addham movie review: Well-intentioned Telugu anthology that offers a nuanced take on morality". Firstpost. 16 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "She Web Series Review Netflix Series | A Perfect Review". 23 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "வெற்றிமாறனின் புதிய வெப் தொடர்" (in Tamil). www.dinamani.com. 13 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Modern Love Chennai to premiere on Prime Video on May 18. See poster". India Today. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.