Kishore

Acting

Kishore

Born

1974-08-14 (52)

Known for

Acting

Credits

70 titles

Kishore Kumar G. (born 14 August 1974), credited as Kishore, is an Indian film actor, born in Karnataka who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Kishore made his film debut in the 2004 Kannada film Kanti, acting as Byaadara Beera. He got a role in the film after having been identified initially to design costumes for the film and eventually went on to win a State award for his role in it. He was approached by director Vetrimaaran to work in Desiya Nedunchalai, as he was looking for an actor who could speak Tamil with a Kannada accent. The film was dropped, but he got a chance to act in Polladhavan. His other roles include a no non-sense cop in Duniya, a Kabaddi coach …

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 24 titles

Jailer poster
6.6

Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.

Jailer

2023

Sikandar poster
4.8

A tragic accident pushes the powerful Sikandar to protect the less fortunate by standing up to corruption and greed — using any means necessary.

Sikandar

2025

Kantara poster
7.2

Shiva, a tribal vagabond lives with his mother in hamlet, stays away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy due to an unforgettable childhood incident. He is happy loafing around with his friends and doing petty jobs for his landlord. When Forest officer Murali enters the scene, it gives a fresh dimension to the man-vs-nature fight. Can Shiva save the forest from Murali? Or is Murali just a dummy bait cast by bigger fish?

Kantara

2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster
7.1

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

2022

L2: Empuraan poster
6.2

Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas' move to align with communal forces led by Balraj 'Baba' Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab'raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to save his home state and settle scores.

L2: Empuraan

2025

Vadakkan poster
5.6

A paranormal investigator based in Helsinki ventures to Kerala to probe a series of mysterious deaths during a reality TV show shoot and confronts an unspeakable entity from a Dravidian cult practice, lurking on a mysterious island.

Vadakkan

2025

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II poster
6.2

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023

S. Saraswathi poster
NR

A devoted mother whose life is shattered when her 12-year-old daughter goes missing. Desperate for answers, she turns to the police for help, but as the investigation unfolds, unexpected twists begin to deepen the mystery.

S. Saraswathi

2026

Matka poster
4.9

Set between the years 1958 and 1982, Matka tells the story of Vasu, who rises from poverty to create a powerful gambling empire in India, ultimately leading the nation into a battle with the government. Based on real events, the tale explores themes of love, moral choices, and the consequences of ambition.

Matka

2024

Vettaiyan poster
6.2

A sought-after Supercop gets caught in a series of unexpected events when he encounters a suspect who is accused of being involved in a murder case.

Vettaiyan

2024

Kaalidas 2 poster
7.0

A dedicated Crime Branch officer, Kaalidas, investigates the disappearance of a child in an apartment complex. What begins as a routine missing-person case quickly turns dark when the child and a dog are found murdered. As more mysterious killings occur in the same building, Kaalidas uncovers hidden secrets among the residents and races against time to stop a killer before more live

Kaalidas 2

2026

Acharya poster
3.9

Acharya, a middle-aged Naxalite-turned-social reformer, launches a fight against the Endowments Department over misappropriation and embezzlement of temple funds and donations.

Acharya

2022

Sarpatta Parambarai poster
7.8

When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, Kabilan, a young labourer, must choose whether to put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics.

Sarpatta Parambarai

2021

Kamal Sridevi poster
NR

A woman's murder in Bengaluru's market leads to an investigation told through seven viewpoints. Kamal's attempt to help Sridevi comes too late, as her story ends in tragedy.

Kamal Sridevi

2025

Viduthalai: Part II poster
6.9

Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.

Viduthalai: Part II

2024

Kannur Squad poster
6.7

The gripping saga of a police officer and his team, their challenging journey to nab a criminal gang across the country. Further, it shows how he leads his team towards triumph, amidst professional uncertainities in this gripping drama.

Kannur Squad

2023

Maara poster
6.9

When Paaru sees a fairy tale she heard from from a stranger as a child painted across the walls of a costal town, she goes in search of the man who painted it - Maara.

Maara

2021

Drama poster
8.0

A senior police constable is found murdered at the police station during a brief power cut. Investigating officer Arjun takes the task of unmasking the killer from a handful of suspects including half a dozen cops and a number of outsiders who are there for various reasons.

Drama

2022

Mellisai poster
NR

A beautiful family drama woven around a central theme of father daughter bond which emphasizes human emotions at its depths.A daughters wish to make her dad participate in a reality show singing competition forms the crux of this emotional family dramaThe story takes place in two different time lines which reflects all these emotions in a poetic harmony of love, ambition, failure, success and the wheel of life.

Mellisai

2026

Amruthamathi poster
NR

Amruthamathi a kannada film is based on the story of Yashodhara Charite' an epic poem written by Janna, a famous 13th century A.D. Kannada poet. This Janna's epic poem is recreated and reinterpreted in this film with appropriate changes without diviating original essence of the story.

Amruthamathi

2025

Buy 1 Get 1 Free poster
NR

Two twins con people and make a living in the city, an unknown call takes to them historical place and encounter with Manmatha changes their life forever.

Buy 1 Get 1 Free

2021

Jetty poster
NR

Set in coastal village fishermen backdrop, Katari Jalayya is a respected person who guides the people over there. However, the fishermen get looted by intermediaries continuously, and cyclones also affect them. Some people die, and some lose their livelihood due to those cyclones, during this time they are suggested to have a jetty to protect their boats from sinking. Did the village get a Jetty? What struggles did they face?

Jetty

2022

Yuva poster
3.5

Love blooms amid conflicts between insiders and outsiders at an engineering college, but soon conflict escalates into war.

Yuva

2024

Erida poster
1.5

A femme fatale and her much older husband have a windfall at a game of poker. But the gambling doesn't end at the cards table.

Erida

2021

2010s · 24 titles

Vada Chennai poster
7.8

Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.

Vada Chennai

2018

Kabali poster
6.0

A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.

Kabali

2016

Visaranai poster
7.9

Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.

Visaranai

2016

Venky Mama poster
4.3

When his sister and her husband die in a car accident, a rice-mill owner decides to raise his nephew as his own child. They become inseparable over the course of time, but there are evil forces at work that are trying to separate them.

Venky Mama

2019

PSV Garuda Vega poster
6.0

A dedicated NIA officer is torn between love for his family and his duty. On the brink of sacrificing his career for his family, he stumbles upon a plot with international ramifications. Does he stick to his decision to quit or will the call of duty prove too strong for him?

PSV Garuda Vega

2017

Udgharsha poster
1.0

A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.

Udgharsha

2019

Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu poster
7.5

A passionate young village athlete fights poverty and physical adversity to lead his underdog kabaddi team toward a high-stakes championship tournament.

Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu

2010

No artwork available
NR

Dalam is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director M Jeevan,a protégé of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version Dalam was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media & Entertainment and released on the first week of 15 August 2013, while Koottam, the Tamil version, will release in 2014. The film starring Naveen Chandra, Piaa Bajpai and Kishore, tells the story of a group of former naxals and their struggles agains the police and politicians to start their lives afresh.

Dalam

2013

Mikhael poster
4.6

A school kid commits suicide after a humiliating incident at school. All hell breaks loose as his brute businessman dad gets obsessed with finishing off all responsible for the same.

Mikhael

2019

Pulimurugan poster
6.1

Murugan, with his tools and expertise, protects Puliyoor's villagers from deadly tiger attacks. However, Daddy, an illegal drugs dealer, takes advantage of Murugan's innocence and wrongly frames him.

Pulimurugan

2016

Dhammu poster
4.1

Rama Chandra, an orphan, gets involved in a feud between two royal families while trying to woo Sathya, his lady love. He soon realises that the lives of his fellow villagers depend on his choices.

Dhammu

2012

Rekka poster
5.4

A young man haunted by his actions in the past gets caught in the rivalry between two gangsters.

Rekka

2016

Rowdy poster
5.3

Anna is a much revered Rowdy who is law onto himself. He opposes the construction of a dam that would displace villagers from 30 villages. His enemies plan to eliminate him by manipulating Anna's elder son. But they have to contend with the younger son Krishna.

Rowdy

2014

Vascodigama poster
NR

Vascodigama is a 2015 Indian Kannada satirical film written and directed by Madhu Chandra. The plot revolves around the extent to which education system in India holds practically among students, and that the revision of curriculum is obligatory for a healthy teacher-student connect, accentuating the argument that students should lead discerning and forbearing lives rather than being coerced to study only to acquire a degree. It stars Kishore in the lead role as Vascodigama, a Kannada lecturer emphasizing his students on the above point; and Parvathy Nair as Shanthi, an English lecturer in the same college, in the lead roles. Ashwin Vijaykumar and Suchendra Prasad feature in supporting roles.

Vascodigama

2015

Haridas poster
7.2

Sivadas, a valiant officer, neglects Haridas, his child who has autism, due to his profession. Guilty, he decides to make up for his mistakes and do something for his son.

Haridas

2013

No artwork available
3.0

Ukkirapandian is jealous of Bosepandian's growing fame and murders him. Bose's timid brother Thilagar takes revenge by killing Ukkirapandian's three sons. Now, the old man vows to kill Thilagar and have his vengeance.

Thilagar

2015

Arrambam poster
6.2

A former anti-terrorism officer teams up with a hacker and his girlfriend to execute a string of strategic attacks. As the authorities race to stop them, their true motive slowly unravels—a dangerous mission to uncover a high-level conspiracy involving government corruption and betrayal.

Arrambam

2013

Acha Dhin poster
2.4

Set in the backdrop of God's own country, Kerala, Acha Din is the story of a family from Jharkhand who is now settled in Ernakulam, the vibrant business hub of Kerala.

Acha Dhin

2015

Thoongaavanam poster
5.9

An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?

Thoongaavanam

2015

Aadukalam poster
7.7

Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.

Aadukalam

2011

No artwork available
NR

Two villages which are at loggerheads over a deity decide to sort the issue out by holding a Jallikattu event, and this decision puts a romance hanging in the balance.

Ilami

2016

No artwork available
2.5

Kishore and Abhi are Naxals who surrender to the police. But they get arm-twisted to form a criminal gang that executes criminals the cops can't lay their hands on. And, a cunning politician uses them as pawns to settle his political scores. Very soon, the gang soon finds itself in hot water.

Koottam

2014

Kadikara Manithargal poster
NR

The struggles of a poor family forced to rent a house owned by a cruel landlord.

Kadikara Manithargal

2018

Devaki poster
1.0

A mother sets out on a quest to find her missing daughter in the city of Kolkata.

Devaki

2019

2000s · 8 titles

Happy poster
6.4

A politician refrains his daughter from finishing college as it would affect his politics. He decides to get her married to a police officer of the same caste, but things don't go as planned.

Happy

2006

Masti poster
NR

A social worker turns don: plausible emotions, briskly paced narrative and slick photography. Upendra plays Sidaapaaji, or Masti, a character inspired by a real-life ’60s Bangalore mafia don. In spite of his turn towards violent crime, Masthi has a softer side, and loves a girl (Jennifer) whom he rescues from a forced marriage. Will she be able to steer him away from the world of vice?

Masti

2007

Deadly Soma poster
NR

Somasekhara is a bright student. After an inter-college Kabbadi match, he gets into a tiff with a gangster's brother, which gets him involved in a crime spree.

Deadly Soma

2005

Polladhavan poster
7.2

Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realises that his bike has been used to transport drugs.

Polladhavan

2007

Duniya poster
7.7

A poor manual labourer, Shivu, hopelessly tries to arrange money to carry out a funeral for his mother and rescues a girl from thugs along the way.

Duniya

2007

Geleya poster
NR

Guru and Vishwa are the best friends from the same village. They migrate to Bangalore city in search of a job and better living.

Geleya

2007

Inthi Ninna Preethiya poster
9.0

Rajeev dejected in life, after he is unable to marry his girl Namana hits the bar. Rajeev is married off to parimala, by his brother with a hope that he mends his ways. His struggle with his addiction forms the plot.

Inthi Ninna Preethiya

2008

Silambattam poster
2.9

A man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.

Silambattam

2008

Series credits

The Family Man poster
7.7

The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.

The Family Man

2019

She poster
6.0

An undercover assignment to expose a drug ring becomes a timid Mumbai constable's road to empowerment as she realizes her dormant sexuality's potential.

She

2020

Modern Love Chennai poster
6.1

An eclectic bouquet of love stories – funny, quirky, deep and puzzling. While the stories converse with your heart, you also catch a glimpse into the soul of Chennai with its unique terrains and diverse inhabitants.

Modern Love Chennai

2023

Navarasa poster
5.4

From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.

Navarasa

2021

High Priestess poster
NR

Revolves around Swathi Reddy, a tarot card reader and psychic, who deals with peculiar cases and clients that make her experience supernatural powers around her.

High Priestess

2019

Thalaimai Seyalagam poster
7.0

When the Chief Minister faces the bars of prison, a power struggle brews among the members of the ruling party. Meanwhile, the CBI follows a trail of murders from Jharkhand that might have a connection with another murder case in Tamil Nadu. However, things take an unexpected turn when all the chaos seems linked to each other.

Thalaimai Seyalagam

2024

Pettaikaali poster
7.5

To marry the girl he loves, the hero tames a bull that belongs to her with deceptive tricks. His frivolous act rekindles the bygone animosity between the families that prompts several problems.

Pettaikaali

2022

Parachute poster
9.0

Shanmugam does not spare the rod and spoil his children. But despite his strict nature, they go on a joyride on his bike and get lost. What will he do now?

Parachute

2024

Addham poster
6.0

Moral conflicts, life altering decisions and contrasting situations converge in this three tale anthology revolving around the idea that "Morality is a changing goalpost"

Addham

2020

Veerappan: The Bandit King poster
NR

Veerappan traces the chilling rise of India's most feared outlaw. From ruthless killings and the beheading of a forest officer to the audacious kidnapping of superstar Dr. Rajkumar, this gripping crime saga reveals how one man turned the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu into a lawless empire, shocking two states and the nation.

Veerappan: The Bandit King

2026