Nishan (actor)

Nishan
Born Nishan KP Nanaiah[1]
Coorg, Karnataka
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present

Nishan KP Nanaiah, known mononymously as Nishan, is an Indian actor from Karnataka , (brought up in Kolkata), has worked in many languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam..But his predominant works and also the number of films are mostly in Malayalam cinema..Nishan speaks around 5-6 languages, and is very good at picking up new languages n its dialects, hence working in different languages comes naturally to him.. He debuted in 2009 through the Hindi film Cycle Kick but the film did not release. He got a career break in Shyamaprasad's Malayalam film Ritu in the same year. He became a notable actor through Sibi Malayil's Apoorvaragam which was released in 2010.

Biography

Nishan was born to K.S. Prasad, a customs officer, and late K. Padma Prasad, in Coorg, Karnataka.[2] He was brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was a university tennis player. He got a diploma in acting from the Pune Film Institute (FTII).[3]

After graduating, he moved to Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood. He worked with Subhash Ghai in a film titled Cycle Kick, which was delayed for some time and released in 2011.[3] As an actor, he believes to expand his horizons and so moved to South India, where he got a chance in the Telugu film Manorama (2009).[3] His character in the film was noted, however, he returned to Mumbai and resumed his auditions for roles in Bollywood.[3] He got a call from Shyamaprasad during those days, for playing the lead role in Ritu (2009).[3] About the selection, the actor said, "Shyamaprasad sir had seen my stills from a model coordinator in Chennai. But I was not sure if I could do the film because Malayalam is a tough language. Shyam sir, however, told me that he was confident that I could do the role."[3] Rithu was a critical hit, which won him the best debut award.

After Ritu, he got another notable role in Sibi Malayil's Apoorvaragam. Apoorvaragam was a sleeper hit. It ran for 100+ days. This movie made Nishan a household name as it was a commercial hit. In February, Ee Adutha Kaalathu released in which he played the role of Rustam. This film received positive response from critics and audiences, and is considered a path-breaker for its bold and realistic narration and the innovative style of weaving story threads together. Nishan's role of Rustam was more appreciated as it had a grey shade. He also starred in Bejoy Nambiar's David alongside Vikram. His role of Peter was appreciated by the critics. His last release was Geethanjali (Malayalam) directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal. The film went on to be a semi hit.

Nishan's forthcoming release is Badlapur Boys (Hindi) directed by newcomer Shailesh Verma. It is based on the Indian traditional rural sport, kabaddi.

Filmography

Released

S.No Year Film Language Director Co-cast Character Notes
1 2009 Cycle Kick Hindi Shashi Sudigala Sunny Hinduja,Girija Oak Ramu Released in 2011
2 Ritu Malayalam Shyamaprasad Asif Ali, Rima Kallingal Sharath
3 Manorama Telugu Eshwar Reddy Charmi Killer
4 2010 Apoorvaragam Malayalam Sibi Malayil Asif Ali, Nithya Menon, Vinay Forrt Roopesh
5 2010 Soch Lo Hindi Sartaj Singh Pannu Sartaj Singh Pannu, Iris Maity Basu
6 2011 Gramam Malayalam Mohan Nedumudi Venu, Samvrutha Sunil Kannan
7 Note Out Malayalam Kutty Naduvil Mithra Kurian Pavithran
8 Ithu Nammude Katha Malayalam Rajesh Kannamkara Asif Ali, Ananya, Jagathy Santhosh
9 2012 Yaarukku Theriyum Tamil Ganesh Kamaraj Kalabhavan Mani, Sanjana Singh Shakthi
10 2012 Ee Adutha Kalathu Malayalam Arun Kumar Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Anoop Menon, Tanusree Ghosh Rustham
11 2013 Annum Innum Ennum Malayalam Rajesh Nair Jishnu, Fareisa Joemmanbaks Roy
12 David Hindi Bejoy Nambiar Vikram, Tabu, Isha Sharvani Peter
13 David Tamil
14 10:30 am Local Call Malayalam Manu Sudhakar Shritha Sivadas, Kailash Alby
15 Radio Malayalam Umer Mohamedh Iniya, Sarayu Manu
16 Geethaanjali Malayalam Priyadarshan Mohanlal, Keerthi Suresh Anoop
17 Badlapur Boys Hindi Sailesh Verma Saranya Mohan Vijay released in 2014
18 2015 Lavender Malayalam/ Tamil Altas Ali Anoop Menon, Rahman, Elham Mirza Siddharth

Upcoming

S.No Film Language Director Co-cast Character Notes
1 Chai Shai Biscuit Hindi Himanshu Bhatnagar Shraddha Das Uday Postproduction

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "K. P. Nishan Nanaiah biography". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/50326
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 P.K.Ajith Kumar (24 September 2010). "Making a mark". The Hindu.

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