Kishore Kumar G.
Actor · Born August 14, 1974 (52) · Karnataka, India
Kishore Kumar G, popularly known as Kishore, is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He completed his education at St Teresa's School, Sri Siddhartha High School, National College, and Bangalore University. Kumar discovered his passion for acting at an early age and pursued it through theatre in college, participating in various plays such as Samrat Ashoka and Teregalu. After completing his master's degree, Kumar started working as a teacher of Kannada literature at Sharada College in Bengaluru. He taught for two years before quitting his job to pursue a career in cinema. He made his acting debut in Kanti (2004), a romance drama directed by S. Bharath. His next big screen appearance was in Sadhu Kokila's crime thriller Rakshasa (2005). Kumar earned much appreciation for his acting in both movies. For his performance in Rakshasa, he won the Karnataka State Film Award 2004-05 for Best Supporting Actor. Since then, Kumar has acted in several movies in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam film industries. During the initial years of his acting career, he acted in movies like Akash (2005) and Kallarali Hoovagi (2006), where he portrayed the character of a tough elder brother of the leading ladies. Around the same time, director Vetrimaaran approached him to work on his upcoming project Desiya Nedunchalai 47, which was ultimately shelved. However, Kumar got the opportunity to act in Polladhavan (2007), an action thriller that became a tremendous success at the box office, where he played the role of the villain Selvam. His portrayal of Selvam gave his career a big boost, and he went on to win the Vijay Award 2007 for Best Villain for the role. He continued to showcase his versatility through various roles onscreen. In Duniya (2007), he played the role of a serious cop. In Suseenthiran's sports drama Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009), he appeared as a kabaddi coach. Kumar garnered attention when he appeared in the lead role in Attahaasa (2013), a film based on the life of the forest brigand Veerappan and directed by A.M.R. Ramesh. Following this, he was seen in Haridas (2013), an action drama directed by Kumaravelan that received much critical acclaim. He appeared as a conscientious policeman and devoted father to an autistic child. In the same year, he portrayed the role of a forest guard in Jatta (2013), a thriller directed by Giriraj B.M.. The film garnered critical acclaim from audiences and critics alike for the story as well as the portrayal of its characters. In Rakshit Shetty's neo-noir gangster film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014), Kumar portrayed the character of Munna. He later appeared in the lead role in Kalki (2017), a short film directed by Dhilip Kumar. The film was released through Netflix. After portraying brief roles in several other movies, Kumar played the character of an upright forest officer, Murali, in Kantara (2022), an action thriller directed by Rishab Shetty. The film was a massive commercial success and became the second highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. Kumar gathered praise for his powerful performance in the film. Kumar was also part of Mani Ratnam's epic historical action-adventure film Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), in which he played the character of Ravidasan. The film received rave reviews and turned into a huge box-office success. Over the years, Kumar has acted in several web series. These include High Priestess (2019), The Family Man (2019), Addham (2020), She (2020), and Pettaikaali (2022).
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Biography from IMDb.
- August 14, 1974 (52)
- Karnataka, India
- Actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Known for
What are Kishore Kumar G.'s films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 7
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Anbukkarasu in Pasanga (2009)
- Shadowas Veerappan in Attahaasa (2013)
- Allyas Sethu in Jada (2019)
- Shapeshifteras P. K. Vasudevan in House Owner (2019)
- Heroas Subhash in Chambal (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Nayak in She (2020)
- Allyas Murali in Kantara (2022)
- Allyas supporting group member in Kaliyugam 2064 (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kishore Kumar G.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
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Subscription and free streaming for Kishore Kumar G.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Kaliyugam 2064(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Matka(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Veetla Vishesham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Kantara(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
She(2020)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
House Owner(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Sagaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Chambal(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jada(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Katha Sangama(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
6 Athiyayam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Uruthikol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Vajram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Visaaranai(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Nedunchaalai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Goli Soda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Attahaasa(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Drohi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Pasanga(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Jayam Kondaan(2008)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Gods & Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2009 to 2022.
How do Kishore Kumar G.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kishore Kumar G.'s work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kishore Kumar G. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kishore Kumar G.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raj B. Shetty shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Raj B. ShettyShared titles: Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Raj B. Shetty
- Rishab ShettyShared titles: Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rishab Shetty
Actors
- Ajay GhoshShared titles: Matka (2024), Visaaranai (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ajay Ghosh
- Achyuth KumarShared titles: Kantara (2022), Chambal (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Achyuth Kumar
- Pramod ShettyShared titles: Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Pramod Shetty
- Kishore Shanthi DhinakaranShared titles: House Owner (2019), Pasanga (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Kishore Shanthi Dhinakaran
Composers and cinematographers
- G.V. Prakash KumarShared titles: Matka (2024), Visaaranai (2015)See all 2 shared titles with G.V. Prakash Kumar
- Arvind KashyapShared titles: Kantara (2022), Katha Sangama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Arvind Kashyap