Kishore Shanthi Dhinakaran (born 25 October 1994), is an Indian actor who has appeared in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

. He made a breakthrough appearing as a child actor, winning a National Film Award for his performance in

Pandiraj Pandiraaj (formally credited and addressed as ''Pandiraj'') is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Tamil cinema. His debut film, ''Pasanga'' (2009), and directed many commercially successful films. He has won several award ...

's ''

Pasanga ''Pasanga'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language children's film directed by Pandiraj in his directorial debut. It stars debutant child actors Kishore DS, Sree Raam and Pasanga Pandi, Pandian, along with newcomer Vimal (actor), Vim ...

'' (2009). He has since appeared in the leading and supporting roles in films, and won acclaim for his portrayal in ''

Goli Soda ''Goli Soda'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by S.D. Vijay Milton, who handled the Cinematography as well. Produced by his brother Bharath Seeni under Roughnote Production, the film stars Kishore, Sree Raa ...

'' (2014). He married Preethi Kumar in 2023.

Career

Kishore made a breakthrough appearing as a child actor, winning the

National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Silver Lotus (Raj ...

for his performance in

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'' (2009). In 2017, he played the lead in '' Uruthikol''. In 2019, he starred in ''

House Owner ''House Owner'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan and produced by her husband Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan under the banner of Monkey Creative Labs and in association with Seven Wonder ...

''.

Filmography

References

{{Authority control Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Indian male child actors Indian male film actors 1994 births Best Child Artist National Film Award winners