Kallichanda Prasad Nishan Nanaiah, known mononymously as Nishan, is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema along with Hindi, Bengali, Kannada,Tamil and Telugu films. Born in Coorg, Karnataka and brought up in Calcutta, Nishan is a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Nishan
Born
KP Nishan Nanaiah

(1985-12-07) 7 December 1985 (age 38)
Coorg, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Other namesKP
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2009–present

Personal life

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Born Kallichanda Prasad Nishan Nanaiah, Nishan was born to Kallichanda Somaiah Prasad (K. S. Prasad) a customs & central excise officer, and late K. Padma Prasad, in Coorg, Karnataka.[1] He was brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was a professional tennis player, who represented Calcutta University and played many All India and National tournaments. He did his graduation in Mass communication from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and post graduation (in acting) from the Pune Film Institute (FTII).[2] Nishan speaks six languages, and is very good at picking up languages and dialects.[3]

Career

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Nishan debuted in the Hindi film Cycle Kick (Produced by Subhash Ghai), the film did not release in theatres.. It went to film festivals and then got a staggered release.. The rights was then acquired by zee.. film was then shown on zee cinemas and now presently it's there in Zee5.. He got a career break in legendary director Shyamaprasad's Malayalam film Ritu in 2009, (for which he also received great critical acclaim as well as won his Best Debut award), along with a Telugu release Manorama in the same year, opposite lead actress Charmee. He became a notable actor through Sibi Malayil's Apoorvaragam, which was released in 2010, and was one of the biggest commercial hits of that year. It also completed a run of 100 days (which is very rare and a great feat to achieve for a film with newcomers in today's times). Till date Nishan has worked as a LEADING MAN in around 15 Malayalam films, 1 Telugu film, 3 Hindi films, 1 Kannada film, 2 Tamil films, 2 Bengali films and 1 Bengali web series. He is currently shooting for a Hindi feature film Nastik (upcoming film), with Arjun Rampal.

Alma Mater

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After graduating, he moved to Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood. He worked with Subhash Ghai in a film titled Cycle Kick,[4] which was released in 2011.[2] As an actor, he believes in expanding his horizons and hence he decided to venture down south. His first southern break was the Telugu film Manorama (2009).[2] The film, along with Nishan's performance was critically very well acclaimed. His character in the film was noted, however simultaneously.[2] He got a call from legendary Malayalam director Shyamaprasad during those days, for playing the lead role in his film, Ritu (2009).[2] 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."[2] 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.[citation needed] It ran for 100+ days.[citation needed] This movie made Nishan a household name as it was a commercial hit.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Nishan's role of Rustam was more appreciated as it had a grey shade.[citation needed] He also starred in Bejoy Nambiar's David alongside Vikram. His role of Peter was appreciated by the critics.[citation needed] His last release was Geethaanjali (Malayalam) directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal. The film went on to be a semi hit.[citation needed]

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

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2009 Ritu Sharath Malayalam Debut film
Manorama Killer Telugu
2010 Apoorvaragam Roopesh Malayalam
Soch Lo Basu Hindi
2011 Cycle Kick Ramu Hindi
Gramam / Namma Gramam Kannan Tamil
Malayalam
Bilingual film
Note Out Pavithran Malayalam
Ithu Nammude Katha Santhosh Malayalam
2012 Challenge / 120 Minutes / Yaarukku Theriyum Shakthi Kannada
Malayalam
Tamil
Trilingual film
Ee Adutha Kalathu Rustham Malayalam
2013 Annum Innum Ennum Roy Malayalam
David Peter Hindi
10:30 am Local Call Alby Malayalam
Radio Manu Malayalam
Geethaanjali Anoop Malayalam
2014 Badlapur Boys Vijay Hindi
2015 Lavender Siddharth Malayalam
2017 Hadiya Brahmanandan Malayalam
2018 Lolans Malayalam
SIX (6) Soumyajit Roy Bengali Web Series (Hoichoi)[5]
2019 Atithi Antim/Sayanjit Bengali
Filter Coffee Liquor Cha Subbu Bengali Web Film (ZEE5)
2021 Alpha Beta Gamma Ravi Hindi
Chai Shai Biscuit Himanshu Bhatnagar (director) Hindi
Ridicoolas Mohan Hindi Exclusively on Zee5
Nastik Hindi
2022 Wedding Gift Vilas Gowda Kannada
2023 Trail of an Assassin Sreekumar Hindi Web Series
2024 Kishkindha Kaandam Sudheer Malayalam [6]

Television

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  • 2011 - Vivel Big Break (Surya TV) as Judge (Malayalam)

Awards

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  • Asianet Film Award for Best New Face (2009)
  • Surya Film Award for Best Debutant (2009)
  • World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV award for Best Debut (2009)

References

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  1. ^ സി. ബിജു (16 April 2013). "കുച്ച് കുച്ച് ഹോതാ ഹെ" (in Malayalam). Mangalam.
  2. ^ a b c d e f P. K. Ajith Kumar (24 September 2010). "Making a mark". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  3. ^ "K. P. Nishan Nanaiah biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ Gupta, Pratim D (1 June 2011). "From movies at Menoka to Mukta debut". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "hoichoi to launch psychological thriller series 'SIX'". TelevisionPost. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ Features, C. E. (22 August 2024). "Asif Ali-starrer Kishkindha Kaandam gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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