Kireeti Damaraju is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He has learned acting and done theatre before venturing into films. He has played supporting roles in films such as Uyyala Jampala (2013), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) and Mental Madhilo (2017). He was also a contestant in the reality TV show Bigg Boss 2.[1][2][3]

Kireeti Damaraju
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Career

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Kireeti Damaraju started his acting career by learning acting and doing few Theatre shows and then started acting on screen with the short films Ontiganta and Anukokunda. Anukokunda, which was selected for Cannes gave him the jump start to land in the role of "Subbarao" in the movie Second Hand.[4] In Bham Bolenath, Damaraju plays the role of a drug addict with Naveen Chandra and Idlebrain.com Jeevi remarks that "Pradeep and Kireeti's characters remind us of Ramesh-Suresh duo from Cadbury ads."[5] He also acted in Many Happy Returns, a sitcom directed by Gunnam Gangaraju.[6] Srividya Palaparthi of The Times of India praised Damaraju saying "While Tarun and Avanthika's acting skills were evidently amateur, Kireeti Damaraju stood out in terms of acting, and comic timing."

Before venturing into films, Damaraju worked for Electronic Arts, Hyderabad. He is also an avid gamer and a usability engineering expert. A lot of his thought process and philosophy in life have been inspired from his deep interests in Japanese anime and manga.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Ontiganta Kiriti Short film
2012 Anukokunda Adil Ravindra Short film
2013 Uyyala Jampala Murali Feature film debut
Second Hand Subbarao
2015 Yevade Subramanyam Kireeti
Bham Bolenath Roshan
Size Zero
Thanu Nenu
2016 Meeku Meere Maaku Meme Kireeti
2017 Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Sai
Mental Madhilo Saki
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Shalini's friend
Chal Mohan Ranga Surya
Vijetha Ram's friend
Premaku Raincheck Naresh
Ee Office Lo Subhash Viu series
Taxiwaala Doctor
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu Pandit Cameo Appearance
2020 Pressure Cooker Manohar Rao
Valayam Madhu Nandhan
47 Days
Run Rahul
2021 Zombie Reddy Bhadram
Kanabadutaledu
Vivaha Bhojanambu
Varudu Kaavalenu
2022 DJ Tillu Rohit
Bloody Mary Basha
Dhamaka Subbu’s fiance
2023 Amigos
Chakravyuham:The Trap
2024 Swag

References

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  1. ^ Girl, Gossip (26 February 2015). "Movie Releases This Week". www.thehansindia.com.
  2. ^ "Boyzone". The Hindu. 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Meeku Meere Maaku Meme Movie Review". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Exclusive Interview – Kireeti : Trivikram is a blessing for TFI". 123telugu.com. 12 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Bham Bolenath review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Navdeep, Naveen Chandra & Pooja Zaveri". www.idlebrain.com.
  6. ^ "Gunnam Gangaraju helms a new comedy, Many Happy Returns". The Hindu. 4 June 2016.
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