Venkitesh V. P.

Venkitesh V.P

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Born|  (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 32)

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Nationality| Indian
Citizenship| India
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2014-present

Venkitesh V.P (born 9 August 1993)[1] is an Indian actor who appears on Malayalam language films. He rose into fame as a contestant of 2018 talent hunt show Nayika Nayakan. He ventured into acting with leading roles in Stand Up (2019 film), Kho-Kho (film) and The Priest (2021 film).

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Filmography
* 2.1 Films
* 2.2 Television
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Career[edit]

Venkitesh made his first big-screen appearance through 2017 film Velipadinte Pusthakam starring Mohanlal and was part of the viral song "Entammede Jimikki Kammal". He played an uncredited role as a college-student. He was casted as the main lead in a Telugu language directed by Veeranji following his acting in a short film Mukilae.[2] He participated in the 2018 talent-hunt reality show Nayika Nayakan[3] and bagged the best comedian title of the show.[4] He was announced as the lead actor named Das on Vishakh Nair's Das Capital.[5]

After making a cameo appearance in Thattumpurath Achuthan through the song "Muthumani Radhe"[6] and a minor role in Odiyan his first leading role came with Stand Up (film)|Stand Up (2019), directed by Vidhu Vincent, in which he played Amal, the abusive boyfriend of Diya, played by Rajisha Vijayan.[7][8][9] Reviewing the film for Onlookers Media, Vignesh Shivan called him "quite impressive".[10] Later he did a supporting role in Mammootty starrer The Priest (2021 film)|The Priest playing Siddharth, boyfriend of Jessie, played by Nikhila Vimal.[11][12][13][14] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost reviewing his performance in the movie wrote that he made "most of the situation and delivered performances that is impressive considering the flaws he must contend with".[15] He then went on to reunite with Rajisha Vijayan through Kho-Kho (film)|Kho-Kho portraying Ben.[16]

He will be featuring in Hemanth G Nair's film Higuita opposite Suraj Venjaramood.[17][18][19][20]

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Director  | Notes

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2014  | Mizhi Thurakku | Muslim revolutionary  | Santhosh Souparnika  | Junior artist
2015  | Ammakkoru Tharattu |  | Sreekumaran Thampi
2017  | Velipadinte Pusthakam | College student  | Lal Jose
2018  | Odiyan | Villager  | V. A. Shrikumar Menon
Das Capital | Das  | Vishak R Warrier  | Cancelled project
Thattumpurath Achuthan | Devotional singer  | Lal Jose  | Cameo
2019  | Stand Up (2019 film) | Amal  | Vidhu Vincent  |
2020  | People during Lockdown | Jobless youth  | Unknown  | Short segment
2021  | The Priest (2021 film) | Siddharth  | Joffin T Chacko  |
Kho-Kho (film) | Ben  | Rahul Riji Nair  |
Say No to Dowry[21] | Bridegroom  | Sijoy Varghese  | Short film
TBA  | Higuita | N/A  | Hemanth G Nair  |
TBA  | Untitled Veeranji film | N/A  | Veeranji  | Telugu film

### Television[edit]

Year  | Show  | Role  | Channel  | Notes

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2018  | Nayika Nayakan | Contestant  | Mazhavil Manorama  | Winner (Best comedian)

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Babu, Bibin (10 August 2020). "ഞാൻ കരഞ്ഞതുകണ്ട് അവർ ചിരിച്ചു! ഇത്തരം മനോഹരമായ ആചാരങ്ങൾ ഇനിയും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് വെങ്കി" [They laughed because I cried! Venki expects such more beautiful rituals]. Malayalam Samayam (in മലയാളം). The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. ↑ S, Gautham (18 October 2018). "Chasing a filmy dream". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
3. ↑ "When Lal Jose became a fan of Venki". On Manorama. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
4. ↑ "Nayika Nayakan grand finale Venkitesh bags the best comedian title". The Times of India. 16 October 2018.
5. ↑ "Nayika Nayakan runner Venkitesh turns hero through Das Capital". onlookersmedia. 25 October 2018.
6. ↑ "Thattumpurath Achuthan new song Muthumani radhe is a devotional melody". Times of India.
7. ↑ "Actor Venkitesh Talks About His Movie 'Stand Up'". mathrubhumi.
8. ↑ "എല്ലാം കൊണ്ടും 'സ്റ്റാൻഡ് അപ്' അടിപൊളിയാണ് -വെങ്കിടേഷ്". madhyamam (in malayalam). 14 December 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
9. ↑ "ഇവൻ ഒരു റൗണ്ട് ഓടും കേട്ടോ'; മമ്മൂക്കയുടെ എപിക് ഡയലോഗ്: കിളിപോയ നിമിഷങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവെച്ച് വെങ്കി". Malayalam.Samayam.
10. ↑ "Stand Up review : Vidhu Vincent walks hard hitting film". Onlookers Media. 13 December 2019.
11. ↑ "Nayika Nayakan fame Venkitesh thanks Mammootty". timesofindia. Deepika Jayaram. Retrieved Feb 2, 2020.
12. ↑ "'Nayika Nayakan' fame Venkitesh joins the cast of Mammootty's Priest". onlookersmedia. Vignesh Madhu. 2 February 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
13. ↑ "മമ്മൂക്ക അന്ന് ഫോട്ടോ എടുക്കാന്‍ അവസരം തന്നു! ഇപ്പോള്‍ കൂടെ അഭിനയിക്കാനും!". Malayalam.Samayam.
14. ↑ "Nayika Nayakan fame Venkitesh enjoys a fanboy moment with Mammootty; See post". timesofindia. TIMESOFINDIA.COM. Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.
15. ↑ "The Priest movie review: Some genuine scares here, but the effort to be cool is this Mammootty-starrer's Achilles heel". First Post. 20 March 2021.
16. ↑ MB, Anandha (14 April 2021). "'രജിഷയ്ക്കൊപ്പം വീണ്ടും അഭിനയിക്കാനായതിൽ സന്തോഷം'; അണിയറപ്രവർത്തകർക്ക് നന്ദിവാക്കുകളുമായി വെങ്കിടേഷ്!". samayam. malayalam. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
17. ↑ "Suraj Venjaramoodu, Venkitesh team up for 'Higuita'". onmanorama. 9 November 2019.
18. ↑ Alex, Tressa (9 November 2019). "Suraj Venjaramoodu and Venkitesh to play the leads in Higuita". onlookersmedia.
19. ↑ "Suraj, Venki to star in Higuita". deccanchronicle. 15 November 2019.
20. ↑ "എട്ട് യുവതാരങ്ങളിലൂടെ 'ഹിഗ്വിറ്റ'യുടെ കിക്കോഫ്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
21. ↑ "FEFKA's New Short Film Against Domestic Violence". News directory3. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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