Kireeti Damaraju

Kireeti Damaraju is an Indian Telugu film actor. He has played supporting and comic roles in films such as Uyyala Jampala (2013), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) and Mental Madhilo (2017). He was also a contestant on the hit reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 2.[1][2][3]

Kireeti Damaraju
OccupationFilm actor

Career

Kireeti Damaraju started his acting career 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 Times of India praises Damaraju saying "While Tarun and Avanthika's acting skills were evidently amateur, Kireeti Damaraju stood out in terms of acting, and comic timing." [2]

Before venturing into the Telugu Film Industry, 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
Year Movie Role notes
2011 Ontiganta Kiriti Short film
2012 Anukokunda Adil Ravindra Short film
2013 Uyyala Jampala Murali
2013 Second Hand[7] Subbarao
2015 Yevade Subramanyam Kireeti
2015 Bham Bolenath Roshan
2016 Meeku Meere Maaku Meme Kireeti
2017 Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Sai
2017 Mental Madhilo Saki
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Shalini's friend
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga Surya
2018 Vijetha Ram's friend
2018 Ee Office Lo Subhash Viu India Web series
2018 Taxiwaala Doctor
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu Pandit Cameo Appearance
2020 Pressure Cooker Manohar Rao
2020 Valayam Madhu Nandhan
2020RunRahul
2021 Zombie Reddy Post-production
2021 Vivaha Bhojanambu filming

References
  1. Kireeti in SecondHand Movie http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/boyzone/article5460560.ece
  2. Kireeti in Meeku Meere Maaku Meme http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Meeku-Meere-Maaku-Meme/movie-review/52798304.cms
  3. Hans India listing of movies with Kireeti name in cast http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-02-26/Movie-Releases-This-Week/133988
  4. Interview http://www.123telugu.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-kireeti-trivikram-is-a-blessing-for-tfi.html
  5. Bham Bolenath review http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/bhambolenath.html
  6. Sitcom by Gunnam Gangaraju http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-new-sitcom-by-Gunnam-Gangaraju/article14384545.ece
  7. Second Hand review http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Second-Hand/movie-review/27312112.cms
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