Komal (actor)

Komal ( born 4 July) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for comedic roles. He is also a film producer and distributor. Komal made his cinema debut in the year 1992 as a second hero for the movie called Super nan Maga produced by his brother in law N. Srinivas. Since his debut Komal has acted in over 100 films as a comedy actor and eventually as a lead actor in the film called Chamkaisi chindi Udaisi.[1] He is the younger brother of actor Jaggesh, with whom he has frequently collaborated professionally.

Komal
Born4 July 1973
Mayasandra Village, Turuvekere taluk, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor, Comedian, Producer
Years active2000 – Present
Spouse(s)Anasooya Komal
RelativesJaggesh (Brother)
Gururaj Jaggesh (Nephew)
Yathiraj Jaggesh (Nephew)

Komal has won State award for his role as a supporting actor in the film Thavarige Baa Thangi in 2003. He has also won the South Filmfare Award for his performance in the Vishnuvardhan starrer Neenello Naanalle in 2006.

Early life and family

Komal completed his studies in Ooty. His brother, Jaggesh, is an established Kannada actor. He debuted as the full-fledged hero in the year 1994 for the movie called Military Mawa under his original name Chiranjeevi. Jaggesh also did a supporting role in spite of which the movie flopped in the box office. After which he started doing small roles in his brother Jaggesh and his brother in law N. Srinivas movies such as Shivanna, Khiladi and Jipuna Nan Ganda and eventually a lead actor. His nephews Gururaj and Yethiraj are also actors. His wife Anasooya Komal Kumar is a producer who has produced the film Kal Manja. The couple released the film under their home banner "Soundarya Lahari Combines".[2] His brother-in-law N. Srinivas supervised as a production designer.

Career

Komal made his debut as the hero in Mr. Garagasa in 2008. However he got a break as a lead actor in the 2009 released Chamkayisi Chindi Udaisi produced by his brother in law and his wife. Since then he acted as a solo hero in films such as Maryada Ramanna and Kal Manja. He has acted with many leading stars such as Vishnuvardhan, Puneeth Rajkumar, Darshan, Jaggesh, Upendra, Ramesh Aravind, Shivrajkumar, Sudeep, Ganesh and others.

His 2012 film Govindaya Namaha has been declared a blockbuster catapulting him to the stardom status. The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite" featuring Parul Yadav and himself went viral on the internet.

Notable filmography

Some of Komal's notable works are:-

YearFilmNotes
2000Khiladi
2001Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu
2002Ninagoskara
2003Thavarige Baa ThangiWinner, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2003Make Up
2003Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu
2005Gowramma
2005Seven O' Clock
2005Love Story
2005Thandege Takka Maga
2006Neenello NaanalleWinner, South Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor
2006Mohini 9886788888
2006Chellata
2006Odahuttidavalu
2006Student
2006Thandege Thakka Maga
2006Tenali Rama
2006Aishwarya
2006Honeymoon Express
2006Dattha
2006Sevanthi Sevanthi
2007Manmatha
2007Govinda Gopala
2007Hudugaata
2007Tamashegaagi
2007Sathyavan Savithri
2007Cheluvina Chittara
2007Arasu
2008Akasha Gange
2008Satya in Love
2008Vamshi
2008Mast Maja MaadiRemake of Dhamaal and opening comedy sequences from Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
2008Meravanige
2008Mr. GaragasaDebut as a Lead, Remake of Le Dîner de Cons( The Dinner Game)
2008Shivani
2008Sangama
2009Parichaya
2009Male Bille
2009Chamkaysi Chindi UdaysiBased on Dhol , Phir Hera Pheri and Deewane Huye Paagal
2009Jaaji Mallige
2009Rajani
2009Mooru guttu ondu sullu ondu nija
2010Aithalakkadi
2010Appu Pappu
2010Nannavanu
2010Tipparalli Tharlegalu
2010 Lift KodlaRemake of Mee Sreyobhilashi
2010Aptha Rakshaka
2010Yaksha
2010Vaare VahRemake of Marathi movie Aga Bai Arrecha! which itself was based on What Women Want [3]
2011Maryade RamannaRemake of Maryada Ramanna which itself was based on Our Hospitality
2011Sihi Muttu
2011Kal ManjaRemake of Chathikkatha Chanthu
2012Govindaya NamahaNominated— SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
2012NandeeshaRemake of Thilakkam
2013Lakshmi
2013CID EeshaRemake of C.I.D. Moosa
2013VeeraBased on My Wife Is a Gangster
2013Radhan GandaBased on Makeup Man and My Wife Is an Actress [3]
2013Pyarge AagbittaiteRemake of Marathi movie Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
2014KarodpathiSimilar to storyline of 1996 Spanish language Brazilian film Familia (also known as Segredos em Familia) which was also used in two more Kannada movies Director's Special and Dasavala[4]
2014Pungidasa
2014Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniDebut Tamil film
2014Namo BoothatmaRemake of Yaamirukka Bayamey which itself was based on Korean movie The Quiet Family
2015GoaRemake of Tamil film Goa (2010)
2015Lodde
2016Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana PuttannaRemake of Geethanjali [5]
2016Deal Raja
2019Kempe Gowda 2
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References
  1. "Chamkaisi Chindi Udaisi (2009)". www.movies.buzzintown.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Komal Kumar signs films simultaneously". www.realbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style". Bangalore Mirror. 29 January 2012.
  4. "Movie review: Karodpathi – Bangalore Mirror -".
  5. Joy, Pratibha (25 December 2015). "Priya Mani is doing this for the first time!". Times of India.
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