Bose Venkat
{{Short description|Indian actor and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bose Venkat
| image = Bosevenkat (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Venkatesan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|02|04}}
| birth_place = Aranthangi, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
| occupation = Actor, film director
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sonia|2003}}
| children = 2
}}
Bose Venkat (born 4 February 1976) is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Personal life
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003.
Career
Venkat came to Chennai at the age of 17, hoping to become an actor in films. After facing an unsuccessful start to his career, he worked briefly as an auto rickshaw driver while attending auditions. He subsequently got selected for a role in the serial Metti Oli. Recognising his work in the serial, director Bharathiraja offered him a role in Eera Nilam (2003).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818033136/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|url-status=live}} He was also part of the 2005 Tamil film, Kannammaunder the direction of S. S. Baba Vikram. He has also acted in a few Malayalam movies alongside Mammootty and Dileep.
He says his best experience was acting with Superstar Rajinikanth in the Tamil action-thriller film, Sivaji under the direction of S. Shankar in 2007. Although he played a negative role alongside Suman, his performance was showered with praises from all over.{{cite web | url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/bose-venkat | title=Kollywood Movie Actor Bose Venkat Biography, News, Photos, Videos | access-date=23 May 2022 | archive-date=23 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523221438/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/bose-venkat | url-status=live }} Bose has essayed pivotal roles in movies like Marudhamalai (2007), Dhaam Dhoom (2008), Saroja (2008), Singam (2010), Ko (2011), Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), 36 Vayadhinile (2015), Kavan (2017) and Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017).
He made his debut as a director with Kanni Maadam (2020).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-love-story-for-bose-venkats-directorial-debut/articleshow/68048747.cms|title=A love story for Bose Venkat's directorial debut|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223094218/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-love-story-for-bose-venkats-directorial-debut/articleshow/68048747.cms|url-status=live}} Bose Venkat makes a comeback as a director with the latest social reform drama Sir (2024), which stars Vimal and Saravanan in the lead roles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Oct/22/bose-venkat-the-80s-portions-in-sir-are-inspired-by-bharathiraja-films|title = Bose Venkat: The 80s portions in Sir are inspired by Bharathiraja films}}
Filmography
=Actor=
== Tamil films ==
== Malayalam films ==
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year
! Film ! Role | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lion | |
| 2007 | Panthaya Kozhi | Alex Antony |
| rowspan="3"|2008 | Annan Thambi | Circle Inspector Anbuarasan |
| Kabadi Kabadi | CI Yatheendran | |
| One Way Ticket | Sasi's henchman | |
| rowspan="2"|2009 | Colours | Stephen |
| Dr. Patient |
== Kannada films ==
== Telugu films ==
=Director=
=Voice actor=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Film ! Actor ! Language | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Veeram | Atul Kulkarni | Tamil |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Ashish Vidyarthi | Tamil |
| 2016 | Killing Veerappan | Sandeep Bharadwaj | Tamil (dubbed) |
| 2017 | Vizhithiru | Nagendra Babu | Tamil |
| 2020 | Vaikunthapuram | Samuthirakani | Tamil (dubbed) |
| rowspan="2"|2022 | Acharya | Chiranjeevi | Tamil (dubbed) |
| The Warriorr | Lal | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Duniya Vijay | Tamil (dubbed) |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Channel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2005 | Metti Oli | Bose | rowspan=3|Sun TV |
| 2006-2008 | Lakshmi | ||
| 2005-2006 | Selvi | Niranjan | |
| 2006 | Auto Shankar | Makkal TV | |
| 2007 | Arasi | Niranjan | Sun TV |
| 2008 | Simran Thirai | Jaya TV | |
| 2013 | Mahabharatham | Pandu | Sun TV |
| 2014 | Mudivalla Arambam | Karunakaran | Vendhar TV |
| 2020
|Loudersamy |ZEE5 | |||
| 2022
| | |||
| 2024
| Vinisha's father |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3163756}}
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Category:Tamil male television actors
Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu
Category:Male actors from Chennai