Havish
{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Hatnote|This is a Telugu name; the family name is Koneru.}}
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{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Koneru Lakshman Havish
| caption = Havish in Seven in August 2019
| birth_place = Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
| birth_date = 25 June 1982
| nationality = Indian
| education = Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
| occupation = Educationist, actor, entrepreneur
| yearsactive = 2011–present
}}
Koneru Lakshman Havish is a businessman, {{cite news |url=https://www.kluniversity.in/mngt.aspx |title=KL University Management |work=kluniversity |location=india |date=2017-03-02 }} and an Indian actor predominantly in Telugu cinema.
Personal life
Koneru Lakshman Havish, Vice-President of KL Deemed to be University{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/KLU-to-start-its-city-campus-this-year/article17384504.ece|title=KLU to start its Hyderabad campus this year|work=The Hindu |location=india |date=2017-03-01 }} is the grandson of renowned industrialist Koneru Lakshmaiah who founded the Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation which, under the same trust, has evolved as K L Deemed to be University. He took a degree in Engineering at the Purdue University in the United States.
Career
Koneru Lakshman Havish passion for acting was encouraged by his father Koneru Satyanarayana, chancellor of K L Deemed to be University.
Ushakiran Movies was looking for new talents for the project to be directed by Ravi Babu. Havish{{cite news |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/struggling-actor-gets-a-good-backing-533347|title=Actor gets good backing |work=The Hans India |location=india |date=2019-05-29 }} was given the lead role in the romantic comedy film Nuvvila{{cite news |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e79tW9cmcaI
|title= Actor Havish About Nuvvila Movie|work=YouTube |location=india |date=2019-06-04 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.telugucinema.com/news/havishs-ghazini-attempt|title= Nuvvila which was directed by Ravi Babu was a decent commercial movie|work=Telugu Cinema |location=india |date=2019-06-02 }} in 2011. In 2012, Havish got the main lead in film Genius.{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/genius-to-act-mirror-for-young-generation-omkar-517904.html|title= 'Genius' to act mirror for young generation|work=News18 India News 18 |location=India |date=2012-10-22 }}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/genius-actor-havish-to-star-as-the-protagonist-in-lingusamys-bilingual/articleshow/70036645.cms|title= Genius' actor Havish to star as the protagonist in Lingusamy's bilingual|work=TimesofIndia |location=India |date=2019-07-02 }} It was an unconventional theme unlike Tollywood’s trend to come out with a social message. The film struggled at box office but had good reviews.
His next film was Ram Leela (2015){{cite news |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/havish.html|title= Interview with Havish – Ram Leela|work=idlebrain |location=india |date=2015-02-27 }} which also starred Abhijeet and Nanditha Raj in the lead roles. This film was shot in Malaysia and US and released to negative reviews.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/ramleela/movie-review/46399055.cms | title=Ramleela Movie Review | newspaper=The Times Of India | first=Ch Sushil | last=Rao | date=26 April 2016 | accessdate=2 February 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=27 February 2015|title=Ram Leela: What were they thinking?|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/ram-leela-what-were-they-thinking/article6941049.ece|via=www.thehindu.com}}
Having the success of his latest film Seven (2019).{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2019/jun/04/i-am-still-in-the-game-actor-havish-1985762.html|title= I am still in the game: Actor Havish|work=The New Indian Express |publisher=The New Indian Express |location=India |date=2019-06-04 }}{{cite news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/havish-starrer-seven-to-have-a-worldwide-release-on-june-6-2209000.html|title= Havish starrer 'Seven' to have a worldwide release|work=Zee News |publisher=Zee News |location=India |date=2019-06-04 }} Koneru Lakshman Havish went on to produce his fellow actor Bellamkonda Sreenivas with a box office hit film Rakshasudu bankrolled by Koneru Satyanarayana{{cite news |url= https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/rakshasudu-in-post-production-release-on-august-2-545438|title= Produced on the A Havish Lakshman Koneru banner by Koneru Satyanarayana|work=The Hans India |location=India |date=2019-07-10 }} under the banner "A Havish Lakshman Productions"{{cite news |url= https://telanganatoday.com/bellamkonda-banks-thriller-saga|title= Bellamkonda banks on thriller saga|work=Telangana Today |location=India |date=2019-11-13 }} which has made its mark with its successful debut.
Filmography
;Actor
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! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col"|Film ! scope="col"class="unsortable" |Role(s) ! scope="col"|Notes |
| 2011
!scope="row"| Nuvvila | Mahesh | |
| 2012
!scope="row"| Genius | Nivas | |
| 2015
!scope="row"| Ram Leela |Ram | |
| 2019
!scope="row"| Seven | Karthik/Krishnamoorthy |Bilingual film |
;As a producer
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! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col"|Film ! scope="col"|Notes |
| 2019
!scope="row"| Rakshasudu | |
| 2021
!scope="row"| Khiladi | |
References
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External links
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