Kireeti Damaraju

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| name = Kireeti Damaraju

| image = Kiriti Damaraju.jpg

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| birth_place = Andhra Pradesh, India

| occupation = Actor

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| yearsactive = 2011{{ndash}}present

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Kireeti Damaraju is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He has learned acting and done theatre before venturing into films. He has played supporting roles in films such as Uyyala Jampala (2013), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) and Mental Madhilo (2017). He was also a contestant in the reality TV show Bigg Boss 2.{{cite web |last1=Girl |first1=Gossip |title=Movie Releases This Week |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-02-26/Movie-Releases-This-Week/133988 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en |date=26 February 2015}}{{cite web |title=Boyzone |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/boyzone/article5460560.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=14 December 2013}}{{cite news |title=Meeku Meere Maaku Meme Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Meeku-Meere-Maaku-Meme/movie-review/52798304.cms |website=The Times of India}}

Career

Kireeti Damaraju started his acting career by learning acting and doing few Theatre shows and then started acting on screen 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.{{cite web |title=Exclusive Interview – Kireeti : Trivikram is a blessing for TFI |url=http://www.123telugu.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-kireeti-trivikram-is-a-blessing-for-tfi.html |website=123telugu.com |language=en |date=12 December 2013}} 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."{{cite web |title=Bham Bolenath review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Navdeep, Naveen Chandra & Pooja Zaveri |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/bhambolenath.html |website=www.idlebrain.com}} He also acted in Many Happy Returns, a sitcom directed by Gunnam Gangaraju.{{cite web |title=Gunnam Gangaraju helms a new comedy, Many Happy Returns |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-new-sitcom-by-Gunnam-Gangaraju/article14384545.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=4 June 2016}} Srividya Palaparthi of The Times of India praised Damaraju saying "While Tarun and Avanthika's acting skills were evidently amateur, Kireeti Damaraju stood out in terms of acting, and comic timing."

Before venturing into films, 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

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Year !Title !Role !Notes
2011 \|Ontiganta \|Kiriti \|Short film
2012 \| Anukokunda \| Adil Ravindra \|Short film
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Uyyala Jampala \| Murali \| Feature film debut
Second Hand \| Subbarao \|
rowspan="4" \| 2015 \| Yevade Subramanyam \| Kireeti \|
Bham Bolenath \| Roshan \|
Size Zero	\|
Thanu Nenu	\|
2016 \| Meeku Meere Maaku Meme \| Kireeti \|
rowspan="2" \|2017 \| Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi \| Sai \|
Mental Madhilo \| Saki \|
rowspan="5" \|2018 \|Touch Chesi Chudu \| Shalini's friend \|
Chal Mohan Ranga \| Surya \|
Vijetha \| Ram's friend \|
Premaku Raincheck \| Naresh \|
Taxiwaala \| Doctor \|
2019 \| NTR: Kathanayakudu \| Pandit \| Cameo appearance
rowspan="4" \|2020 \| Pressure Cooker \| Manohar Rao \|
Valayam \| Madhu Nandhan \|
47 Days \| \|
Run	Rahul
rowspan="4" \|2021 \| Zombie Reddy \| Bhadram \|
Kanabadutaledu \| \|
Vivaha Bhojanambu \| \|
Varudu Kaavalenu \| \|
rowspan="3" \|2022	DJ Tillu	Rohit
Bloody Mary	Basha
Dhamaka	Subbu’s fiance
rowspan="3" \|2023 \|Amigos \| \|
Chakravyuham:The Trap \| \|
Breakout \|Arjun \|
2024 \|Swag \| \|

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Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2011

|Ontiganta

|Kiriti

|Short film

2012

| Anukokunda

| Adil Ravindra