Achyuth Kumar

Achyuth Kumar (Kannada: ಅಚ್ಯುತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born and brought up in the town is Tiptur, in the district of Tumkur . He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First grade college, which was then under university of Bangalore. He is well known for his performances in the films, Sidlingu and Lucia ^[1] & he won 3 Filmfare Awards till now.

Career

Achyuth Kumar began training as an actor at Ninasam in the Shimoga district of Karnataka. He worked in theatre, before appearing in films, prior to which he acted in a television soap opera for Girish Kasaravalli. One of successful serials were Moodala Mane, wherein he played the role of a supportive colleague to the daughter of the Protagonist who finally marries his daughter. He also played the role of the eldest son of a successful Judge (Anant Nag) in the soap Preethi Illada Mele. He then went on to appear in many Kannada films and a couple of Tamil films. However, it was in the 2013 film Lucia, that he received widespread appreciation. In the film, he played the role of Shankaranna, who owns a movie theater and the employer of Nikhil, the lead character of the film, played by Sathish Ninasam. He won the award for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film.^[2]

Filmography

References

External links

• Achyuth Kumar at the Internet Movie Database