From theatre to telly: Nanda Kishore

Nanda Kishore made his debut in the tinsel town as a child artiste in Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Hyderabad Blues'. Currently, he is seen in the serial 'Rama Sakkani Seetha' on Zee Telugu. The show's story revolves around four brothers, who come with a curse that their family will get destroyed if any one of them gets married.

Born in Guntur, Nanda Kishore relocated to Hyderabad as his father, a railway employee, was transferred to the city. His father, Dulipala Venkat Rama, was a theatre artiste and he introduced Nanda to the world of theatre. "When I was in Class VII my father introduced me to theatre and he is my guru. He would do the make-up for me whenever I performed on stage."

When Nanda was in Class X, his father enrolled him in G Udayabhanu's theatre group 'Bhoomika'.

"In this group, we used to perform drama in a traditional form. I took this seriously and acted in Hindi and Telugu plays and travelled across India to perform. Soon after that, I entered into the television industry… as I recollect my first role was playing a constable and it was only for a minute. After that, I worked in a serial in Doordarshan. I moved to Chennai for serials as it was a good platform for television. There I worked in a popular serial 'Ankuram'.

"I have done around 10 movies till now and in the film 'Drona' (2009) I play a friend's role for the lead character. I am from the theatre background of acting and I am confident of taking up any challenging roles, but people have seen me in soft roles, and I want to break that monotony."

About the roles, he wants to portray: "I would like to don a character of villain and also play the role of a character that supports women. I am looking for such roles. I am also working in the movie 'Maniharam', which is yet to be completed. It will release in January and is directed by Sriraj.

He shares fitness mantra: "As I am from a theatre background, they have taught us to be disciplined with the fitness, diets and acting skills. My daily routine starts off at 6 am by hitting the gym and then I take proper diets like fruits and veggies which gives good nutrition and then I head to my shooting schedule."

"I am ready to do any challenging roles which the director believes that I could do. I am also looking forward to a movie break and want to grow as an actor," he signs off.