Vishal (actor)
Indian actor and film producer (born 1977)
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- Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), professionally known as Vishal , is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil cinema.
- Vishal was conferred with the Kalaimamani award in 2006 for his contributions to Tamil cinema.
- He then became an actor and played his first lead role in the romantic thriller Chellamae (2004), before acting in the action films Sandakozhi , Thimiru , Thaamirabharani and Malaikottai .
- Early life and education Vishal Krishna Reddy was born on 29 August 1977 into a Telugu-speaking family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Reddy and Janaki Devi, are business people and film producers in Telugu and Tamil films.
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WikipediaVishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), professionally known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil cinema. He produces films under his production company, Vishal Film Factory. Vishal was conferred with the Kalaimamani award in 2006 for his contributions to Tamil cinema.
Vishal entered the film industry as an assistant director to Arjun. He then became an actor and played his first lead role in the romantic thriller Chellamae (2004), before acting in the action films Sandakozhi, Thimiru, Thaamirabharani and Malaikottai. Vishal chose to create his own production studio and has since produced and worked on Pandiya Naadu (2013), Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) and Poojai (2014).
Vishal Krishna Reddy was born on 29 August 1977 into a Telugu-speaking family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father and mother, G. K. Reddy and Janaki Devi, are business people and film producers in Telugu and Tamil films. His elder brother, Vikram Krishna, is also an actor and producer who has produced several of Vishal's films. His family hails from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
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