Vennela Kishore is an actor and director, known for Bale Bale Magadivoy (2015), Majnu (2016) and Vennela. Kishore received appreciation for his role "Sastri" in the film Dookudu. His other performances include Bindaas, Pilla Zamindar, Daruvu, Seema Tapakai, Badshah, Doosukeltha, Pandaga Chesko, Srimanthudu, Bale Bale Magadivoy, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, and Ami Thumi. He also directed two Telugu films (Vennela 1½, and Jaffa). After tasting failure with his directorial projects, he has returned to acting.