Kallichanda Nishan Nanaiah

Kallichanda Nishan Nanaiah an eminent Kodava was born on 7 December 1985.He is an actor who has worked in Malayalam,Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Telugu movies. He was brought up in Kolkata. He was a professional tennis player, who represented Kolkata University and played many All India and National tournaments.

Family

Father

Kallichanda Somaiah Prasad 

Mother

Kallichanda ( Kadiyamada ) Padma Prasad

Education

• He did his graduation in Mass communication from St. Xaviers college kolkata and post graduation (in acting) from the Pune Film Institute (FTII).

Career

After graduating, he moved to Mumbai to try his luck in Bollywood. As an actor, he believed  in expanding his horizons and hence he decided to venture down south.

Achievements

• Nishan debuted in the Hindi film Cycle Kick but the film did not release.
• He got a career break in legendary director Shyamaprasad’s Malayalam film Ritu in 2009,(for which he also received great critical acclaim as well as won his Best Debut award), along with a Telugu release “Manorama” in the same year opposite lead actress Charmee.
• He became a notable actor through Sibi Malayil’s Apoorvaragam, which was released in 2010, and was one of the biggest commercial hits of that year. In February, Ee Adutha Kaalathu released in which he played the role of Rustam.
• He also starred in Bejoy Nambiar’s David alongside Vikram. His role of Peter was appreciated by the critics.
• His last release was Geethanjali (Malayalam) directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal. The film went on to be a semi hit.
• Nishan’s Badlapur Boys (Hindi) directed by newcomer Shailesh Verma is based on the Indian traditional rural sport, kabaddi.
•  Nishan has worked as a leading man in around 14 Malayalam films, 1 Telugu film, 3 Hindi films, 2 Tamil films, 1 Bengali Web series.
• He starred in Hindi feature film Nastik (2018 film) , with Arjun Rampal.

Awards

• Asianet Film Award for Best New Face (2009)
• Surya Film Award for Best Debutant (2009)
• World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV award for Best Debut (2009)

Films

Year	Film	Language
2009	Ritu	Malayalam
2009	Manorama	Telugu
2010	Apoorvaragam	Malayalam
2010	Soch Lo	Hindi
2010	Cycle Kick	Hindi
2011	Gramam / Namma Gramam	Tamil/Malayalam
2011	Note Out	Malayalam
2011	Ithu Nammude Katha	Malayalam
2012	Yaarukku Theriyum	Tamil
2012	Ee Adutha Kalathu	Malayalam
2013	Annum Innum Ennum	Malayalam
2013	David/David	Hindi/ Tamil
2013	10:30 am Local Call	Malayalam
2013	Radio	Malayalam
2013	Geethaanjali	Malayalam
2014	Badlapur Boys	Hindi
2015	Lavender	Malayalam
2017	Hadiya	Malayalam
2018	SIX (6)	Bengali
2018	Lolans	Malayalam
2018	Chai Shai Biscuit	Hindi
2018	Nastik (2018 film)	Hindi