Harish Kumar

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Harish Kumar

Acting 51 August 1, 1975

Hyderabad, India

Harish started his career as a child actor. He is the only male child actor to have worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil Kannada and Malayalam films. He then played the lead in many fil…

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Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen

6.6 1994 Movie
Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1

6.1 1995 Movie
Hero No. 1

Hero No. 1

6.1 1997 Movie
Aunty No. 1

Aunty No. 1

5.2 1998 Movie
Tirangaa

Tirangaa

6.2 1993 Movie
Andhaa Kaanoon

Andhaa Kaanoon

7.2 1983 Movie
Bulandi

Bulandi

5.6 2000 Movie
Army

Army

4.4 1996 Movie
Griha Laxmi

Griha Laxmi

2025 TV Show
Janam Kundli

Janam Kundli

5.3 1995 Movie
Vande Matharam

Vande Matharam

2001 Movie
Daisy

Daisy

8.0 1988 Movie

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Harish started his career as a child actor. He is the only male child actor to have worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil Kannada and Malayalam films. He then played the lead in many films. He has acted in a total of 280 films. For the film Andhra Kesari, he won the state award for the best child actor of the year 1983 from the Chief Minister Late N. T. Rama Rao. He also received special jury award as the best actor in 1996 for the film Oho Naa Pellanta produced by D.Ramanaidu, and directed by Jandhyala. Harish acted as a lead at a young age of 15. His first film as a lead actor was Daisy, a Malayalam film directed by Prathap K. Pothan. The movie also starred Kamal Hassan. In Tamil, he was introduced by T. Rajendar as a lead in the film Pookal Vidum Thudel, directed by Sridhar Rajan. In Telugu, he was introduced as a lead actor by producer D. Ramanaidu in the film Prema Khaidi in 1990 with Malashree as the female lead. As the film went on to be a success at the box office, Ramanaidu decided to re-make it in Hindi with Harish as the lead and introduced Karisma Kapoor as the female lead opposite Harish in the film Prem Qaidi in 1991 which did well at the box office.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Griha Laxmi

    TV show Surya

  2. 2017
    Aa Gaya Hero

    Movie

  3. 2012
    Chaar Din Ki Chandni

    Movie Suryaveer Singh

  4. 2011
    Naughty @ 40

    Movie Sandeep

  5. 2007
    Pellaindi Kaani

    Movie Sivaji

  6. 2001
    Vande Matharam

    Movie

  7. 2000
    Railway Coolie

    Movie

  8. 2000
    Bulandi

    Movie Nakul (Arjun's brother)

  9. 1999
    Phool Aur Aag

    Movie

  10. 1998
    Aunty No. 1

    Movie Abhyankar

  11. 1997
    Shapath

    Movie Rahul

  12. 1997
    Laali

    Movie

  13. 1997
    Gokulamlo Seetha

    Movie Bhaskar

  14. 1997
    Hero No. 1

    Movie Meena's prospective husband

  15. 1996
    Bhishma

    Movie Sub-Inspector Abhimanyu Verma

  16. 1996
    Army

    Movie Kishan

More credits
  1. 1995
    Coolie No. 1

    Movie Deepak

  2. 1995
    Ravan Raaj: A True Story

    Movie Harish Verma

  3. 1995
    Gaddaar

    Movie Vijay Saxena

  4. 1995
    Janam Kundli

    Movie Sunny

  5. 1995
    Jawab

    Movie Ravi A. Saxena

  6. 1994
    Kranti Kshetra

    Movie Harish Ashok Kumar Mangatrao

  7. 1994
    S.P. Parasuram

    Movie Parshuram's brother

  8. 1994
    Bangaru Kutumbam

    Movie Hari

  9. 1994
    Bandit Queen

    Movie Tarika

  10. 1993
    Evandi Aavida Vachindi

    Movie Achchi Babu

  11. 1993
    Tirangaa

    Movie Sanjay Chauhan

  12. 1993
    Manavarali Pelli

    Movie

  13. 1992
    Pranadaata

    Movie Narendra

  14. 1992
    Prema Vijetha

    Movie

  15. 1991
    Prem Qaidi

    Movie

  16. 1990
    Nee Sirithaal Deepavali

    Movie

  17. 1990
    Prema Khaidi

    Movie

  18. 1989
    Ashoka Chakravarthy

    Movie Salim

  19. 1988
    Daisy

    Movie Pradeep Menon

  20. 1983
    Andhaa Kaanoon

    Movie Young Vijay Kumar Singh

  21. 1981
    Prema Kanuka

    Movie Young Raja Shekaram