Harish Kumar

Harish Kumar
Harish Kumar
	HarishKumar.jpg Harish Kumar in 2011
Born	Harish; 1 August 1975 (age 49); Hyderabad, India
💼 Occupation	Actor
📆 Years active	1979–1983, 1991–present

Harish Kumar (born 1 August 1975) is an Indian film actor.

Career[edit]

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 Haasan. 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[edit]

As a child actor[edit]

Prema Kanuka (1981) - Telugu
Premabhishekham(1981) - Telugu/ Sridevi's brother
Kondaveeti Simham (1981) - Telugu/as N.T.R's son
Muddula Koduku (1979) - Telugu/as A.N.R and Sridevi's son
Trisulam (1982) as young Krishnam Raaju
Naa Desam (1982) - Telugu
Sri Madvirat Veera Brahmendra Swamy Charitra (1984) - Telugu/young N. T. Rama Rao
Mahasawgarahah ?/young Krishna
Bari Apurupa Nam Jodi - (Kannada/as young Dwarakish)
Bhakta Drana Markandeyya (as Markamdeyya)
Andha Kanoon (1983) - Hindi/as young Rajnikanth
Prem Tapasya (1983) - Hindi/as Shankar
Farz Aur Kanoon (1982) - Hindi/as Jeetendra's son
Ek Hi Bhool (1979) - Hindi/as Rekha's son
Haqeeqat
Jeevan Dhaara (1982) Hindi/as Babloo
Sansar (1987) - Hindi/as Vidya Sagar

Hindi[edit]

Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012)
Naughty @ 40 (2011) Sandeep Srivastav/Sandy
Inteqam (2001) as Vijay Kumar Singh
Bulandi (2000) as Nakul (Arjun's brother)
Nyaydaata (1999) as Rahul
Phool Aur Aag (1999) Cameo in song "Main Gaaon Dil Gaaye"
Aunty No. 1 (1998)
Chhota Chetan (1998) as Rajkumar
Hero No. 1 (1997) as Meena's prospective husband
Shapath (1997) as Rahul
Muqadama (1996) as Dancer (song "Naya Maal")
Army (1996) as Kishan
Bhishma (1996) as Sub-Inspector Abhimanyu Verma
Coolie No. 1 (1995) as Deepak
Gaddaar (1995) as Vijay Saxena
Janam Kundli (1995) as Sunny R. Kapoor
Jawab (1995) as Ravi A. Saxena
Aashique Mastane (1995) (as Harish Kumar) as Sohan/Rohan (dual role)
Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995) as Harish Verma
Phoolan Devi (1994) as Tarika
The Gentleman (1994)
Kranti Kshetra (1994) as Harish Ashok Kumar Mangatrao
Inspector Jhansi (1993)
Zakhmi Rooh (1993)
Zakhmo Ka Hisaab (1993)
Tirangaa (1992)
Prem Qaidi (1991)
Sansar (1987) (as Hari) as Vidyasagar D. Sharma
Prem Tapasya (1983) (credited as Master Hari) as Shankar (child artist)
Jeevan Dhaara (1982) (credited as Master Hari) as Babloo (child artist)
Lil Zaki (1986)

Kannada[edit]

Prema Khaidi (1990)
Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku (1993)
Laali (1997)
Vandematharam (2001)

Malayalam[edit]

Daisy (1988) as Pradeep Menon
Ivalente Kamuki (1989)
Sthreekuvendi Sthree (1990)
Teenage Love (1991)
Vasyam (1991)
Aayiram Chirakulla Moham (1993)

Telugu[edit]

Daddy Daddy (1999)
Gokulamlo Seetha (1997) as Bhaskar
Oho Naa Pellanta (1996)
S.P. Parshuram (1994)
Jailor Gaari Abbayi (1994)
Bangaru Kutumbam (1994)
Kurradi Kurradu (1994)
Manavarali Pelli (1993)
Inspector Jhansi (1993)
Praana Daata (1993)
Prema Vijetha (1992)
Yugala Getham (1992)
College Bullodu (1992)
Rowdy Inspector (1992)
Pelam Chepite Vinali (1992) as Hari
Prema Panjaram (1991) as Srikanth
Prema Khaidi (1990)
Vivaha Bhojanambu (1988)
Seetamalakshmi (1978) (as child artist)
Madhavaiah Gari Manavadu (dual role as Nageshwara Rao's grandson)
Yevandi Aavida Vachindi
Kondapalli Rathaiah (1995)

Producer[edit]

Kaash... Hamara Dil Pagal Na Hota (2003)

External links[edit]

Harish Kumar on IMDb