Kishen Das is an Indian actor, content creator, host, and YouTuber. He is known for starring in the Tamil film ‘Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee.’
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Wiki/Biography
Kishen Das was born on Saturday, 26 April 1997 (age 26 years; as of 2023) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Taurus. In 2014, he completed his schooling at Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai. In 2017, he attained a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. He took a keen interest in acting from a young age and actively participated in theatre during his school and college days.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 34″, Waist:32″, Biceps:15″
Family
Parents & Siblings
Kishen Das’s mother, Brinda Das, is a television actor. She raised Kishen as a single parent.
Religion
Kishen Das follows Hinduism. [1]Instagram – Kishen Das
Career
Corporate
In 2017, Kishen Das joined the company ‘Fully Filmy’ as a video production intern. After completing his internship, he worked with Fully Filmy for two years as a full-time employee, handling their social media platforms and Video Production Department. He gained some popularity while working at Fully Filmy as the presenter of their show ‘Fully Rewind’ wherein he would provide listicles about cinema and give ‘2-minute reviews’ on their YouTube channel. In February 2021, he joined the company ‘Social Beat’ as a senior social media specialist and was later promoted to a managerial position in digital marketing.
Netflix
In October 2022, he picked a part-time job at Netflix-South India as a Creative Supporter.
Kishen Das is one of the hosts of the show ‘Menu Please’ on Netflix India wherein he brings various celebrities as guests and tries different cuisines with them. [2]Netflix India – YouTube
Spotify
In June 2022, he picked another part-time job at Spotify as a creator. In December 2019, he started a podcast titled ‘Timepass With Das’ in which he talks about revisiting, reflecting, and rediscovering one’s life journey. In May 2022, Spotify acquired ‘Timepass With Das’ and made it an exclusive Spotify podcast. One year later, the podcast became available on all audio streaming platforms.
This announcement is the closest to my heart, Timepass with Das is now a SPOTIFY EXCLUSIVE ❤️
From recording at the randomest places to touching unexpected hearts, this is our next step 🤍
New episode: https://t.co/02abUrQt5y pic.twitter.com/k0TkAtZt9B
— Kishen Das (@kishendas) May 30, 2022
Films
While working at Fully Filmy, he continuously auditioned for numerous films and was finally shortlisted for a movie directed by Darbuka Siva. In 2022, he made his acting debut with the film ‘Mudhal Nee Mudivum’ (MNMN) in which he played the lead role of ‘Vinoth.’ MNMN was released on the OTT platform ZEE5.
In June 2022, he was signed for a lead role in the film ‘Tharunam.’ [3]ETimes
In 2023, he starred in the film ‘Sync,’ a Tamil horror film released on the OTT platform ‘Aha.’ He appeared in the movie ‘Singapore Saloon’ in the same year.
YouTube
Vlogs
Kishen Das started his YouTube channel, kishendasyoutube, on 12 August 2013. He has over 1,22,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. He generally shares vlogs of his day-to-day life and talks about topics like Insecurities faced by him, his love for cinema, women who inspire him, etc.
Short Films
In 2016, Kishen Das first appeared in the thriller short film ‘Cobwebs.’ In the same year, Kishen Das starred alongside his mother, Brinda Das, in the short film ‘Meet Our Mummies.’
In 2017, he starred in the short film titled ‘Between the Words’ by ‘Film Patients.’ [4]Film Patients – YouTube He later started directing and writing short films such as Parandhu Sella Vaa (2017), Home (2019), and Silence (2020).
Kishen Das regularly posts content on Instagram. He has made content for various brands like Zomato, Cashify etc. In 2020, he made a commercial for Zomato on Instagram and also appeared in it.
Commercials
In 2017, Kishen Das appeared in a TV commercial for Asian Paints.
In October 2022, he was featured in an ad for Zomato.
Awards
- In March 2023, Kishen Das won the ‘Best Debut Male’ award at the ‘Vikatan Awards’ for his work in the movie ‘Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee.’
- In April 2022, Kishen Das won the ‘Youth Icon of the year’ award.
Favourites
- Song: “Nee Kavithaigala” by Pradeep Kumar
- Dessert: Moon Rocks
- Football Club: Arsenal
- Football player: Arteta
- Actress: Samantha Ruth Prabhu
- Music composer: Anirudh Ravichander
Facts/Trivia
- While he was a part of the school theatre club, he was supervised by Mr Jayakumar Janakiraman, an actor who works predominantly in the Tamil movie industry.
- Kishen Das’ first film’s title track crossed over 100 million views on YouTube.
100 million views 🤍
I keep thinking that I should stop posting about MNMN cause it’s been over a year since its release but I think I’ll take this as an exception. 100 million views for a song that I refreshed a million times to see reach 100,000. pic.twitter.com/WLWOCKg3xu
— Kishen Das (@kishendas) May 11, 2023
- Kishen Das does not consume alcohol.
- In his leisure time, he likes to play cricket.
- Kishen Das first learned to edit videos on Kutty software in 2012 to make a birthday video for his then-girlfriend.
- In April 2023, he received the YouTube silver play button for his channel ‘KishenDas.’
- He regularly exercises to remain fit and often posts his workout pictures on Instagram.
- In September 2021, he adopted a cat and named it Auro.
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