Havish | |
|---|---|
| Born | Koneru Lakshman Havish 25 June |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Educationist, actor, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Koneru Lakshman Havish is a businessman, [1] and an Indian actor predominantly in Telugu cinema.
Koneru Lakshman Havish, Vice-President of KL Deemed to be University[2] is the grandson of renowned industrialist Koneru Lakshmaiah who founded the Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation which, under the same trust, has evolved as K L Deemed to be University. He took a degree in Engineering at the Purdue University in the United States.
Koneru Lakshman Havish passion for acting was encouraged by his father Koneru Satyanarayana, chancellor of K L Deemed to be University.[2]
Ushakiran Movies was looking for new talents for the project to be directed by Ravi Babu. Havish[3] was given the lead role in the romantic comedy film Nuvvila[4][5] in 2011. In 2012, Havish got the main lead in film Genius.[6][7] It was an unconventional theme unlike Tollywood’s trend to come out with a social message. The film struggled at box office but had good reviews.
His next film was Ram Leela (2015)[8] which also starred Abhijeet and Nanditha Raj in the lead roles. This film was shot in Malaysia and US and released to negative reviews.[9][10]
Having the success of his latest film Seven (2019).[11][12] Koneru Lakshman Havish went on to produce his fellow actor Bellamkonda Sreenivas with a box office hit film Rakshasudu bankrolled by Koneru Satyanarayana[13] under the banner "A Havish Lakshman Productions"[13][14] which has made its mark with its successful debut.
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nuvvila | Mahesh | |
| 2012 | Genius | Nivas | |
| 2015 | Ram Leela | Ram | |
| 2019 | Seven | Karthik/Krishnamurthy | Bilingual film |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rakshasudu | |
| 2021 | Khiladi |