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'''Nitish Veera''' is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films.
'''Nitish Veera''' (1975/6 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Veera has portrayed small roles in several of them including ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' (2006) and ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' (2009). He contacted [[Pa. Ranjith]] who gave him the role of Kathiravan, Rajinikanth and Eashwari Rao's son in ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-nitish-veera-reveals-his-role-kaala-82651|title=Actor Nitish Veera reveals his role in 'Kaala'|date=7 June 2018|website=The News Minute}}</ref> He shot for the film for 40 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/020618/nitish-reveals-joy-acting-with-rajinikanth.html|title=Nitish reveals joy acting with Rajinikanth|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=2 June 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Veera went on to portray an important role in ''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' (2019). In the film, he played a character that lived in the 1960s.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetri-maaran-is-a-mix-of-mani-ratnam-and-selvaraghavan-nithish-veera/articleshow/71112515.cms|title=Vetri Maaran is a mix of Mani Ratnam and Selvaraghavan: Nithish Veera - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He has been signed to play a pivotal role in ''[[Laabam]]''.<ref name="C"/>
Veera portrayed small roles in several of them including ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' (2006) and ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' (2009). He contacted [[Pa. Ranjith]] who gave him the role of Kathiravan, Rajinikanth and Eashwari Rao's son in ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-nitish-veera-reveals-his-role-kaala-82651|title=Actor Nitish Veera reveals his role in 'Kaala'|date=7 June 2018|website=The News Minute}}</ref> He shot for the film for 40 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/020618/nitish-reveals-joy-acting-with-rajinikanth.html|title=Nitish reveals joy acting with Rajinikanth|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=2 June 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Veera went on to portray an important role in ''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' (2019). In the film, he played a character that lived in the 1960s.<ref name="B">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vetri-maaran-is-a-mix-of-mani-ratnam-and-selvaraghavan-nithish-veera/articleshow/71112515.cms|title=Vetri Maaran is a mix of Mani Ratnam and Selvaraghavan: Nithish Veera|website=The Times of India|last1=Cr |first1=Sharanya }}</ref> He was signed to play a pivotal role in ''[[Laabam]]''.<ref name="C"/> The post production of his upcoming film ''Bell'' was in progress and was slated for a late 2021 to early 2022 release. He recently completed dubbing for his part in the film.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Due to his untimely death, the makers roped in [[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] to reprise his role and changed the film's storyline.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/jun/09/bell-movie-review-hard-to-extract-any-entertainment-out-of-this-wreckage-44408.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609112457/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/jun/09/bell-movie-review-hard-to-extract-any-entertainment-out-of-this-wreckage-44408.html | archive-date=9 June 2023 | title=Bell Movie Review: Hard to extract any entertainment out of this wreckage | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=9 June 2023 }}</ref>
 
==Death==
He died from [[COVID-19]] on 17 May 2021, at the age of 45.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/asuran-actor-nitish-veera-dies-of-covid-19-at-45-7318295/|title=Asuran actor Nitish Veera dies of Covid-19|work=The Indian Express|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2022-01-11}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
''Source''<ref name="B"/><ref name="C">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/asuran-actor-nitish-veera-joins-cast-of-vijay-sethupathi-shruti-haasans-laabam/articleshow/71541422.cms|title=Asuran actor Nitish Veera joins cast of Vijay Sethupathi-Shruti Haasan’s Laabam|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 October 2019|accessdate=26 July 2020}}</ref>
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Vallarasu]]'' || Police officer || Uncredited
| 2000 || ''[[Vallarasu]]'' || Police officer || Uncredited<ref name="C">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/asuran-actor-nitish-veera-joins-cast-of-vijay-sethupathi-shruti-haasans-laabam/articleshow/71541422.cms|title=Asuran actor Nitish Veera joins cast of Vijay Sethupathi-Shruti Haasan's Laabam|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 October 2019|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="B"/>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || Paramaguru's friend ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006 || ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' || Mani ||
| rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[Thirupaachi]]'' || Local goon || Uncredited
|-
|-
| ''[[Perarasu (film)|Perarasu]]'' || Man helping Sudesi ||
| ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' || Fighter || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Pudhupettai]]'' || Mani ||
|-
| ''[[Perarasu (film)|Perarasu]]'' || Sudesi's helper ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2007 || ''[[Onbadhu Roobai Nottu]]'' || Madhava Padayachi's youngest son||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' ||  Sekar ||  
| rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' ||  Sekar ||  
|-
|-
|''[[Sindhanai Sei]]''  || Hari ||
|''[[Sindhanai Sei]]''  || Hari ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kazhugu (2012 film)|Kazhugu]]'' || Maari ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Haridas (2013 film)|Haridas]]'' || Ramesh ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Netru Indru]]'' || Guru ||
| 2014 || ''[[Netru Indru]]'' || Guru ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Padai Veeran]]'' || ||
| 2015 || ''[[Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam]]'' ||  Mano ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''[[Enga Amma Rani]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Sathriyan (2017 film)|Sathriyan]]'' || Vetri ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2018 || ''[[Padaiveeran]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' || Kathiravan ||
|''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' || Kathiravan ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6"|2019 || ''[[Peranbu]]'' || Call taxi driver ||
| ''[[Azhagumagan]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2019 || ''[[Peranbu]]'' || Call taxi driver ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Airaa]]'' || Bhavani's brother-in-law ||
| ''[[Airaa]]'' || Bhavani's brother-in-law ||
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|''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]''  || Pandiyan ||   
|''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]''  || Pandiyan ||   
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2020 || ''[[Ettuthikkum Para]]''  || ||
| 2020 || ''[[Ettuthikkum Para]]''  || ||
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Laabam]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || {{TBA}} ||
| 2021||''[[Laabam]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"|''Nero'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || {{TBA}} ||
| rowspan=2|  2022
|''[[Taanakkaran]]'' || Sahul Bai ||
|-
|-
|''[[Suzhal: The Vortex]]'' || Pushpa Raj ||Webseries
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Bell (2023 film)|Bell]]'' ||  Bell ||
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 13 January 2026


Nitish Veera
Born1975/1976 (age 50–51)
Died (aged 45)
OccupationActor
Years active2000-2021

Nitish Veera (1975/6 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films.

Career[edit | edit source]

Veera portrayed small roles in several of them including Pudhupettai (2006) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009). He contacted Pa. Ranjith who gave him the role of Kathiravan, Rajinikanth and Eashwari Rao's son in Kaala (2018).[1] He shot for the film for 40 days.[2] Veera went on to portray an important role in Asuran (2019). In the film, he played a character that lived in the 1960s.[3] He was signed to play a pivotal role in Laabam.[4] The post production of his upcoming film Bell was in progress and was slated for a late 2021 to early 2022 release. He recently completed dubbing for his part in the film.[citation needed] Due to his untimely death, the makers roped in Sridhar to reprise his role and changed the film's storyline.[5]

Death[edit | edit source]

He died from COVID-19 on 17 May 2021, at the age of 45.[6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2000 Vallarasu Police officer Uncredited[4][3]
2003 Anjaneya Paramaguru's friend
2005 Thirupaachi Local goon Uncredited
Chandramukhi Fighter Uncredited
2006 Pudhupettai Mani
Perarasu Sudesi's helper
2007 Onbadhu Roobai Nottu Madhava Padayachi's youngest son
2009 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Sekar
Sindhanai Sei Hari
2012 Kazhugu Maari
2013 Haridas Ramesh
2014 Netru Indru Guru
2015 Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam Mano
2017 Enga Amma Rani
Sathriyan Vetri
2018 Padaiveeran
Kaala Kathiravan
Azhagumagan
2019 Peranbu Call taxi driver
Airaa Bhavani's brother-in-law
Neeya 2 Vikram's enemy
Raatchasi Ramalingam's nephew
Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 Sekar
Asuran Pandiyan
2020 Ettuthikkum Para
2021 Laabam
2022 Taanakkaran Sahul Bai
Suzhal: The Vortex Pushpa Raj Webseries
2023 Bell Bell

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Actor Nitish Veera reveals his role in 'Kaala'". The News Minute. 7 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (2 June 2018). "Nitish reveals joy acting with Rajinikanth". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cr, Sharanya. "Vetri Maaran is a mix of Mani Ratnam and Selvaraghavan: Nithish Veera". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Asuran actor Nitish Veera joins cast of Vijay Sethupathi-Shruti Haasan's Laabam". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bell Movie Review: Hard to extract any entertainment out of this wreckage". Cinema Express. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Asuran actor Nitish Veera dies of Covid-19". The Indian Express. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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