Nitish Veera
Born1975 or 1976 (age 47–48)
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

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. Due to his untimely death, the makers roped in Sridhar to reprise his role and changed the film's storyline.[5]

Death

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

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2000VallarasuPolice officerUncredited[4][3]
2005ThirupaachiLocal goonUncredited
ChandramukhiFighterUncredited
2006PudhupettaiMani, Selvi's brother
PerarasuMan helping Sudesi
2007Onbadhu Roobai NottuMadhava Padayachi's youngest son
2009Vennila Kabadi KuzhuSekar
Sindhanai SeiHari
2012Kazhugu
2014Netru IndruGuru
2015Puriyadha Anandam Puthithaga Arambam
2017Enga Amma Rani
2018Padai Veeran
KaalaKathiravan
2019PeranbuCall taxi driver
AiraaBhavani's brother-in-law
Neeya 2Vikram's enemy
RaatchasiRamalingam's nephew
Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2Sekar
AsuranPandiyan
2020Ettuthikkum Para
2021Laabam
2022 TaanakkaranSahul Bai
Suzhal: The VortexPushpa RajWebseries
2023BellBell

References

  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. 1 2 Cr, Sharanya. "Vetri Maaran is a mix of Mani Ratnam and Selvaraghavan: Nithish Veera". The Times of India.
  4. 1 2 "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. 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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