From an engineer to a Bigg Boss contestant: 10 lesser known facts about Kireeti Damaraju

Evicted Bigg Boss Telugu 2 contestant Kireeti Damaraju unarguably turned out to be one of the most mysterious contestants in Bigg Boss Telugu 2. The actor who stepped into the house as a promising contestant in the second edition invited flak and got evicted in the recent episode of Bigg Boss Telugu 2.

Here's a look at the lesser-known side of Kireeti Damaraju.

With a Bachelors of Technology (EEE) degree from MVSR Engineering College, Hyderabad, Kireeti is an engineer turned actor.

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Before foraying into films, Kireeti worked as a tester in Electronic Arts, Hyderabad where he made friends with people who had interests in cinema. He later worked as a user experience researcher.

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Kireeti hails from an orthodox joint family based in Hyderabad. His family strongly opposed his film ambitions.

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Kireeti was a cinephile. He used to do plays and performances without the knowledge of his family, before he took the big leap into films.

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He made his acting debut with Telugu short films Ontiganta and Anukokunda alongside Ritu Varma.

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His performances in those short films grabbed the attention of the industry especially that of producer Ram Mohan who the offered him Uyyala Jampala, one of his initial breakthroughs.

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Kireeti is an avid gamer and has immense interest in Japanese anime and manga.

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Kireeti featured in movies like Yevade Subramanyam, Vunnadi Okate Zindagi and recently Chal Mohan Ranga. He was chosen as the lead in Gunnam Gangaraju’s sitcom Many Happy Returns for his prowess in subtle acting. However, the TV series did not fare as well as it was expected to.

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Kireeti was the writer, director and host of an online food and travel web series titled 'Healthy/Organic food in Hyderabad'.

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He is a very expressive person and always wanted to do roles with substance and good dialogues, according to his good friend writer and filmmaker Hussain Shah Kiran. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the inmates asked Kireeti to deliver a popular dialogue before he left the house.