Kamal
Kamaraju's
Family
Background
Kamal
Kamaraju
was
born
on
3rd
September
1981,
in
Sevagram
Wardha
district
of
Maharashtra.
His
father
Jawaharlal
Kamaraju
is
retired
as
an
AGM
in
Navratna
Company
NMDC
and
mother
Nirmala
Gutta
took
voluntary
retirement
from
state
organisation
MARKFED.
Both
hail
from
Hyderabad,
where
they
brought
up
Kamal.
Kamal
has
an
elder
brother
Kranthi
Kiran
Kamaraju.
Kamal's
Connection
With
Gandhism
Kamal
Kamaraju's
grandparents
from
mothers
side
were
freedom
fighters
and
were
particular
that
the
mother
delivers
in
the
renowned
Gandhian
surroundings.
So
born
in
Sevagram,
he
was
named
after
his
father's
mother
Kamala
Devi,
who
hailed
from
Razole
in
East
Godavari
district.
Kamal
Kamaraju's
Education
Kamal
studied
at
Little
Flower
High
School
at
Chirag
Ali
lane
Hyderabad,
where
he
picked
up
interest
in
art,
theatre
and
dance.
Later
this
translated
into
his
interest
in
joining
architecture
from
the
JNTU
in
Hyderabad,
where
he
acquired
bachelors
degree
in
Architecture.
Kamal's
Love
For
Acting
His
love
for
acting
and
his
desire
to
stay
back
in
India
led
him
to
choose
film
career
where
he
subsequently
became
a
known
face
in
Telugu
film
industry.
He
currently
stays
in
Hyderabad
and
works
for
Telugu
films.
Kamal's
Debut
As
An
Assistant
Art
Director
Kamal
Kamaraju
started
his
career
as
an
assistant
art
director
to
director
Chandra
Shekhar
Yelleti
under
the
tutelage
of
renowned
art
director
Ravinder
for
the
film
Anukokunda
Oka
Roju
in
2005.
Kamal's
Acting
Debut
He
got
his
first
opportunity
as
an
actor
in
Chatrapati
in
2005,
while
working
as
associate
art
director
for
the
same
film
under
director
SS
Rajamouli.
But
his
first
role
that
was
most
recognised
was
given
by
Sekhar
Kammula
in
the
film
Godavari
(2006).
This
got
him
wide
recognition
and
identity.
Confessions
Of
A
Film
Actor
His
first
step
as
a
lead
actor
started
immediately
after
Godavari
when
he
paired
up
with
Anish
Kuruvilla
to
do
a
independent
film
called
Confessions
of
a
Film
Actor
in
2007.
This
was
one
of
the
first
films
to
be
released
on
internet
as
a
pay
per
view
and
became
instant
hit
overseas.
Avakai
Biryani
Gave
A
Break
To
Kamal
In
2008,
Kamal
was
launched
as
hero
by
Sekhar
Kammula,
who
produced
a
well
acclaimed
film
Avakai
Biryani
under
the
direction
of
Anish
Kuruvilla.
This
led
him
to
doing
lead
roles
in
various
other
films
like
Kalavaramaye
Madilo
in
2009
and
Virodhi
in
2011.
Kamal's
Debut
In
Tamil
Films
He
also
ventured
into
Tamil
films
with
Ayiram
Vilakku
(2010)
under
the
direction
of
Hosimin
where
he
played
a
negative
role.
He
was
last
seen
in
Telugu
movie
Arvind
2,
which
was
directed
by
Sekhar
Suri.
Kamal
As
A
Writer
His
association
with
director
Hanumanth
Rghavapudi
led
him
to
try
out
writing
for
a
short
film
I
AM
FAMOUS
and
also
to
independently
produce
and
art
direct
six
commercials
along
with
Hanumanth
for
Mudra
Ad
Agency
in
2007.
Kamal's
Activities
In
Theatre
Industry
Kamal
also
did
theatre
for
a
renowned
Broadway
play
'Who
is
Afraid
of
Viginia
Woolf'
in
2011
for
Kartaal
Productions.
The
actor
played
the
character
Nick
in
this
play.
Kamal's
Artistic
Ability
As
A
Painter
Kamal
is
also
a
well
known
painter.
While
he
started
off
with
a
series
of
painting
titled
My
Name
is
Minnu
that
revolved
around
the
girl
child,
the
actor
has
veered
towards
filmi
subjects
even
on
canvas.
He
has
created
paintings
for
actor
Nani
and
many
other
socialites.