Abhishek is the biggest superstar of AFI.He has redefined the entire process of film making in AFI.He is considered the most powerful personality in AFI,because his home production Blueberry productions enjoy almost 47% of the market share and he has given 3 record breaking and trend setting films in AFI(Twist of fate,Paa and Aal iss well).He has acted in 20 films till date and only 2 of them have failed in the box-office(Taj and TCNTC).This is a dream for any of the leading men.Abhishek is also an excellent actor and he has won several awards including Spring,Amateur Oscars,Accolades,Sophias,Josephs,etc.He is a perfect combination of a Superstar and an actor.Abhishek is also literally controlling the entire AFI.Abhishek also enjoys a very large fan following especially after Aal iss well became a blockbuster.Abhishek is the undisputed king of AFI,because Abhishek is a complete package of everything.Abhishek is surprisingly very flexible with his salary and has done some films even free of cost because of the story line.Abhishek is very very choosy in selecting films and he picks only films with substantial roles and does not follow the normal commercial hero's trend.He is also very stylish and the most classy amateur actor.Abhishek undoubtedly is the Main pillar of AFI,without which AFI will collapse.
Personal life
Abhishek was born into a business family in Bangalore.His Father, Venkteshwar managed several businesses and is considered a prominent entrepreneur.His mother Meenakshi runs her own saloon called Exquizeet in Bangalore.Abhishek completed schooling in JIRS . He then went to Christ junior college to do his PU.he is currently doing his graduation in Aston University in UK.
Early stage
Abhishek has acted in more than 50 dramas during his school days and even appeared in a commercial ad(Rin 501 soap).When he was doing his 10th std he played the character of the Stingy Ebenezer Scrooge in the play The Christmas Carol.He was highly appreciated for his performance and was encouraged to join the Amateur film industry AFI.
Success
He made his acting and directorial debut in the film TO CHOOSE OR NOT TO CHOOSE in 2007, which was a failure in the box office and therefore Abhishek was not at all noticed.However Abhishek had his first commercial success with the film CROSSWORD in 2008 and won a Pierean Spring Best Director award for the film.He then opted to move to the KANNADA FILM INDUSTRY to get wide recognition and his first film was ACCIDENT, the film starred Ramesh Aravind and Pooja Gandhi,who overshadowed Abhishek in the film.
Abhishek then appeared in Ganesh's RED HAND.The film went on to be a super hit.Abhishek's portrayal as a corrupt minister was well received by critics as well as the audience . This film earned him several awards including the Pierean Spring best actor award and Prerana best actor award.This film had helped Abhishek establish himself as a lead actor in the Amateur film industry.Since then Abhishek has never looked back and has been associated with success in the Amateur film industry by delivering back to back hits like DEATH HUNT, TRAP AND TWIST OF FATE. TWIST OF FATE earned him the Pierean Spring best actor award for the second time.Abhishek then appeared in a social thriller based on terrorism TAJ.The film bombed at the box-office,but that did not effect Abhishek's stardom.Paa released in early 2010 and the film became a blockbuster Abhishek's performance was the highlight of the film ,this also could be called as Abhishek's best performance till date.Abhishek won all the possible AFI awards for paa and was even nominated for the Karnataka State Film Awards.Paa was dubbed in tamil as MANIPAAYA,the film was a very big hit in tamil also.Abhishek then starred in Breakup sidd ,which was again a hit.Aal iss well released on august 15th.It was the most expensive film ever made.The film went to be a record breaker.It broke all kinds of records in AFI.Abhishek's powerful performance in Aal iss well was even appreciated by KANNADA SUPERSTAR RAMESH ARAVIND.Abhishek,then appaered in some very meaningful films like ILLUSION,TWIST OF FATE 2.Abhishek's future projects include THE END,MIRAGE,ENTANGLE,GIGOLO,ALBUM Abhishek is a LEGEND in the Amateur film industry . He is also the only actor who continued to act in amateur films even after acting in a kannada film.
Filmography- TO CHOOSE OR NOT TO CHOOSE 2007-Flop
- CROSSWORD 2008-Hit
- ACCIDENT(KANNADA FILM)2008-Flop
- RED HAND 2008-Super Hit
- DEATH HUNT 2008-Blockbuster
- TRAP 2008-Blockbuster
- TWIST OF FATE 2009-Record Breaker
- TAJ 2010-Flop
- PAA 2010-Blockbuster
- MANIPAAYA(TAMIL FILM)2010-Hit
- BREAKUP SIDD 2010-Average
- AAL ISS WELL 2010-Record Breaker
- ILLUSSION 2010-Hit
- TWIST OF FATE 2 2011-Blockbuster
- THE END 2011-Filming
- MIRAGE 2011-Filming
- ENTANGLE 2011-Filming
- GIGOLO 2011 -Filming
- ALBUM 2011-Filming
Trivia
Abhishek was supposed to debut in the Tamil Film Industry with ACHAM UNDU ACHAM UNDU but later opted out of the film stating date problems. He was supposed to do his second kannada film VENKATA IN SENKATA , but again opted out of the film as he had to concentrate in his studies due to his forthcoming board exams.
Abhishek was approached by Prerana Film Club to do films in regional languages but he bluntly refused by saying that this will bring down his image among the audience..He had no reasons to do regional amateur films as he was ruling the main stream amateur film industry.
Gossip
Abhishek and Shashank had a cold war for a long time for the no 1 position.This became more evident especially after Abhisek bagging the best actor award.Abhishek has been linked with his co star Anikha during the shooting of CROSSWORD.
Awards
Karnataka State Awards
WINNER Best Actor- AAL ISS WELL 2011
nominated Best Actor-PAA 2010
Pierean Spring Awards
WINNER Best Actor-RED HAND 2008
WINNER Best Actor-TWIST OF FATE 2009
WINNER Best Actor-PAA 2010
WINNER Best Director-CROSSWORD 2008
nominated Best Actor- CROSSWORD 2008
nominated Best Supporting Actor-TRAP 2008
Accolades Film Awards
WINNER Best Actor-RED HAND 2008
WINNER Best Actor-TWIST OF FATE 2009
WINNER Best Director-TWIST OF FATE 2009
WINNER Star of the Year (Male)-AAL ISS WELL/PAA 2010
WINNER Best Director-AAL ISS WELL 2010
St josephs Film Awards
WINNER Best Actor-RED HAND 2008
WINNER Best Actor-TWIST OF FATE 2009
WINNER Favourite Hero-Aal iss well/Paa 2010
Amateur Oscar Awards
WINNER Best Actor-PAA 2010
LINKS
http://www.deepakfilms.blogspot.com/
http://www.amateursuperstars.blogspot.com/
http://afiabhishekvenkteshwar.blogspot.com/
http://piereanspringfilmawards.blogspot.com/
http://www.accoladesfamily.blogspot.com/
http://www.accoladesfilmawards.blogspot.com/
http://afistartasneem.blogspot.com/
http://southscoope.blogspot.com/
http://www.afistarabhishek.blogspot.com/
http://afiaalisswell.blogspot.com/
http://abhishekvenkteshwar.blogspot.com/
http://breakupsidd.blogspot.com/
http://tajchennai.blogspot.com/
http://paa-mannipaaya.blogspot.com/
http://rajathaishwar.blogspot.com/
http://deepakrajendra.blogspot.com/
http://afitheend.blogspot.com/
http://afitwistoffate.blogspot.com/
http://aficrossword.blogspot.com/
http://afiredhand.blogspot.com/
http://afitrap.blogspot.com/
http://afideathhunt.blogspot.com/
http://afiillussion.blogspot.com/
http://afitwistoffate2.blogspot.com/
http://afiawards.blogspot.com/
