Kishore Te.

Kishore Te (24 March 1978 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian film editor who worked in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. For his work in Aadukalam and Visaranai (2015), he won the National Film Award for Best Editing.

Career At age 21, Kishore joined film editors B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan as an assistant. He worked on more than 70 Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films as an assistant editor. His first independent film as an editor was the Tamil film Eeram (2009) produced by Shankar and directed by Arivazhagan.

Death Kishore suddenly swooned while editing a film and upon being rushed to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a brain clot. Despite a surgery, he never regained consciousness. He died on 6 March 2015, barely three weeks before his 37th birthday.

Filmography Year Film Language Notes 2000 Pandavas: The Five Warriors English Negative cutter 2009 Eeram Tamil Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Editor Winner- Vikatan Award for Best Editing 2010 Prithvi Kannada Anandhapurathu Veedu Tamil 2011 Aadukalam Tamil National Film Award for Best Editing Winner- Vikatan Award for Best Editing Payanam Tamil Aadu Puli Tamil Mappillai Tamil Udhayan Tamil 180 Telugu Nootrenbadhu Tamil Engeyum Eppodhum Tamil Vijay Award for Best Editor Kanchana Tamil 2012 Dhoni Tamil Telugu Aarohanam Tamil Ammavin Kaipesi Tamil 2013 Paradesi Tamil Ethir Neechal Tamil Udhayam NH4 Tamil Madha Yaanai Koottam Tamil 2014 Vetri Selvan Tamil Nedunchaalai Tamil Kamasutra 3D English Pulivaal Tamil Vanavarayan Vallavarayan Tamil Un Samayal Arayil Tamil Ulavacharu Biryani Telugu Oggarane Kannada 2015 Kanchana 2 Tamil Kaaka Muttai Tamil Vikatan Award For Best Editing (Posthumous)2016 Visaranai Tamil after death this film was completed by his assistant G. B. Venkatesh National Film Award for Best Editing

Vikatan Awards for Best Editing (Posthumous) Sawaari Tamil