Draft:Venkitesh V. P.

Venkitesh V.P. (born 9 August 1993) is an Indian actor who appears on Malayalam language films. He rose into fame as a contestant of 2018 talent hunt show Nayika Nayakan. He ventured into acting through in Stand Up, Kho-Kho, The Priest and Lovefully Yours Veda.

Career
Venkitesh was part of the 2017 film Velipadinte Pusthakam and the viral song "Jimikki Kammal". He participated in the talent-hunt reality show Nayika Nayakan in 2018 and bagged the best comedian title of the show.

After making a cameo appearance in Thattumpurath Achuthan through the song "Muthumani Radhe" and a minor role in Odiyan, his first leading role came with Stand Up (2019), directed by Vidhu Vincent opposite Rajisha Vijayan. Reviewing the film for Onlookers Media, Vignesh Shivan called him "quite impressive". In 2021, he did a supporting role in Mammootty starrer The Priest. Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost reviewing his performance wrote that "[he] made most of the situation and delivered performances that is impressive considering the flaws he must contend with". He then went on to reunite with Rajisha Vijayan through Rahul Riji Nair's sports drama Kho-Kho. He starred in Lovefully Yours Vedha in 2023, marking his third collaboration with Rajisha Vijayan.

In 2023, he stared in Vidhu Vincent's Viral Sebi.