| Kishore Te | |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Valavanur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Death Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Yearsactive: | 2009-2015 |
| Occupation: | Editor |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Kishore Te (24 March 1978 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian film editor[1] [2] who worked in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. For his work in Aadukalam (2011) and Visaranai (2015), he won the National Film Award for Best Editing.[3]
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.
Kishore suddenly swooned while he was editing a Vetrimaaran film and upon being rushed to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a brain clot. Even though a surgery was performed, he never regained consciousness.[4]
Kishore died on 6 March 2015 at the age of 36.[5]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eeram | Nominated - Vijay Award for Best EditorWinner- Vikatan Award for Best Editing | |
| 2010 | Prithvi | Kannada | |
| Anandhapurathu Veedu | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Aadukalam | Tamil | National Film Award for Best EditingWinner- Vikatan Award for Best Editing |
| Payanam | Tamil | ||
| Gaganam | |||
| 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 and Hindi | ||
| 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. VenkateshNational Film Award for Best Editing Vikatan Awards for Best Editing (Posthumous) |
| Sawaari | Tamil |