John Kottoly found his penchant for acting at a very young age. He always believed that life is a mere imitation of experiences and owes to the world for what he has learnt. Stage is where he found a new self; exploring phases that were challenging to be as his usual self. He was fortunate enough to get exposure to art-house and world cinema at a young age which groomed him to appreciate good cinema and quality performance. He explored digital medium through short-films and won accolades for subtlety in performance and screen presence. To his credit he has over 25 short projects, an Italian feature film, 4 Telugu feature films as an Actor and 1 Bollywood project as an Actor & Asst. Director for acting/ diction coach. John also heads the communication and design for a corporate firm in Hyderabad and currently juggles his life between corporate world and cinema.