Krishna (TV actor)

Krishna is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Prakash in the Tamil drama Deivamagal which telecasted on Sun TV.

Krishna
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materKendriya Vidyalaya, Birla Institute of Technology, Noida
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Chaya Singh
(m. 2012–present)
Parent(s)Raghunandan
Nalini Raghunandan

Early life and education

Krishna was born in Chennai. His parents had migrated from Tamil Nadu to New Delhi after his birth, and he grew up in New Delhi. He obtained his formal education from Kendriya Vidyalaya and Birla Institute of Technology, Noida. He also did a three-month course in acting from Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT) Noida.[1]

Career

After completing his degree in Delhi, He flew to Chennai to begin a career in acting. His first role was in the Tamil serial Sahana, a sequel of Sindhu Bhairavi directed by K. Balachander. He portrayed the character Surya, son of JKB.

Krishna was offered to perform the role of a cancer patient in Kamal Haasan starrer Vasool Raja MBBS but couldn't sign the project. He was later offered a role in director Saran's Idhaya Thirudan.[2] In 2010 he was played a negative role named Jeeva in the Tamil movie Anadhapurathu Veedu.

He acted in the TV serial Deivamagal where he played the protagonist role of Prakash, and in the suspense-thriller serial, Chidambara Rahasiyam as Somu which was broadcast in Sun TV. Now he is acting in the TV serial Run which is going to broadcast in Sun TV.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
2006Azhagiya AsuraSanjay
Idhaya ThirudanKrishna
Oru Kadhal SeiveerAnand
2008Pathu PathuP. T. Arun
2009BalamBalaji[3]
EeramMr. X
2010Anandhapurathu VeeduJeeva

Television
Year Title Channel Role Description
2003-2004 Sahana Jaya TV Surya Male Lead
2004–2005 Chidambara Rahasiyam Sun TV Someshwaran Male Lead
2005 Selvi Chandru Supporting Role
2007 Naan Aval Illai Kalaignar TV Murali Supporting Role
2011 No.23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam Gemini TV Rohit Negative Role, Telugu serial
2012–2015 Sivasankari Sun TV Rudran Male Lead
2012–2014 Kanchana Ganga MAA TV Akash Male Lead, Telugu serial
2013–2018 Deivamagal Sun TV Prakash Male Lead
2016 Comedy Junction Himself Special Appearance
2017 Asathal Chutties Himself Special Appearance
2019–2020 Run Shakthivel Male Lead
2020 Nayagi Ezhilan Male Lead (Season 2)

Theatre

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Role Result
2004 Mylapore Academy Awards Best Actor Male Lead Somu-Chidambara Rahasiyam Won[4]
2014 Sun Kudumbam Awards[5] Best Actor Male Lead Prakash-Deivamagal Nominated
2018 Galatta Nakshathra Awards Best Actor Male Lead Prakash-Deivamagal Nominated
2018 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Actor Male Lead Prakash-Deivamagal Won
Best Popular Jodi ( shared with Vani Bhojan ) Prakash and Sathya-Deivamagal Nominated

Personal life

He is married to Indian actress Chaya Singh.[6] Their marriage was held in June 2012.[7]

References
  1. "My First Break: Krishna". The Hindu. 29 July 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. "Actor Krishna – Bright, Dedicated, And Passionate | TopNews". www.topnews.in. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. "Balam launches tv actors". The New Indian Express.
  4. "The Hindu : Entertainment Chennai / Miscellany : Drama awards 2004". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Sun Kudumbam Awards". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. "Chaya Singh married to her love TV actor Krishna! – iFlickz". www.iflickz.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  7. "Actress Chaya Singh marries TV actor Krishna – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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