Krishna (TV actor)

Krishna
Krishna
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Kendriya Vidyalaya, Birla Institute of Technology, Noida
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Chaya Singh (m. 2012)
Parent(s)	Raghunandan; Nalini Raghunandan

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

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 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 where he played the character Somu both broadcast on Sun TV. In 2019 he acted in the TV serial Run. In 2020 Krishna acted in Nayagi (Season 2) as Ezhil. He now is acting in Thalattu.

Filmography[]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Azhagiya Asura	Sanjay
	Idhaya Thirudan	Krishna
	Oru Kadhal Seiveer	Anand
2008	Pathu Pathu	P. T. Arun
2009	Balam	Balaji	^[3]
2009	Eeram	Mr. X
2010	Anandhapurathu Veedu	Jeeva

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	Sun TV	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	Star Maa	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	Vanakkam Tamizha		Himself	Talk Show
2020	Nayagi		Prakash	Male Lead (Season 2)
2020	Vanakkam Tamizha		Himself	Talk Show
2021–Present	Thalattu		Vijay	Male lead
2021	Vanakkam Tamizha		Himself	Talk Show
2021	Kannana Kanne		Vijay	Special Appearance
2021	Poova Thalaya		Contestant	Game Show

Theatre[]

Oru Koodai Paasam (2009) – Directed by K.Balachandher

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
2018	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Popular Jodi ( shared with Vani Bhojan )	Prakash and Sathya-Deivamagal	Nominated
2019	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Popular Hero	Shakthi Vel-Run	Won

Personal life[]

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

References[]

^ "My First Break: Krishna". The Hindu. 29 July 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^ "Actor Krishna – Bright, Dedicated, And Passionate | TopNews". www.topnews.in. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
^ "Balam launches tv actors". The New Indian Express.
^ "Entertainment Chennai / Miscellany : Drama awards 2004". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ "Sun Kudumbam Awards". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "Chaya Singh married to her love TV actor Krishna! – iFlickz". www.iflickz.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^ "Actress Chaya Singh marries TV actor Krishna – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

External links[]

Krishna at IMDb

Krishna on Instagram

[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] "Entertainment Chennai / Miscellany : Drama awards 2004". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2018.^{[dead link]}

[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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