Krishna is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Deivamagal (2013 - 2018) as Prakash which telecasted on Sun TV.

Krishna
Born
Alma materKendriya Vidyalaya, Birla Institute of Technology, Noida
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Known forDeivamagal (2013 - 2018)
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Parent(s)Raghunandan
Nalini Raghunandan

Early life and education

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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

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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

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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]
Eeram Mr. X
2010 Anandhapurathu Veedu Jeeva

Television

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Serials
Year Title Language Channel Role
2003–2004 Sahana Tamil Jaya TV Surya
2004–2006 Chidambara Rahasiyam Sun TV Someshwaran
2005 Selvi Chandru
2007 Naan Aval Illai Kalaignar TV Murali
2008 Alaipayuthe Jaya TV Srikanth
2011 No.23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam Telugu Gemini TV Rohit
2012–2014 Kanchana Ganga Maa TV Akash
2012–2015 Sivasankari Tamil Sun TV Rudran
2013–2018 Deivamagal Prakash
2019–2020 Run Shakthivel
2020 Nayagi Ezhil
2021–2023 Thalattu Vijayakrishnan
2021 Kannana Kanne Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance)
2022 Aruvi Himself (Special Appearance)
Ilakkiya Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance)
2023–Present Sundari Vetrivelan
Shows
Year Title Language Channel Role
2016 Comedy Junction Tamil Sun TV Himself
2017 Asathal Chutties Himself
2020 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Poova Thalaya Contestant
2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2022
2022 Maathi Yosi Contestant
Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas Marumagal Vijayakrishnan
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Super Samayal Contestant
2023 Puthandu Aasai Vijayakrishnan
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest

Theatre

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Awards and nominations

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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
2019 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Popular Hero Shakthi Vel-Run Won
2022 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best Hero Vijay-Thalattu Won
Best Couple Vijay – Isai for Thalattu Nominated
Favourite Hero Vijay – Thalattu Nominated

Personal life

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

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. 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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