Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. [1] He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan.
Krishna | |
|---|---|
 Krishna at Vizhithiru Press Meet | |
| Born | Krishna Kulasekaran 14 February 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Relatives | Vishnuvardhan (Brother) |
Early life
editKrishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, Vishnuvardhan.[2] He went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, studied at Loyola College and graduated with an MBA in finance in the United States.[3] He worked for a year and a half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well.[4] He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US.
Career
editAs an actor, he first faced the camera for Mani Ratnam's Anjali [3] and later appeared in Iruvar and Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist.[5] He was also chosen to play the younger version of Rajinikanth's character in Thalapathi, but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length.[6] He also starred in small role with Udhaya (2004).[7]
He played his first lead role in Alibhabha, which was produced by his father.[8] The film met with favourable reviews, but was not a commercial success.[4] After his first film, he wanted to do a gangster film based on a true incident in North Madras, called Madras to be directed by Five Star Krishna, but it was shelved because of misunderstandings between the director and the producer.[4] His next two films Kattradhu Kalavu (2010) [9][10] and Kazhugu (2012) were also produced by his father.[11] In Kazhugu he played someone who recovers bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff.[12] It received positive response.[13][14]
After appearing in a brief role in Vallinam (2014), he starred in RS Infotainment's horror comedy Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014).[15] His next films were Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (2014) and Vanmam (2014).[16][17] In 2015, he starred in action comedy Yatchan directed by his brother Vishnuvardhan.[18] In 2017, he made his comeback including four thriller releases with Yaakkai, Pandigai, Nibunan and Vizhithiru. In 2018, he appeared in Veera, Kalari and Maari 2. He acted in Kazhugu 2 (2019), sequel to the 2012 film, Kazhugu. However, the film came out of mixed reviews.[19]
Filmography
editAs actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Anjali | Colony kid | Child actor |
| 1997 | Iruvar | Tamizhselvan's son | Supporting role |
| 1999 | The Terrorist | Lover | Supporting role |
| 2004 | Udhaya | Venkat Raman | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Alibhabha | Velu | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 2010 | Kattradhu Kalavu | Krishnakumar | |
| 2012 | Kazhugu | Sera | |
| 2014 | Vallinam | Shiva | Guest appearance |
| Yaamirukka Bayamey | Kiran | ||
| Vanavarayan Vallavarayan | Vanavarayan | ||
| Vanmam | Chelladurai | ||
| 2015 | Yatchan | 'Pazhani' Karthik | |
| 2017 | Yaakkai | Kathir | |
| Pandigai | Velu | ||
| Nibunan | Christopher | ||
| Vizhithiru | Muthukumar | ||
| 2018 | Veera | Veeramuthu | |
| Kalari | Murugesan | ||
| Maari 2 | Kalai | ||
| 2019 | Kazhugu 2 | Johnny | |
| 2023 | Rayar Parambarai | Arivu | |
| 2024 | Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha | Koti | [20] |
| The Boys | Krishna | guest appearance |
As producer
edit| Year | Title | Platform | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | High Priestess | ZEE5 | Telugu | Television series |
| 2019-2020 | Locked | AHA | Telugu | Television series |
| 2022–2023 | Jhansi | Disney+ Hotstar | Telugu | Television series |
| 2024 | Parachute | Disney+ Hotstar | Tamil | Television series |
References
edit- ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Krishna Kulasekaran Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
- ^ "Vishnuvardhan gives the green signal – Behindwoods.com Krishna son producer 'Pattiyal' Sekar brother director Vishnuvardhan Billa Ali Baba Vishnu's assistant director Nilan K. Sekar Yuvan music Vidyasagar Ali Baba Prakash Raj Radha Ravi GALLERY IMAGES Kollywood Actress Wallpaper Tamil Actress Gallery Tamil Actress Images Stills". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b Naig, Udhav. "Of talent and charisma". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Friday Review Chennai / Interview : Just arrived". The Hindu. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Krishna gets busy – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Did You Know?". The Times of India. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Krishna recollects his memories of acting in Iruvar and Udhaya". 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Friday Review Chennai / Cinema : Stargazing". The Hindu. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Katradu Kalavu is Krishna's second outing!". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Katrathu Kalavu is worth a watch". Rediff.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ s. r. ashok kumar (4 December 2011). "Kazhugoo". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Kazhugu releases on March 16". Sify. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Malathi Rangarajan (21 April 2012). "Success takes wing". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "'Kazhugu' flies high, literally! – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "'Yaamirukka Bayamey' is a comedy thriller: Kreshna". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (Aka) Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan review".
- ^ "Vanmam (Aka) Vanmam review".
- ^ "Yatchan movie review: Even two heroes can't save Vishnuvardhan's film".
- ^ "Kazhugu 2 movie review: A dated formula-driven love story". August 2019.
- ^ "Gautham Vasudev Menon's Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha gets release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 March 2024.