Ahaana Krishna

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Ahaana Krishna
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Ahaana Krishna in 2023
Born (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28)
Education Holy Angel's ISC School

M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women

Mudra Institute of Communication
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2014–present
Father Krishna Kumar
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Ahaana Krishna (born 13 October 1995 [3] ) is an Indian actress, who appears primarily in Malayalam films. She made her film debut as lead heroine in Rajeev Ravi's Njan Steve Lopez in 2014. [4]

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Early life

Ahaana was born as the eldest of the four daughters of actor Krishna Kumar and wife Sindhu Krishna at Thiruvananthapuram. [5] She went to the Holy Angel's ISC School, Trivandrum and completed her school education there. Ahaana won the title of "Ms LA Fest" in the Annual Inter-School arts festival hosted by Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram. She then went to M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women for higher studies. She earned a post-graduate certificate in advertising management and public relations from Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad too. [6] [7]

Career

Ahaana made her acting debut in 2014 with Rajeev Ravi's second directorial film Njan Steve Lopez . [8] She then appeared in Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela in 2017 directed by Althaf with Nivin Pauly. [9]

In 2019, Ahaana starred in the romantic drama Luca along with Tovino Thomas. [10] The film was a critical and commercial success, with praise directed to the performances of the leading actors which established her as a strong performer. [11] [12] The same year, she also appeared in Shanker Ramakrishnan's Pathinettam Padi . [13]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of Ahaana Krishna film credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Njan Steve Lopez AnjaliDebut film
2017 Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Sarah Chacko
2019 Luca Niharika Banerjee [14]
Pathinettam Padi Annie
2020D.O T.SKaruna
2021PidikittapulliAswathyReleased on Jio Cinema [15]
2023 Adi Geethika [16]
Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum AishwaryaCameo
TBANancy RaniNancy RaniCompleted [17]

Web series

Television

Music videos

List of Ahaana Krishna music video credits
YearTitleMusicNotesRef.
2016Kari Masala Coffee Co-starring Fahim Safar [18]
2020Lokam Shabareesh Varma Co-artists - Gauthami Nair, Shabareesh Varma, Mujeeb Majeed, Niranj Suresh, Resmi Sateesh [19]
2021ThonnalGovind VasanthaDebut as Album Director
Vocals by Haniya Nafisa
[20]

Discography

List of musical credits
YearSongAlbum
2017Kaate Nee VeesharuthippolWhispers and Whistles [21]
2020"Lokam"Lokam

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