Arvind Krishna (actor)

Arvind Krishna
Born	Chavali Venkata Arvind Krishna Sarma (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 41) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations	Actor, basketball player
Years active	2010–present
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Spouse	Dipika Prasad ​ (m. 2012)​

Chavali Venkata Arvind Krishna Sarma (born 5 January 1985), better known by his stage name Arvind Krishna, is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

Arvind Krishna spent his early years in New Delhi before moving to Europe. ^[3] He pursued his education in the United States from the University of Southern California - MaST (Math and Science Technology) Highly Gifted High School. ^[3] He then pursued BTech in Biotechnology from JNTU, Hyderabad. ^[3] Arvind Krishna is a sportsman, played varsity basketball for his high school, Andhra Pradesh and India, and most recently for Telangana.

Upon completing his education, he worked at the Satyam School of Leadership on the Leadership Development team and pursued the Global Business Leadership program with Harvard Business School and U21 Global and Satyam. ^[2]

Career

Arvind Krishna made his foray into acting with ensemble lead and supporting roles in Young India and Alasyam Amrutham . Both films received poor reviews and failed at the box office. Later, he starred as a main lead in It's My Love Story . His performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Debut Actor (Male) - Telugu at SIIMA Awards, 2012. ^[4]

Arvind received a fillip in his career with Rushi. The film won Nandi Award for Best Story, an honour presented at the time by the Andhra Pradesh Government for cinematic excellence, in 2012. ^[5] He was next seen in Times Internet MX Player's original series Lots of Love, MX Player's flagship product for Telugu and Tamil. ^[6]

Arvind is also an Indian professional basketball player and now playing for the team Hyderabad Ballers in 3x3 basketball league (3BL), India. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Arvind got engaged to Dipika Prasad, who works in the social enterprise and impact investing space, in August 2012 and got married on 18 November 2012 at Tirumala. ^[9]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Young India	Razzaq	Debut
	Alasyam Amrutham	Sekhar
2011	It's My Love Story	Arjun	Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2012	Rushi	Dr. Rushi
2013	Biskett	Ashwin
2014	Adavi Kaachina Vennela		[10]
2014	Mana Kurralle	Lacchu
2015	Andhra Pori	Balu
2016	Eedu Gold Ehe	Sahadev
	Premam	Sanjay	Cameo appearance
2019	Lots of Love (LOL)		Web Series for MX Player
2021	Shukra	Willie
	Annaatthe	Meenatchi's husband	Tamil film
2022	Ramarao On Duty	RMP Kabir
	Nathicharami		[11]
2023	Grey: The Spy Who Loved Me	Dr. Raghu	[12]
2024	Honeymoon Express	Rahul
	Fear	Sampath
TBA	A Masterpiece		Filming [13]

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Bad Boy Billionaires: India	Himself	Netflix original documentary [14]

References

1. "Arvind Krishna". Business of Tollywood. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
2. Business of Tollywood *. "An Exclusive Interview With Arvind Krishna". Business of Tollywood. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
3. Arvind Krishna: Bestowed with Talents. "Arvind Krishna: Bestowed with Talents | Elan Magazine". Elanmag.in. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
4. Shekhar (7 June 2012). "Dookudu, 100% Love, Mr Perfect lead SIIMA nominations list - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
5. "'Rushi' wins Nandi Award for best story". Ibnlive.in.com. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
6. "'Lots of Love' series pleases the viewer with rich content - Telugu News". 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. "3BL - 3x3 Pro Basketball League Indian Sub-Continent". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Special Report On 3x3 Pro Basketball League | New Short Format Of Basketball | V6 News. YouTube .
9. "Itsy Bitsy: Drenched in love". The Hindu. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
10. "Meet Tollywood's metal detector". Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
11. "Poonam Kaur's next 'Nathicharami' is based on true events". Telangana Today. 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
12. "Grey: This spy thriller is the first black-n-white film in 4 decades". www.ragalahari.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
13. "Former Bigg Boss contestant Ashu Reddy to make her lead debut with 'A Masterpiece'". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
14. "Bad Boy Billionaires India trailer: An in-depth look at the controversial cases of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and others". The Indian Express. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

External links

• Arvind Krishna at IMDb