Arvind Krishna (actor)

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Arvind Krishna
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Born
Chavali Venkata Arvind Krishna Sarma

(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)
Occupation(s) Actor, Professional Basketball Player
Years active2010–present
Height6 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]

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Early life and education

Arvind Krishna had spent his early years in New Delhi before moving to Europe. [3] Arvind Krishna 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 and Andhra Pradesh and India, and most recently for Telangana.

Post-college 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 after education. Arvind's debut movie in a supporting role Alasyam Amrutham . which got poor reviews at box office. Later he starred as a main lead was 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 Krishna received a fillip in his career with Rushi. The film won Nandi Award for Best Story, an honor by the Andhra Pradesh Government for cinematic excellence, in 2012. [5]

Arvind is also an Indian professional basketball player and now playing for the team Hyderabad Ballers in 3x3 basketball league (3BL), India. [6] [7] Krishna was next seen in Times Internet MX Player's original series Lots of Love and it was MX Player's flagship product for Telugu and Tamil. [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 films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Young IndiaDebut
Alasyam Amrutham Sekhar
2011 It's My Love Story ArjunNominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2012 Rushi Dr.Rushi
2013 Biskett Ashwin
2014Adavi Kaachina Vennela [10]
2014Mana KurralleLacchu
2015 Andhra Pori Balu
2016 Eedu Gold Ehe Sahadev
Premam SanjayCameo appearance
2019Lots of Love (LOL)Telugu-Tamil Web Series for MX Player
2021ShukraWillie
Annaatthe Meenatchi's husband Tamil film
2022 Ramarao On Duty RMP Kabir
2023 Grey: The Spy Who Loved Me Dr. Raghu [11]
2024 Honeymoon Express Rahul
TBAA MasterpieceHeroPrincipal Photography [12]

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