Krishna (TV actor)

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

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.

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Early life and education

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

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

YearFilmRoleNotes
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

Serials
YearTitleLanguageChannelRole
2003–2004Sahana Tamil Jaya TV Surya
2004–2006 Chidambara Rahasiyam Sun TV Someshwaran
2005SelviChandru
2007Naan Aval Illai Kalaignar TV Murali
2008Alaipayuthe Jaya TV Srikanth
2011No.23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam Telugu Gemini TV Rohit
2012–2014Kanchana 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)
2022AruviHimself (Special Appearance)
IlakkiyaVijayakrishnan (Special Appearance)
2023–Present Sundari Vetrivelan
Shows
YearTitleLanguageChannelRole
2016Comedy Junction Tamil Sun TV Himself
2017Asathal ChuttiesHimself
2020 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Poova ThalayaContestant
2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2022
2022Maathi YosiContestant
Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas MarumagalVijayakrishnan
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Super SamayalContestant
2023Puthandu AasaiVijayakrishnan
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest

Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRoleResult
2004Mylapore Academy AwardsBest Actor Male LeadSomu-Chidambara Rahasiyam Won [4]
2014 Sun Kudumbam Awards [5] Best Actor Male LeadPrakash-Deivamagal Nominated
2018Galatta Nakshathra AwardsBest Actor Male LeadPrakash-Deivamagal Nominated
2018 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Actor Male LeadPrakash-Deivamagal Won
Best Popular Jodi ( shared with Vani Bhojan )Prakash and Sathya-Deivamagal Nominated
2019 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Popular HeroShakthi Vel-Run Won
2022 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best HeroVijay-Thalattu Won
Best CoupleVijay – Isai for ThalattuNominated
Favourite HeroVijay – ThalattuNominated

Personal life

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

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