Krishna | |
|---|---|
 Krishna at Vizhithiru Press Meet | |
| Born | Krishnakumar Kulasekaran 14 February 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Relatives | Vishnuvardhan (Brother) |
Krishnakumar 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'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.
As 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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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