Krishna Bharadwaj (actor)

For the Indian economist, see Krishna Bharadwaj (economist).

Krishna Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj in Tenali Rama
Born	(1983-07-18) 18 July 1983 (age 42) Ranchi, Bihar (present–day Jharkhand), India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Tenali Rama

Krishna Bharadwaj is an Indian television actor. He was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand). He is best known for playing the titular role of Tenali Ramakrishna in Tenali Rama for SAB TV. The series was based on a 16th-century court poet in the Vijayanagara Empire of medieval India, who is remembered for his extraordinary wit. He shaved his head for this role. ^[1] He has played roles in shows like Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family , Sukh By Chance , R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya , Piya Basanti Re , Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare ^[2] and Tenali Rama among others. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

Television

Krishna Bharadwaj playing as Tenali Rama

Year	Serial	Role	Channel
2006–2009	Kashmakash Zindagi Ki	Aditya	DD National
2008–2009	Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family	Pinakin Joshi	Imagine TV
2009–2010	Sukh By Chance	Akash	Sony Entertainment Television
2009–2011	Kasak	Ballu	DD National
2011–2013	R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya	Piyush Vasavda	Sony SAB
2014	Piya Basanti Re	Himesh	Sony Pal
2016	Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant	Balwant	Life OK
2017–2019; 2020	Tenali Rama	Pandit Ramakrishna	Sony SAB
2019–2020		Bhaskar
2020	Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein... With Alia	Pandit Ramakrishna
2023- 2024	Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare	Maharaj Mahaveer Singh
2024	Shyam Dhun Laagi Re	Krishna	Colors Gujarati
2024-2025	Tenali Rama 2.0	Pandit Ramakrishna	Sony SAB

References

1. "TV show Tenali Rama earnings will bail me out of debts: Actor Krishna Bhardwaj" . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
2. "Exclusive: Krishna Bharadwaj spills the beans on his lunch box & bag must-haves as Mahaveer in Dhruv Tara!". TimesNow. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
3. "Exclusive- I was constantly offered roles similar to Tenali Rama, they even wanted me to go bald again: Krishna Bharadwaj on returning to TV with Dhruv Tara". The Times of India. 17 March 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 October 2023.
4. "Anjali Tatrari and Krushna Bharadwaj express their bond with their on-screen siblings on Raksha Bandhan". The Times of India. 30 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. "I am very grateful to the universe that I have never been sitting at home: Krishna Bharadwaj". The Times of India. 20 February 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. "Krishna Bharadwaj: Dad influenced my 'Tenali Rama' performance". The Times of India. 20 June 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 August 2025.