Krishna Praba

Krishna Praba
Krishna Praba
Born	Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Actor; classical dancer;
Years active	2005–present

Last updated March 02, 2025

Krishna Praba is an Indian actress, televison presenter, and classical dancer who predominantly appears in Malayalam films.^[1] She made her debut as a lead actress in the film Madampi (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in Life of Josutty (2015), directed by Jeethu Joseph.^[2]

Early life

Krishna Praba was born to Cr Prabhakaran Nair, a former mechanical engineer at Kalamassery HMT and Sheela Prabhakaran Nair.^{[ citation needed ]} She completed her primary education from St. Joseph's School, Kalamassery and obtained her Higher Secondary Education in humanities from Sacred Heart College, Thevara.^{[ citation needed ]} Her early influences included Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Nadakam and Margamkali. She received a Diploma in Bharatanatyam from the Alliance University in Bangalore.^{[ citation needed ]} Praba was trained in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi, her first dance teacher, from the age of three.^[3]

Career

Praba made her debut in B. Unnikrishnan’s Madampi in 2008. She grew a stature in the Malayalam film industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla (2013) and Life of Josutty (2015).^[4] In 2017, Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact Radha Madhavam, a dance drama directed by actress Gayathri.^[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Boy Friend	College student
2008	Parthan Kanda Paralokam	Village girl
2008	Madampi	Bhavani
2009	Utharaswayamvaram	Vimala
	Raamanam	Neeli
	Oru Black and White Kudumbam	Suma
	My Big Father	Ancy's friend
	Gulumaal: The Escape	Air Hostess
	Passenger	Receptionist
	Swantham Lekhakan	Bride
	Colours	Rahul's sister
	Thirunakkara Perumal	Nun
	Dr. Patient	Nurse
2010	Pramani	Office staff
	Best of Luck	Jameela
	Janakan	Nurse Raji
	Kadaksham	Kallambalam Sumarani
	Kaaryasthan	Herself
2011	Orma Mathram	Sudhamani
	August 15	Thief
	Teja Bhai & Family	Drama Family Member
2012	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Bindhu
	Naughty Professor	Student
	Trivandrum Lodge	Roslin
	Kaashh	Servant
	Karmayodha	Rena
	Kalikaalam	Maid
2013	3G Third Generation	Menaka
	Police Maaman	Shankunni's sister
	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Kumari
	Left Right Left	Serial actress
	Hotel California	Soosie
	Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty	Deepa
	Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal	Manjusha
	Oru Indian Pranayakadha	Sudha
	Vedivazhipadu	Sajitha
2014	Salaam Kashmier	Mrs. Chandran
	Polytechnic	Saritha
	Garbhasreeman	Vimala Prabhakaran
2015	She Taxi	Sradha
	Love 24x7	Nimisha
	Life of Josutty	Mollykutty	^[2]
2016	Ithu Thaanda Police	Annamma George
2016	Kolumittayi	Molly
2017	Fukri	Clara
	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations	Ancy
	Honey Bee 2.5	Herself
	Theeram	Itha
	Melle	Betty
2018	Kallai FM	Jameela
2019	Allu Ramendran	Rani
2019	Mask	Mrs. Najeeb
2020	Varky	Dr. Perly
2021	Drishyam 2	Mary Jose	^[6]
2022	Nishabdham	Lakshmi
	Makal	Dance Teacher
	Bheethi
	Ela Veezha Poonchira	Bus Traveller
	King Fish	Krishna
	Ulkkazcha	Deepa
	My Name is Azhakan	Rekha	^[7]
2023	Live		^[8]
	Pulimada	CPO Anasuya	^[9]
	Neru	Doctor	^[10]

Television serials

Year	Show	Channel	Ref.
2005	Mukesh Kathakal	Kairali TV
2005	Nanmayude Nakshathrangal	Kairali TV
2008	Twenty Twenty One	Asianet
2009	Kanal Kireedam	Asianet
2009	Enkilum Ente Gopalakrishna	Asianet
2010	Sree Mahabhagavatham	Asianet
	Devi Mahatmyam	Asianet	^[11]
	Alaudinte Albuthavilakku	Asianet
2011	Aakashadoothu	Surya TV
2014	Snehaveedu	Surya TV
2019	Suharayum Suhasiniyum	Asianet
2020	Life is Beautiful (Season 2)	Asianet	^{[ citation needed ]}
2021-2024	Kaliveedu	Surya TV	^[12]
2023	Bhavana	Surya TV	Cameo appearance
2024	Meenu's Kitchen	Mazhavil Manorama	Cameo appearance

Other shows

Comedy Show - Asianet, Anchor
Tharotsavam (Reality Show) - Kairali TV, Participant
Shubharathri (Talk show) - Jeevan TV, Anchor
Chill.bowl (cookery show) - Asianet, Anchor
Onaruchi (cookery show) - Kerala Vision, Presenter
Smart Show (Game Show) - Flowers TV, Participant
Don't Do Don't Do (Game Show) - Asianet Plus, Participant
Fast Track - Manorama News, Presenter
Ente Thamasha - Janam TV, Presenter
Laitham 50 - Mazhavil Manorama, Dancer
Thamasha Bazaar (comedy talk show) - Zee Keralam, Honey
Onam Bumper - Zee Keralam, Anchor
PCyodoppam Personalayi - Amrita TV, Host
Immini Baliya Naavu - Surya TV, Presenter
Komady Circurs - Mazhavil Manorama, Special Judge
Funs Upon a time - Amrita TV, Special Judge
Parayam Nedam - Amrita TV, Participant

References

↑ "Dance apart from films". Deccan Chronicle. Kochi. Retrieved 13 August 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}
1 2 "Krishna Praba about her character in Life of Josutty". The Times of India. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
↑ "Kalamandalam Suganthi about redefining mohiniyattam" Archived 12 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine . The Hindu
↑ "Krishna Praba compared to sukumari" Archived 19 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine . The Times of India
↑ "Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba" . Deccan Chronicle
↑ Chatterjee, Pramit (18 February 2021). "'Drishyam 2' Review: If You Aren't Afraid Of Georgekutty By The End Of This Movie, Are You Even Human?". Mashable India. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
↑ "My Name Is Azhagan - Official Teaser". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
↑ "First look of VK Prakash's Live out". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ "Joju's Pulimada gets a release date". Cinema Express . 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
↑ rashmi.kuttan. "Neru Movie Review: Mohanlal, Priyamani's movie promises an emotional courtroom drama". Asianet Newsable. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
↑ ലാൽ, അഞ്ജലി (16 February 2022). "അടിവസ്ത്രത്തെപ്പറ്റി കമന്റ്; 'എന്താ ഇടാറില്ലേ?' എന്ന് തിരിച്ചടി: മാറ്റത്തിന് കാരണമുണ്ടെന്ന് കൃഷ്ണപ്രഭ". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
↑ Nair, Radhika (1 March 2022). "Gorgeous vamps of Malayalam TV". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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[1] "Dance apart from films". Deccan Chronicle. Kochi. Retrieved 13 August 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}

[:0-2] 1 2 "Krishna Praba about her character in Life of Josutty". The Times of India. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[3] "Kalamandalam Suganthi about redefining mohiniyattam" Archived 12 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine . The Hindu

[4] "Krishna Praba compared to sukumari" Archived 19 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine . The Times of India

[5] "Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba" . Deccan Chronicle

[6] Chatterjee, Pramit (18 February 2021). "'Drishyam 2' Review: If You Aren't Afraid Of Georgekutty By The End Of This Movie, Are You Even Human?". Mashable India. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

[7] "My Name Is Azhagan - Official Teaser". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

[8] "First look of VK Prakash's Live out". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[9] "Joju's Pulimada gets a release date". Cinema Express . 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[10] rashmi.kuttan. "Neru Movie Review: Mohanlal, Priyamani's movie promises an emotional courtroom drama". Asianet Newsable. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

[11] ലാൽ, അഞ്ജലി (16 February 2022). "അടിവസ്ത്രത്തെപ്പറ്റി കമന്റ്; 'എന്താ ഇടാറില്ലേ?' എന്ന് തിരിച്ചടി: മാറ്റത്തിന് കാരണമുണ്ടെന്ന് കൃഷ്ണപ്രഭ". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[12] Nair, Radhika (1 March 2022). "Gorgeous vamps of Malayalam TV". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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