Krishna Sankar

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S. V. Krishna Sankar
Krishnasankar.jpg
NationalityIndian
Other namesKichu
Alma mater MES College Marampally, Aluva
OccupationActor
Years active2013 – present
Spouse
Neena
(m. 2012)
Children2

Krishna Sankar is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. His notable films include Neram (2013), Premam (2015), Marubhoomiyile Aana (2016) and Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (2017). [1]

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Career

Krishna Sankar started his career as an actor through the 2013 comedy-thriller film Neram directed by his friend Alphonse Puthren. He portrayed the character Manikunju in the film. He became popular to Kerala audiences for the 2015 film Premam through the character Koya. [2] Marubhoomiyile Aana released in 2016 was also popular. He acted in the lead alongside Samskruthy Shenoy in the comedy film directed by V K Prakash. [3] Shankar played an important role in Allu Ramendran and portrays the lead role in Kochaal. He will be producing his next film under his banner SVK Productions titled Kudukku 2025 and will be playing the lead role alongside Durga Krishna. [4] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Neram Manick
Red Wine Tony
2014 Law Point Abay
Bhaiyya Bhaiyya Jayakrishnan Namboothiri
2015 Premam Koya
Waiting Dr. RaviHindi Film
2016 Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Gagan
Marubhoomiyile Aana Suku
2017 Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Subbu
2018 Aadhi Nadhir
Thobama Mammu
2019 Allu Ramendran Jithu
2020 Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi Roni
Maniyarayile Ashokan Rateesh
LokamHimselfMusic Album
2021 Mohan Kumar Fans Prajeesh
2022 Kochaal Kochaal
Trojan
Kudukku 2025 Maaran
Gold Baazi
2023 Ayisha Abid [6]
Vaathil [7]
2024Pattapakal [8]
TBAOttakkomban TBA Filming
Paattu TBA
Velaripattanam TBA Post Production

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