Krishna (Malayalam actor)

Krishna
Krishna
Born	23 March 1980 (age 44); Kainakary, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Sacred Heart College, Thevara
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Sikha
Children	2
Relatives	Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai (aunt) ; Travancore sisters

Krishna is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam film in addition to Tamil language films. He made his acting debut at the age of 14 as a child artist in the Malayalam film Napoleon. His debuted as a lead actor with Rishyasringan in 1997 with Bhanupriya.

Personal life

Krishna is the eldest of two children born to Mohan Divakaran and Radhalakshmi in Kainakary, Alappuzha. Krishna is the grandson of actress Lalitha and cousin to actors Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai and Vineeth.^[1]^[2] He attended Bhavans Vidya Mandir School in Elamakkara. He pursued a degree in arts at Sacred Heart College, Thevara.

He is married to Sikha, who is an advocate in the Kerala High Court. The couple has a son, Shiv, and a daughter Gouri. The family currently reside in Kochi.^[3] He is the owner of Tandoor Chillies restaurant in Kochi.

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Napoleon		Child artist
1997	Rishyasringan	Arun	Debut as Lead actor
1997	Sneha Saamraajyam		Segment: Punnaaram Kuyil
1998	Daya	Mansoor
	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu	Jithu
	Harikrishnans	Sudarshanan's friend
1999	Independence	Krishnan Mukundan
1999	Vazhunnor	Tony
2000	Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal	Sarath
2001	Mazhamegha Pravukal	Sreekuttan/Dadasaheb
	Piriyadha Varam Vendum	Praveen Raj	Tamil film
	Shahjahan	Raja	Tamil film
	Saari
2002	Punnagai Desam		Tamil film
2002	Snehithan	Anand Xavier
2003	Thillana Thillana	Bobby
	Margam
	Saudhamini
	Dhad Dhad		Kannada film
2006	Shyaamam
2008	Mizhikal Sakshi	Ambili
2009	Chemistry	Dr.Unni
2010	Sahasram
	Avan
	Kanyakumari Express	Ajayan
	Raama Raavanan	Sundaram
	College Days	Rohit Menon
2011	Traffic	Jikku
2011	August 15	Mohan Issac
2012	Ee Thirakkinidayil	Joby Mathew
	Cinema Company	Johnny
	Rasaleela	Unni
	Banking Hours 10 to 4	Roy Mathew
	The Hitlist	Anand
2013	Hotel California	Rashid
	10:30 am Local Call	Roy Thomas
	Dracula 3D
	Pakaram	Arif
	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Krishnakumar IAS
	August Club
	Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu	Sanjay
	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Jikku	Tamil film
2014	Little Superman
2014	Street Light
2015	Nirnayakam	Airport passenger/Delhi Malayali	Cameo Appearance
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Doctor	Cameo Appearance
	Loham	Jayaram Shenoy
2017	Overtake
2017	Achayans	Giri	Cameo Appearance
2018	Chalakkudykkaran Changathy	Sakir
2019	Safe	Nishanth Nair
2019	Helen	Car passenger	Cameo Appearance
2021	Drishyam 2	Forensic Surgeon
2022	CBI 5	Doctor
	Pathonpatham Noottandu	Diwan Peshkar Kalyana Krishnan
	A Ranjith Cinema	ACP Dinesh Raj
	Maheshum Marutiyum
	Ethire
2023	2018	Sub Collector
TBA	Anand Sreebala †	TBA	^[4]
TBA	Ram †		Filming

Television career

As actor

Sthreejanmam (Surya TV)
Akkare Akkare (Surya TV)
Megham (Asianet)
Amma Manasu (Asianet)
Mandharam (Kairali TV)
Ivide
Pookkaalam (Surya TV)
Sayvinte Makkal (Mazhavil Manorama)
Pokkuveyil (Flowers)
Kabani (Zee Keralam)
Kerala Samajam : Oru Pravasi Kadha (Asianet)
Thinkalkalamaan (Surya TV)^[5]
Swantham Sujatha (Surya TV)
Valsalyam (Zee Keralam)

As Judge

Pachakarani (Kairali TV)
Vivel Big Break (Surya TV)
Celebrity Kitchen Magic (Kairali TV)
Celebrity Kitchen Magic Season 2 (Kairali TV)
Celebrity Kitchen Magic Season 3 (Kairali TV)

References

^ "ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി". Mangalam. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ "Innalathe Tharam-Ambika Sukumaran". Amritatv. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ "Mangalam varikaan-13-Jan-2014". mangalamvarika. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Features, C. E. (19 April 2024). "It's a wrap for Arjun Ashokan and Aparna Das-starrer Anand Sreebala". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Nair, Radhika. "It's a blessing to be called a chocolate hero even in my 40's: Thinkalkalaman actor Krishna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

External links

Krishna at IMDb
Krishna at MSI
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/krishna-malayalam-actor.html Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=5689

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[1] "ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി". Mangalam. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[2] "Innalathe Tharam-Ambika Sukumaran". Amritatv. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

[3] "Mangalam varikaan-13-Jan-2014". mangalamvarika. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Features, C. E. (19 April 2024). "It's a wrap for Arjun Ashokan and Aparna Das-starrer Anand Sreebala". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[5] Nair, Radhika. "It's a blessing to be called a chocolate hero even in my 40's: Thinkalkalaman actor Krishna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

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