Chavali Venkata Arvind Krishna Sarma (born 5 January 1985), better known by his stage name Arvind Krishna, is an Indian actor working mainly in Telugu films. After completing his formal education, he made his foray into acting.

Early life and education

Arvind Krishna had spent his early years in

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before moving to

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. Arvind Krishna pursued his education in the

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from the

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- MaST (Math and Science Technology) Highly Gifted High School He then pursued BTech in Biotechnology from JNTU, Hyderabad. Arvind Krishna is an avid sportsman, played varsity basketball for his high school and United

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and

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, and most recently for

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. He was named MVP (most valuable player) of many tournaments. Post-college education, he worked at the Satyam School of Leadership on the

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team and pursued the Global Business Leadership program with

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and U21 Global and Satyam. He found at Satyam School of Leadership, his mentor and guru in

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(Chief Learning Officer of Satyam at the time). Arvind attributes his professional excellence to his guru. Arvind Krishna had also acquired specialized training in Appreciative Enquiry and is a Certified facilitator for Mobile Team Challenge, both of which are programs developed by Cherri Torres and Mobile Team Challenge.

Personal life

Arvind Krishna comes from a family of

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. Arvind got engaged to Dipika Prasad, who works in the

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and

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space, in August 2012 and got married on 18 November 2012 at

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Career

Arvind Krishna made his foray into acting after education. Arvind's debut movie in a supporting role

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movie a rom com starting with

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fame

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and

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which got poor reviews at box office. Later he starred as a main lead was ''

It's My Love Story ''It's My Love Story'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy and starring Arvind Krishna (in his lead debut) and newcomer Nikitha Narayan. Author Chetan Bhagat attended the film's premiere. The fi ...

''. His performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Debut Actor (Male)- Telugu at

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, 2012. Arvind Krishna received a fillip in his career with '' Rushi'', a movie produced by Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd., which marked their comeback film after the legendary

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. The film won

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for Best Story, an honor by the Appear

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for

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excellence, in 2012. He played the role of an arrogant selfish medico, transforming into a doctor who goes to the extent of donating his organs to save his patient while also fighting the legal system to make it happen. This role won him critical acclaim. Arvind is also an Indian professional basketball player & now playing for the team Hyderabad Ballers in

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league (3BL),

. Arvind Krishna was most recently seen in

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's original series - ''Lots of Love'' and it was

's flagship product for

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and

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. In late 2022, director Suku Purvaj announced A Masterpiece, starring Krishna, produced by

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Filmography

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* Arvind Krishna - FIBA profil

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