Krishna is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the

Deivamagal ''Deivamagal'' ( God's daughter) is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Vani Bhojan and Krishna. It was broadcast on Sun TV initially from Monday to Friday and later extended to Saturday at 8 PM from 25 March 2013 to 17 February 2018 ...

as Prakash which telecasted on Sun TV.

Early life and education

Krishna was born in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

. His parents had migrated from

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after his birth, and he grew up in

. He obtained his formal education from

Kendriya Vidyalaya The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...

and Birla Institute of Technology,

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. He also did a three-month course in acting from

Asian Academy of Film & Television Noida Film City houses the Asian Academy of Film & Television and Marwah Films & Video Studios along with prominent news channels from India. It is located in Sector 16-A Noida, India. It was founded in 1988 by Sandeep Marwah, an Indian film pr ...

(AAFT)

Career

After completing his degree in Delhi, he flew to Chennai to begin a career in acting. His first role was in the Tamil serial ''Sahana'', a sequel of ''Sindhu Bhairavi'' directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

. He portrayed the character Surya, son of JKB. Krishna was offered to perform the role of a

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patient in

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...

starrer

Vasool Raja MBBS ''Vasool Raja MBBS'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Saran. It is a Tamil remake of the 2003 Hindi film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', which is inspired by the 1998 American film ''Patch Adams''. The film stars Kamal ...

but couldn't sign the project. He was later offered a role in director Saran's ''

Idhaya Thirudan ''Idhaya Thirudan'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting r ...

''. In 2010 he played a negative role named Jeeva in the Tamil movie Anadhapurathu Veedu. He acted in the TV serial ''

'' where he played the protagonist role of Prakash, and in the suspense-thriller serial, '' Chidambara Rahasiyam'' where he played the character Somu both broadcast on Sun TV. In 2019 he acted in the TV serial '' Run''. In 2020 Krishna acted in ''Nayagi (Season 2) '' as Ezhil. He now is acting in ''Thalattu''.

Filmography

Television

;Serials ;Shows

Theatre

*Oru Koodai Paasam (2009) – Directed by K.Balachandher

Awards and nominations

Personal life

He is married to Indian actress

Chaya Singh Chaya Singh is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Kannada films and television shows. She started her acting career in Kannada films and has worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She has a reputation ...

. Their marriage was held in June 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna Living people Tamil male actors Indian male film actors Tamil male television actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Tamil male actors Year of birth missing (living people)