Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in

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. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan.

Early life

Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, Vishnuvardhan. He went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, studied at Loyola College and graduated with an MBA in finance in the United States. He worked for a year and a half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well. He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US.

Career

As an actor, he first faced the camera for

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's '' Anjali'' and later appeared in ''

Iruvar ''Iruvar'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language epic political drama film co-written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, inspired by the lives of M. Karunanidhi, M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa is set against the backdrop of ...

'' and

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's '' The Terrorist''. He was also chosen to play the younger version of

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

's character in ''

Thalapathi ''Thalapathi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amri ...

'', but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length. He also starred in small role with ''

Udhaya ''Udhaya'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film which was directed by Azhagam Perumal which released on 26 March 2004. The film stars Vijay and Simran, while Vivek, Nassar and Rajesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack for the f ...

'' (2004). He played his first lead role in ''

Alibhabha ''Alibhabha'' is a 2008 Tamil thriller film produced by Pattiyal Sekhar, directed by Neelan K. Sekar. The film stars the former's son Kreshna along with Prakash Raj, and Janani in lead roles while Biju Menon, Azhagam Perumal, and Thilakan play s ...

'', which was produced by his father. The film met with favourable reviews, but was not a commercial success. After his first film, he wanted to do a gangster film based on a true incident in North Madras, called ''Madras'' to be directed by

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, but it was shelved because of misunderstandings between the director and the producer. His next two films ''

Kattradhu Kalavu ''Kattradhu Kalavu'' ( en, Learned thievery) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Balaji Devi Prasad, an erstwhile advertisement filmmaker. It stars Kreshna of ''Alibhabha'' fame and Vijayalakshmi in the lead roles, ...

'' (2010) and '' Kazhugu'' (2012) were also produced by his father. In ''Kazhugu'' he played someone who recovers bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff. It received positive response. After appearing in a brief role in ''

Vallinam ''Vallinam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Aascar Ravichandran. The film stars Nakul and newcomer Mrudhula Basker. It was released on 28 February 2014. Plot The film starts ...

'' (2014), he starred in RS Infotainment's horror comedy ''

Yaamirukka Bayamey ''Yaamirukka Bayamey'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by debutant Deekay and produced by Elred Kumar. The cast includes Kreshna, Oviya, Rupa Manjari, Karunakaran, and Anaswara Kumar. 15 technicians we ...

'' (2014). His next films were ''

Vanavarayan Vallavarayan ''Vanavarayan Vallavarayan'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Rajmohan. It stars Krishna, Monal Gajjar, Ma Ka Pa Anand and Niharika Kareer. The film is set in the backdrop of rural Coimbatore. The film, features ...

'' (2014) and ''

Vanmam ''Vanmam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Jai Krishna, a former assistant of Kamal Haasan. It stars Vijay Sethupathi, Kreshna and Sunaina. The film has music scored by S. Thaman and cinematography by Balabhara ...

'' (2014). In 2015, he starred in action comedy ''

Yatchan ''Yatchan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co written, co-produced and directed by Vishnuvardhan. The film was produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film features Arya, Kreshna, Swati Reddy, and De ...

'' directed by his brother Vishnuvardhan. In 2017, he made his comeback including four thriller releases with ''

Yaakkai ''Yaakkai'' ( en, Body, italic=yes) is a 2017 Indian Tamil romantic crime thriller film directed by Kuzhandhai Velappan, starring Krishna and Swathi Reddy in the leading roles. Featuring music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film was release ...

'', ''

Pandigai ''Pandigai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Feroz and produced by his wife Vijayalakshmi Ahathian. The film stars Krishna and Anandhi, while Saravanan, Pandi, Karunas, Madhusudhan Rao ...

'', ''

Nibunan ''Nibunan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The film features an ensemble cast of Arjun, Prasanna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sruthi Hariharan, and Vaibhav. It was A ...

'' and ''

Vizhithiru ''Vizhithiru'' ( en, Stay awake) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Meera Kathiravan, who debuted with ''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi''. The film which began production in 2012 after numerous delays released ...

''. In 2018, he appeared in '' Veera'', ''

Kalari A kalari is a gymnasium or training space primarily associated with the martial art of Kalaripayattu. The word ''kalari'' comes from Malayalam. In the past, village schools in Kerala, typically run by the traditional astrologer families, were k ...

'' and ''

Maari 2 ''Maari 2'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Balaji Mohan. It is a sequel to his 2015 film '' Maari''. Dhanush, besides producing the film under his company Wunderbar Films, also stars as the title c ...

''. He acted in ''

Kazhugu 2 ''Kazhugu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Sathyasiva, starring Krishna and Bindu Madhavi. It is the sequel to the 2012 film, '' Kazhugu''. It was produced by Singaravelan under the banner Madhuk ...

'' (2019), sequel to the 2012 film, ''Kazhugu''. However, the film came out of mixed reviews.

Filmography

Films as actor

Films as producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna Male actors from Mumbai Tamil male actors Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1978 births