Krishna Praba is an Indian actress and professional dancer who chiefly appears in

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s. She made her entry into the film industry with the film ''

Madampi ''Madampi'' () is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Ajmal Ameer, Kavya Madhavan, Mallika Kapoor, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. The film was released on 4 July 200 ...

'' (2008), directed by

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. She played the character Mollykutty in ''

Life of Josutty ''Life of Josutty'' is a 2015 Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Dileep in the title role along with a supporting cast consisting of Jyothi Krishna, Rachana Narayanankutty, Renjini Rupesh, Hareesh Per ...

'' (2015), directed by

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Early life

Praba was born in 1987 to Cr Prabhakaran Nair, a former mechanical engineer at Kalamassery HMT and Sheela Prabhakaran Nair. She completed her primary education from St. Joseph's School,

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and obtained Higher Secondary Education in humanities from

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. Her early influences included

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, Nadakam and

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. She received a Diploma certificate in Bharatanatyam from Alliance University Bangalore. Krishna Praba got training in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi, her first dance teacher, from the age of three.

Career

Praba received several awards at state level youth festival competition. She joined

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’ Cochin Navodaya troupe as a dancer. She later collaborated with Sajan Palluruthy and Prajodh for ''Comedy show'', a program on

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TV channel. After her debut in B Unnikrishnan’s movie, Krishna Praba grew in stature in the Malayalam movie industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in ''

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'' (2013) and ''Life of Josutty'' (2015). In 2014, she said that she felt privileged to be compared to the late

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after many celebrities including

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and

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pointed out the similarities between the character Krishna played in ''She Taxi'' and Sukumari’s character in ''Boeing Boeing''. In 2017, Krishna Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact Radha Madhavam, a dance drama directed by cine actress Gayathri."Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba"

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She sang song for the movie, ''Theeram'' in 2017.She is running Jainika school of arts at Kochi.

Filmography

Films

Television serials

; Other shows *''Comedy Show'' - Asianet, Anchor *''Tharotsavam'' (Reality Show) - Kairali TV, Participant *''Shubharathri'' (Talk show) - Jeevan TV, Anchor *''Chill.bowl'' (cookery show) - Asianet, Anchor *''Onaruchi'' (cookery show) - Kerala Vision, Presenter * ''Smart Show'' (Game Show) -Flowers TV, Participant *''Fast Track'' - Manorama News, Presenter *''Ente Thamasha'' - Janam TV, Presenter *''Laitham 50'' Mazhavil Manorama, Dancer *'' Thamasha Bazaar'' (comedy talk show) -Zee Keralam, Honey *''Onam Bumper'' - Zee Keralam, Anchor *''PCyodoppam Personalayi - Amrita TV, Host *''Immini Baliya Naavu'' - Surya TV, Preseneter *''Komady Circurs'' - Mazhavil Manoram, Special Judge *''Funs Upon a time''- Amrita TV, Special Judge *''Parayam Nedam''- Amrita TV, Participant

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Praba, Krishna Kerala State Film Award winners Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 1987 births Actresses from Kochi Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Indian female classical dancers Performers of Indian classical dance Dancers from Kerala 21st-century Indian actresses