Nagappa Sunil Kumar (born 12 June 1985), popularly known with stage name Darling Krishna, is an actor who primarily acts in
Kannada films
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...
. He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Krishna's major breakthrough as an actor came with superhit film ''Madarangi''.
Kannada film 'Madarangi' receives some great response
/ref> Krishna acted in, directed and also produced ''Love Mocktail'' movie along with his wife Milana Nagaraj.
Personal life
He hails from Mysuru
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
, holds an MBA and is the son of Nagappa, a retired police officer.
In February 2021, Krishna married his long-time girlfriend Milana Nagaraj, at a private ceremony in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Career
He started his career as an assistant director for Duniya Soori
Suri/Soori known as Duniya Suri or Sukka Suri is an Indian movie director. He became known as Duniya Suri in the wake of the success of his debut movie '' Duniya'', for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Sc ...
in the movie '' Jackie'' and later in ''Hudugaru
''Hudugaru'' ( Boys) is a 2011 Kannada-language drama film directed by K. Madesh, starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Srinagar Kitty, Yogesh (actor), Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The film, which is a remake of the successful 2010 Tamil fil ...
''. He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Serial was so popular that people started calling by his on-screen name Krishna, which eventually became his official screen name.
After acting in a few films with varying degrees of success, including Krishna in ''Doddmane Hudga
''Doddmane Hudga'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action drama film co-written and directed by Duniya Soori, featuring Puneeth Rajkumar and Radhika Pandit. The film also features an ensemble cast of Ambarish, Sumalatha, Bharathi Vishnuvardh ...
'', Krishna ventured into direction and production with ''Love Mocktail
''Love Mocktail'' is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Darling Krishna in his directorial debut. The film was released on 31 January 2020. The film was produced by Krishna and Milana Nagaraj, who also ...
'', in which he also acted. His co-star and later wife, Milana Nagaraj, also co-produced the film. ''Love Mocktail'' was critically acclaimed.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Charlie CD comesDhananjay out, Krishna in Huchcha 2
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1985 births
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Living people
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Mysore
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