Krishnan K. T. Nagarajan, commonly known as Krishna, N. Krishna, and Obeli N. Krishna, is an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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, from the

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. He made his directorial debut with the 2006 romantic drama, ''

Sillunu Oru Kaadhal ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. Krishna from a story by A. C. Durai. It stars Suriya (actor), Suriya, Jyothika and Bhumika Chawla, Bhumika, while Shriya Sharma, Suka ...

''.

Career

Krishna started his film career in

, with

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...

. He was the associate director in ''

Minnale ''Minnale'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah, starring Madhavan, Abbas, Reema Sen (in her Tamil debut), Vivek and Nagesh. The film tells the st ...

'' and it's

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remake, ''

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' () also known by the initialism RHTDM is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring R. Madhavan, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The film ...

''. He was also the co-director for ''

Kaakha Kaakha ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (), titled ''The Police'' in the UK, is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars Suriya and Jyothika, with Jeevan playing the antagonist. The film featured music ...

'' and it's

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remake, ''

Gharshana ''Gharshana'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by G. Sivaraju, C. Venkatraju, and Kalaipuli S. Thanu. It is directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, in his Telugu debut. It is the remake of the 2003 Tamil blockbuster ...

''. Krishna made his directorial debut with the romantic film ''

''. It starred

Suriya Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...

Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress and former model known for her work predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film ''Yuvakudu'' (2000) and the ...

and

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

in pivotal roles, while

Shriya Sharma Shriya Sharma (born 9 April 1997) is an Indian actress, model and advocate who has worked in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She is known for playing the role of Sneha Bajaj in the television series ''Kasautti Zindagi Kay'' which won her the ...

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and

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played other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by

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, with lyrics by the Indian poet, Vaali. The cinematography for the film was handled by

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, while the editing was handled by Gautham Menon's regular,

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. The film was released on 8 September 2006, three days before the marriage of Suriya and Jyothika. Krishna returned to direction, in 2012, with the realistic film, ''

Nedunchaalai ''Nedunchalai'' ( Highway) is a 2014 Tamil language thriller film written and directed by N. Krishna and produced by Aaju, C. Soundarajan and Dheeraj Kher. This film features Aari Arujunan and Sshivada in the lead roles, with Thambi Ramiah and ...

'', a period drama set in the 1980s. The film was announced in February 2012. It starred

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with

Sshivada K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Personal life Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...

in lead roles.

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was signed on to play a pivotal role in the film, as was supporting actor,

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. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by

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. The cinematography for the film was handled by Rajavel Olhiveeran, while it was edited by the late-

Kishore Te Kishore Te (24 March 1978 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian film editor who worked in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. For his work in ''Aadukalam'' (2011) and ''Visaranai'' (2015), he won the National Film Award for Best Editing. Career At age 2 ...

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, actor, and politician who prominently works in the Tamil cinema. He is the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu in the ministry led by his father, ...

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, acquired the distribution rights for the film, after being impressed in a private screening, in December 2013. After a long delay, the film released on 28 March 2014. It opened to generally positive reviews, by the critics and audience, alike. It ended up as a critical and commercial success.Nedunchalai (aka) Nedunchalai review
/ref> Krishna's next directorial was '' Maane Thene Peye''. However, it was shelved, due to unknown reasons. His next directorial, ''Pathu Thala'', is the official remake of ''

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''. Initially, it was supposed to be directed by Narthan, who directed the original, but due to unknown reasons, he was replaced by Krishna. It stars

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

, Gautham Karthick, and

Priya Bhavani Shankar Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) known by her stage name Priya Bhavani, is an Indian actress and television presenter who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu launguage films.She made her acting debut with commercially suc ...

in lead roles. The music is composed by

, in his second collaboration with Krishna, after ''Sillunu Oru Kaadhal''.

Filmography

As a director

As an actor

References

External links

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Sillunnu Oru Kadhal
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna Indian film directors Tamil film directors People from Namakkal district Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu