Krishna (born as Krishna Raghunandan) is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the '' Deivamagal'' (2013 - 2018) as Prakash which telecasted on Sun TV.

Early life and education

Krishna was born in

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. His parents had migrated from

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after his birth, and he grew up in

. He obtained his formal education from

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and Birla Institute of Technology,

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. He also did a three-month course in acting from Asian Academy of Film & Television (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. He portrayed the character Surya, son of JKB. Krishna was offered to perform the role of a

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patient in

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starrer Vasool Raja MBBS but couldn't sign the project. He was later offered a role in director Saran's '' Idhaya Thirudan''. In 2010 he played a negative role named Jeeva in the Tamil movie Anandhapurathu Veedu. He acted in the TV serial '' Deivamagal'' 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''.

Personal life

He is married to Indian actress Chaya Singh. Their marriage was held in June 2012.

Filmography

Television

;Serials ;Shows

Theatre

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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna Living people 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)