Krishna Praba is an Indian actress, television presenter, and classical dancer who predominantly appears in

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s. She made her debut as a lead actress in the film '' Madampi'' (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in '' Life of Josutty'' (2015), directed by Jeethu Joseph.

Early life

Krishna Praba was born 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, Kalamassery and obtained her Higher Secondary Education in humanities from Sacred Heart College, Thevara. Her early influences included Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Nadakam and

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. She received a

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from the Alliance University in

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. Praba was trained in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi, her first dance teacher, from the age of three.

Career

Praba made her debut in B. Unnikrishnan’s '' Madampi'' in 2008. She grew a stature in the Malayalam film industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in '' Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla'' (2013) and '' Life of Josutty'' (2015). In 2017, Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact ''Radha Madhavam'', a dance drama directed by actress Gayathri."Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba"
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Filmography

Films

Television serials

Other shows

*''Comedy Show'' - Asianet, Anchor *''Tharotsavam'' (Reality Show) -

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, Participant *''Shubharathri'' (Talk show) - Jeevan TV, Anchor *''Chill.bowl'' (cookery show) - Asianet, Anchor *''Onaruchi'' (cookery show) - Kerala Vision, Presenter * ''Smart Show'' (Game Show) -

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, Dancer *''Thamasha Bazaar'' (comedy talk show) -

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Praba, Krishna Kerala State Film Award winners Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) 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