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

'' (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in '' Life of Josutty'' (2015), directed by

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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,

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and obtained her Higher Secondary Education in humanities from

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. Her early influences included

Mohiniyattam ''Mohiniyattam'' is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. The dance gets its name from Mohini – the female enchantress avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who helps the devas prevail over the asuras using h ...

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, Nadakam and

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. She received a

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from the

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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 ''

'' 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

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."Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba"
. ''

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Filmography

Films

Television serials

Other shows

*''Comedy Show'' -

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, Participant *''Shubharathri'' (Talk show) -

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, Presenter *''Laitham 50'' -

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

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, Honey *''Onam Bumper'' - Zee Keralam, Anchor *''PCyodoppam Personalayi'' -

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, Host *''Immini Baliya Naavu'' -

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, Presenter *''Komady Circurs'' - Mazhavil Manorama, Special Judge *''Funs Upon a time'' - Amrita TV, Special Judge *''Parayam Nedam'' - Amrita TV, Participant

References

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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