Naveen Krishna is an Indian actor, director and writer based in
Kannada Film Industry
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based ...
. After having starred in many films as a child actor, he made his adult debut in the film ''
Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu'' (2000) and has since then acted in various films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as ''
Kadamba'' (2004), ''
Nenapirali'' (2005), ''Dheemaku'' (2008) and ''
Mathond Madhuvena'' (2011). His lead roles in the films, ''
Haggada Kone'' (2014) and ''
Actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
'' (2016) won him several laurels and appreciations.
In 2013, Naveen announced that he would direct and script a film titled ''Lakshmi Bar'' which is yet to release. He did the co-direction for the film ''Bidalare Endu Ninna'' (2013).
Personal life
Naveen was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to actor
Srinivasa Murthy
Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, b ...
and Pushpa. He has three siblings of whom his brother Nitil Krishna is also a film actor. He has changed his screen name twice before as Akshay Krishna and later S. S. Krishna to try his luck according to the numerology.
However he retained his original name after having found no satisfactory results.
Filmography
Television
As an actor
As director
References
External links
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Living people
Kannada film directors
Film directors from Bengaluru
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Bengaluru
Indian male voice actors
Kannada playback singers
Indian male playback singers
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)