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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna, Naveen 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)