Krishna Kumar
Born
Krishna Kumar

(1968-06-12) 12 June 1968
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film Actor, TV Actor, Politician, News Reader (All India Radio)
Years active1994 – present
Spouse
Sindhu Krishna
(m. 1994)
Children
Parents
  • Gopalakrishnan Nair
  • Retnamma

Krishna Kumar (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian actor and politician from Kerala who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films and television.He was selected to Indian Military once and later he became a News Reader in Doordarshan and All India Radio. He is now a BJP national council member from Kerala.

Early life

Krishna Kumar was born as the younger of the two sons of Gopalakrishnan Nair and Retnamma at Thiruvananthapuram. Members in his family had the background of serving in Indian military, hence, Kumar was also preparing to join the force when he got the offer to work as a news presenter in Doordarshan. It was his neighbor, a senior official working in Doordarshan, who recognised him to have a photogenic face and offered him the job in the government-owned broadcasting company, Kumar accepted it and decided to move on to a career in media.[1]

Career

He was working as a television news presenter in Doordarshan when he got his first acting offer. Seeing him, K. Balachander's son Kailasam offered him a role in a 13-episode serial produced for DD Malayalam. He played the role of actor Nedumudi Venu's son, in his acting debut. DD Malayalam was the only Malayalam channel at that time. When Asianet made their debut, they made a TV soap opera titled Sthree (1998–2000) initially starring Siddique and Vinaya Prasad, Kumar played a charlatan's role. When Siddique got a break in films and left the show, Kumar was made the new protagonist and it was a break for him with the show becoming a major success.[2]

He was supposed to make his film debut in 1993 with Joshiy-directed Sainyam, in which he was to play a naval officer, but the scenes were removed from the film, not to disappoint him, Joshiy gave him a chance to dub for Vikram's character in the film. But he was ousted from the dubbing studio saying he did not possess a dubbing artists' card from their guild.[3] Later he debuted with the 1994 Malayalam film Kashmeeram. After that he acted in several Malayalam films and TV serials. Later, he migrated to Tamil by acting in some TV serials. It helped him get roles in Tamil films such as Billa II, Deivathirumagal, and Mugamoodi among others. It also helped him return to Malayalam.[4][5]

Politics

Krishna Kumar officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2021[6] and was the party's candidate from Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[7] He lost along with his other counterparts. On October 5, 2021, he was elected as a member to the BJP national council from Kerala.

Personal life

Krishna Kumar was a news presenter in Doordarshan and Sindhu was in college when they first met. They married on 12 December 1994 at Trivandrum Club in Thiruvananthapuram.

They have four daughters including Malayalam actresses Ahaana Krishna and Ishaani Krishna and influencers Diya Krishna and Hansika Krishna. Sindhu is an entrepreneur and runs an advertisement agency.[8][9][10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1994KashmeeramUnniMalayalam
SukruthamBabu PrasadMalayalam
PaksheRajanMalayalam
1995Alancheri ThamprakkalMaheshMalayalam
BoxerTV ReporterMalayalam
MaanthrikamDouglasMalayalam
Puthukkottayile PuthumanavalanAnandhan/John SacariaMalayalam
1996Aakaashathekkoru KilivaathilMalayalam
1996MahathmaRajeevMalayalam
1996Mayoora NrithamactorMalayalam
1997Irattakuttikalude AchanRobertMalayalam
SupermanHimselfMalayalam
MasmaramA.S.P. Vishnu IPSMalayalam
GangothriSarath's assistantMalayalam
1998AaghoshamUnnikrishnanMalayalam
1999AgnisakshiMalayalam
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne NjaanumMalayalam
Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalBusinessman Anil KurupMalayalam
PranayamazhaLouisMalayalam
2000Arayannangalude VeeduHareendranath MenonMalayalam
Summer PalaceRajmohanMalayalam
Manassil Oru Manjuthulli MohandasMalayalam
2001Kattu Vannu VilichappolUnniMalayalam
Sathyameva JayatheReji MathanMalayalam
2002Swapnahalliyil OrunaalMalayalam
PunyamMalayalam
AabharanacharthuMalayalam
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuAravindanMalayalam
2008Sound of BootCircle Inspector AravindMalayalam
SathyamMohammed (Police)Tamil
SaluteMohammed (Police)Telugu
2009Thirunakkara PerumalSatheeshanMalayalam
2010Paattinte PalazhyMalayalam
ThillalangadiTamil
2011KaavalanKarthikTamil
MelvilasamB. D. KapoorMalayalam
Makeup ManAdvocate Krishna PrasadMalayalam
CollectorChandranMalayalam
Deiva ThirumagalVictorTamil
2012Billa IIRaghubir SinhaTamil
Run Baby RunVijaya KumarMalayalam
MugamoodiCommissionerTamil
Molly Aunty Rocks!RaviMalayalam
MazhaikkalamSureshTamil
2013LokpalRameshMalayalam
Ladies & GentlemanSibi ZakkariahMalayalam
3 DotsMathew PaulMalayalam
VishudhanCleetusMalayalam
Good Bad & UglyMurthy RajMalayalam
2014Salaam KashmierCaptain SatheeshMalayalam
GamerZakeer AliMalayalam
2016ManithanVijay NairTamil
ZeroKoranTamil
MarupadiMalayalam
20171971: Beyond BordersSudharshanMalayalam
CarefulMalayalam
Velipadinte PusthakamCameramenMalayalam
LaaliTamil
2018Shikkari ShambhuRanger VasuMalayalam
ParoleMalayalam
Orayiram KinakkalalStephenMalayalam
MohanlalMeenukutti's fatherMalayalam
Theekuchiyum PanithulliyumHariMalayalam
A for AppleAdvocate Ram MohanMalayalam
MoonnaraCI VelrajMalayalam
2019Rameshan Oru PerallaPublic ProsecutorMalayalam
2021OneAlex Thomas IPS, Vigilance DirectorMalayalam
2022Shefeekkinte SanthoshamShefeek's fatherMalayalam[11]
2023ThrishankuRobinMalayalam[12]
TBAMemoriesTamil

Television

Year Film Role Language Notes
1998–2000SthreeAsianetMalayalamCharacter – Vijayan
1999–2000SindhoorakkuruviSurya TVMalayalam
2000CharulathaSurya TVMalayalam
2000–2001Sreeraman SreedeviAsianetMalayalam
2001–2003ManasaputhriSurya TVMalayalam
2001–2003Vasundara MedicalsAsianetMalayalam
2003SeethalakshmiAsianetMalayalam
2003–2004SwanthamAsianetMalayalam
2002VivahitaAsianetMalayalam
2004Kadamattathu KathanaarAsianetMalayalamCharacter-Nicholas
2006MalayogamAsianetMalayalamCharacter – Anand
Miss Mary Theresa PaulDoordarshanMalayalamTelefilm
PravachanamDoordarshanMalayalamTelefilm
Panthalayaniyilekku Oru YathraDoordarshanMalayalamTelefilm
2009–2010ThangamSun TVTamilCharacter-Selvakannan
2010AbiramiKalaignar TVTamilCharacter-Abhirami's husband
2021KoodevideAsianetMalayalamCharacter - Prof.Adhi

References

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  2. Subramanian, Anupama (12 May 2011). "Army's loss, tinsel town's gain". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. വിലാസങ്ങള്‍ മാറുന്നു, Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi.com (11 October 2012). Retrieved on 13 February 2014.
  4. Sreedhar Pillai (26 December 2010). "KK is waiting for audience's reaction". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. V Lakshmi (9 April 2011). "Krishnakumar is a happy man". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  6. "Malayalam actor Krishna Kumar joins BJP". 4 February 2021.
  7. "BJP fields Sreedharan from Palakkad, ex-DGP Jacob Thomas from Irinjalakuda for polls". 14 March 2021.
  8. "Sindhu talks about Life with Actor Krishna Kumar". The New Indian Express. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. "Manassiloru Mazhavillu on Kairalitv". kairalitvonline. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  10. "Ahana Krishna's family .. !". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. "Shefeekkinte Santhosham Movie Review : Irony of happiness". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. "Panjimittai song from Thrishanku is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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