Krrish S. Kumar
Born (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer, Designer, Model, Associate Director
Years active2012–present
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Krrish is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in the commercially successful Yennai Arindhaal directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Ajith Kumar in 2015. Then went on to play one of the antagonists in the Tamil hit Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada also directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon in 2016. He made his Malayalam debut with Kinavalli directed by Sugeeth in 2018 for which he won the Asiavision Awards for most promising actor.[1] Kinavalli garnered positive reviews from critics and the audiences alike. His latest release is the comic caper web series "What's up Velakkari" which has released in Zee 5 in December 2018. He plays a funny Cop called Rakesh. The web series has been released in 7 languages in India. His latest Tamil film is ‘Hostel’ directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan starring Ashok Selvan, Priya Bhavani Shankar and comedian Sathish.

Career

He starts his career as an assistant director to Gautham Vasudev Menon.[2][3] He made his acting debut in the movie Yennai Arindhaal, directed by Gautham Menon and later played the antagonist in the bilingual Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada. He was seen next in Santhosh Nair's upcoming bilingual film Rangeela as the leading hero along with Sunny Leone.[4] His on going movies are Suresh Unnithan's Kshanam and Srinath Rajendran's magnum opus Kurup starring Dulquer Salmaan and Indrajith Sukumaran.[5] [6]

Awards

Year Award Category Film Result
2018Asiavision Awards Most Promising Actor Kinavalli Won[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2015Yennai ArindhaalKrishTamil
2016ImpatientVishvanathTamilShort film
2017Achcham Enbadhu MadamaiyadaAtulTamilBilingual film
Sahasam Swasaga SagipoAtulTelugu
LeenaMartinEnglishShort film
2018KinavalliAjithMalayalam
What's up VelakkariRakesh a.k.a. RockyTamilWebseries on Zee5
What's up Panimanushi Rakesh a.k.a. RockyTelugu
2019SwasamAkashTamilShort film
2020 MenakaSuperstar GaganMalayalamWebseries on Manorama Max
Paava Kadhaigal Dhanasekhar Tamil Netflix anthology film
2021 KshanamKevinMalayalam
KurupSI JohnyMalayalam
2022 HostelJoshuaTamil
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References

  1. ↑ Kannan, Ashraya (25 July 2018). "Ad man Krrish Menon leaps into lead role". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kinavalli actor Krish was Gautham Menon's assistant". The Times of India. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Mathew, Aneesh K. (29 November 2016). "അഭിനയം മാത്രമല്ല കൃഷിന് സംവിധാനവും വഴങ്ങും". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Mathur, Kajol (20 February 2019). "Sunny Leone to make her Malayalam debut opposite Krrish Menon in Rangeela". Filmfare. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Krish Menon talks about his tryst with films". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan and Sobhita Dhulipala come together for Malayalam film Kurup".
  7. ↑ "Ranveer Singh rules AsiaVision Awards in Dubai". Gulf News. Retrieved 17 February 2019.


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