Krishna Kumar is an Indian actor, news presenter and politician, who currently serves as the Chairman and Director of the National Film Development Corporation of India since April 2026. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and television. He has also appeared in a few Tamil films.
Early and personal life Krishna Kumar was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He is the youngest son of Gopalakrishnan Nair and Retnamma. He hails from a family who had served in the Indian Army.
Krishna Kumar met his future wife, Sindhu, during his tenure as a presenter at Doordarshan. The couple married on 12 December 1994 at the Trivandrum Club in Thiruvananthapuram. His wife, Sindhu, is an entrepreneur who runs an advertising agency.
The couple have four daughters, including Ahaana Krishna and Ishaani Krishna, both of whom are actresses, as well as Diya Krishna and Hansika Krishna.
Acting career Kumar began his acting career after receiving his first offer while working as a television news presenter for Doordarshan. His debut role was in a 13-episode Malayalam-language serial produced for DD Malayalam, in which he portrayed the son of actor Nedumudi Venu. He later appeared in the television soap opera Sthree (1998–2000), which aired on Asianet and co-starred Siddique and Vinaya Prasad.
Kumar made his film debut with the 1994 Malayalam film Kashmeeram. In the years that followed, he appeared in several Malayalam films and television serials. He later expanded his career into Tamil cinema, featuring in films such as Billa II, Deivathirumagal, and Mugamoodi.
Political career Krishna Kumar became associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1982. He formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February 2021. In the same year, he contested as the BJP candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
On 5 October 2021, he was elected as a member of the BJP National Council representing Kerala. He later contested as the party’s candidate from the Kollam constituency in the 2024 general election. During the election, Kumar increased the party’s vote share in Kollam by approximately 63,000 votes compared to the previous election.
Filmography Malayalam films Year Title Role Notes 1994 Kashmeeram Unni Sukrutham Babu Prasad Pakshe Rajan 1995 Alancheri Thamprakkal Mahesh Boxer TV Reporter Maanthrikam Douglas Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan Anandhan/John Sacaria 1996 Aakaashathekkoru Kilivaathil 1996 Mahathma Rajeev 1996 Mayoora Nritham 1997 Irattakuttikalude Achan Robert Superman Himself Masmaram A.S.P. Vishnu IPS Gangothri Sarath's assistant 1998 Aaghosham Unnikrishnan 1999 Agnisakshi Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum Vinod Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal Businessman Anil Kurup Pranayamazha Louis 2000 Arayannangalude Veedu Hareendranath Menon Summer Palace Rajmohan Manassil Oru Manjuthulli Mohandas 2001 Kattu Vannu Vilichappol Unni Sathyameva Jayathe Reji Mathan 2002 Swapnahalliyil Orunaal Punyam Aabharanacharthu 2004 Chathikkatha Chanthu Aravindan 2008 Sound of Boot Circle Inspector Aravind 2009Thirunakkara PerumalSatheeshan 2010 Paattinte Palazhy 2011 Melvilasam B. D. Kapoor Makeup Man Advocate Krishna Prasad Collector Chandran 2012 Run Baby Run Vijaya Kumar Molly Aunty Rocks! Ravi 2013 Lokpal Ramesh Ladies & Gentleman Sibi Zakkariah 3 Dots Mathew Paul Vishudhan Cleetus Good Bad & Ugly Murthy Raj 2014 Salaam Kashmier Captain Satheesh Gamer Zakeer Ali 2016 Marupadi 2017 1971: Beyond BordersSudharshanCareful SudeepVelipadinte Pusthakam Cameramen 2018 Shikkari Shambhu Ranger VasuParole Sandeep RajOrayiram Kinakkalal Stephen Mohanlal Meenukutti's fatherTheekuchiyum Panithulliyum Hari A for Apple Advocate Ram Mohan Moonnara CI Velraj 2019 Rameshan Oru Peralla Public Prosecutor 2021 One Alex Thomas IPS, Vigilance Director 2022 Shefeekkinte Santhosham Shefeek's father 2023 Thrishanku Robin
Tamil films Year Title Role Notes2008 Sathyam Mohammed Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Salute2012 Billa II Raghubir Sinha Mugamoodi Commissioner Uncredited Mazhaikkalam Suresh2011 Kaavalan Karthik Deiva Thirumagal Victor 2016 Manithan Vijay Nair ZeroKoran 2017 Laali
Television YearFilmRoleRoleLanguageNotes1997 Grihapravesham AsianetMalayalam1998–2000 Sthree Vijayan Asianet1999–2000Sindhoorakkuruvi Surya TV2000Charulatha Surya TV2000–2001 Sreeraman Sreedevi Asianet2001–2003Manasaputhri Surya TV2001–2003Vasundara Medicals Asianet2003Seethalakshmi Asianet2003–2004Swantham Asianet2002 Vivahita Asianet2004 Kadamattathu Kathanaar NicholasAsianet2006Malayogam Anand Asianet Miss Mary Theresa Paul Doordarshan TelefilmPravachanam Doordarshan Telefilm Panthalayaniyilekku Oru Yathra Doordarshan Telefilm2009–2010 Thangam Selvakannan Sun TVTamil2010 Abirami Abhirami's husband Kalaignar TV Tamil 2021 Koodevide Prof. Adhi Asianet Malayalam
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