Krishna (born as Krishna Raghunandan) is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Deivamagal (2013–2018) as Prakash which telecasted on Sun TV.
Early life and education Krishna was born in Chennai. His parents had migrated from Tamil Nadu to New Delhi after his birth, and he grew up in New Delhi. He obtained his formal education from Kendriya Vidyalaya and Birla Institute of Technology, Noida. He also did a three-month course in acting from Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT) Noida.
Career After completing his degree in Delhi, he flew to Chennai to begin a career in acting. His first role was in the Tamil serial Sahana, a sequel of Sindhu Bhairavi directed by K. Balachander. He portrayed the character Surya, son of JKB.
Krishna was offered to perform the role of a cancer patient in Kamal Haasan starrer Vasool Raja MBBS but couldn't sign the project. He was later offered a role in director Saran's Idhaya Thirudan. In 2010 he played a negative role named Jeeva in the Tamil movie Anandhapurathu Veedu.
He acted in the TV serial Deivamagal where he played the protagonist role of Prakash, and in the suspense-thriller serial, Chidambara Rahasiyam where he played the character Somu both broadcast on Sun TV. In 2019 he acted in the TV serial Run. In 2020 Krishna acted in Nayagi (Season 2) as Ezhil. He now is acting in Thalattu.
Personal life He is married to Indian actress Chaya Singh. Their marriage was held in June 2012.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes2006 Azhagiya Asura Sanjay Idhaya Thirudan Krishna Oru Kadhal Seiveer Anand 2008 Pathu Pathu P. T. Arun 2009 Balam Balaji Eeram Mr. X 2010 Anandhapurathu Veedu Jeeva 2025 Pallavapuram Manai En 666 Tharun
Television Serials Year Title Role Language Channel 2003–2004 Sahana SuryaTamil Jaya TV 2004–2006 Chidambara Rahasiyam SomeshwaranSun TV 2005 Selvi Chandru 2007 Naan Aval Illai Murali Kalaignar TV 2008 Alaipayuthe Srikanth Jaya TV 2011No.23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam Rohit Telugu Gemini TV 2012–2014 Kanchana Ganga Akash Maa TV 2012–2015 Sivasankari Rudran Tamil Sun TV 2013–2018 Deivamagal Prakash 2019–2020 Run Shakthivel 2020 Nayagi Ezhil 2021–2023 Thalattu Vijayakrishnan 2021 Kannana Kanne Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance)2022 Aruvi Himself (Special Appearance) Ilakkiya Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance) 2023–2024 Sundari Vetrivelan 2025–present Vinodhini Vasudevan
Shows Year Title Role Language Channel 2016 Comedy Junction HimselfTamilSun TV 2017 Asathal Chutties Himself2020 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Vanakkam Tamizha Guest 2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Poova Thalaya Contestant 2021Vanakkam Tamizha Guest 2022 2022 Maathi Yosi Contestant Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas Marumagal Vijayakrishnan Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Super Samayal Contestant 2023 Puthandu Aasai Vijayakrishnan Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Web Series Year Title Role Language Network 2024–2025 Uppu Puli Kaaram ShivaTamil Disney+ Hotstar
Theatre Oru Koodai Paasam (2009) – Directed by K.Balachandher
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryRoleResult2004Mylapore Academy Awards Best Actor Male LeadSomu-Chidambara Rahasiyam2014Sun Kudumbam AwardsBest Actor Male LeadPrakash-Deivamagal2018Galatta Nakshathra AwardsBest Actor Male LeadPrakash-Deivamagal 2018 Sun Kudumbam AwardsBest Actor Male LeadPrakash-DeivamagalBest Popular Jodi ( shared with Vani Bhojan )Prakash and Sathya-Deivamagal2019Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Popular Hero Shakthi Vel-Run2022Sun Kudumbam ViruthugalBest Hero Vijay-ThalattuBest CoupleVijay – Isai for ThalattuFavourite HeroVijay – Thalattu
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