Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)

Hari Krishnan Anbudurai is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his role in Madras (2014).^[2]

Hari Krishnan
Born	Hari Krishnan Anbudurai
Other names	Johnny Hari[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present

Career

Prior to acting, Hari Krishnan worked on several mime scripts in which he worked as a writer and actor.^[3] After playing supporting and minor roles in Pa. Ranjith's Attakathi (2012) and Maryan (2013), Hari Krishnan got his breakthrough with Ranjith's Madras (2014),^[4] in which he portrayed a vagabond of unsound mind named Johnny.^[5][6] After the success of the film, he went on to portray supporting roles in several of Ranjith's ventures and Vada Chennai (2018).^[7][8] He played a notable role in Sandakozhi 2 as a clan member who escapes from being killed from Pechi (played by Varalaxmi Sarathkumar) and is under the protection of Ayya (played by Rajkiran).^[9][10] He is set to play the lead role in a film titled Siragu, which is directed by Kutti Revathi and also stars debutante Akshitha and an untitled film produced by Ranjith.^[11][12][13]

Filmography

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Attakathi	Dinakaran's friend
2013	Maryan	Fisherman
2014	Madras	Johnny	Won—Edison Award for Best Supporting Actor[14]
2016	Kabali	Tiger
	Darling 2	Balaji
2017	Yaakkai	Noor
	Ivan Thanthiran	Gopi
2018	Annanukku Jai	Anaconda Moorthy
	Pariyerum Perumal	Pariyan's senior
	Vada Chennai	Raju
	Sandakozhi 2	Anbu
2019	Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu	Hari
2020	Paava Kadhaigal	Hari	Netflix film
2021	Devadas Brothers	Jegathesh
	Vinodhaya Sitham	Veena's husband
	Writer	Devakumar
2022	Natchathiram Nagargiradhu	Yashvandhiran
2023	Bommai Nayagi	Jeeva
	Kaadapura Kalaikuzhu	Tamil
	800	Vinoth
2024	Thangalaan	Varadhan

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2022	Victim	Sekar's relative	SonyLIV

References

1. Sundar, Priyanka (18 October 2018). "Sandakozhi 2 movie review: This Vishal, Keerthy Suresh starrer is a conveniently made sequel". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
2. "Almost Famous: The Hari Krishnan Interview". 16 October 2014.
3. "" இப்போ நான் ரெண்டு படத்துல ஹீரோ" - `மெட்ராஸ்' ஹரி கிருஷ்ணன்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 1 June 2019.
4. "'Madras' actor turns hero for his upcoming next" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
5. "Madras Johnny Hari Krishnan bags another movie!". Indiaglitz. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
6. Prabhu, Mani (18 May 2019). "Madras-fame Hari Krishnan turns hero for Siragu". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
7. "'Madras' actor turns hero for his upcoming next". The Times of India. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
8. "Breaking: Pa.Ranjith's Next Movie Hero Revealed". Behindwoods. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. "Sandakozhi 2 Review {3/5}: The film lacks punch of the first film but remains tolerable even in its less compelling portions". The Times of India. 19 October 2018.
10. Subramanian, Anupama (19 October 2018). "Sandakozhi 2 movie review: Vishal is in terrific form in this masala commercial film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
11. Subramanian, Anupama (29 May 2019). "Siragu explores life and relationship". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
12. "அவர அசால்ட்டா நினைச்சுட்டு இருக்கீங்க - ஹீரோவான 'மெட்ராஸ்', 'கபாலி' நடிகர்". Behindwoods (in Tamil). 16 May 2019.
13. "Madras, Kabali-fame Hari Krishnan to play the lead in Pa Ranjith's next production venture". Cinema Express. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
14. James, Anu (16 February 2015). "8th Edison Awards: 'Madras' Best Tamil Film; Dhanush Best Actor for 'VIP' [PHOTOS+WINNERS' LIST]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

• Hari Krishnan at IMDb