Krishna (Malayalam actor)

Krishna is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut at the age of 14 as a child artist in the Malayalam film Napoleon. His debuted as a lead actor with the 1997 film Rishyasringan alongside Bhanupriya.

Krishna
Born	(1980-03-23) 23 March 1980 (age 45) Kainakary, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Sacred Heart College, Thevara
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Sikha
Children	2
Relatives	Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai (aunt) Travancore sisters

Personal life

Krishna was born in Kainakary, Alappuzha, Kerala, India to Mohan Divakaran and Radhalakshmi. He is the grandson of actress Lalitha and cousin to actors Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai and Vineeth.^[1][2] He attended Bhavans Vidya Mandir School in Elamakkara, before pursuing a degree in arts at Sacred Heart College, Thevara.

Krishna is married to Sikha, who is an advocate in the Kerala High Court. The couple has a son, Shiv, and a daughter Gouri. The family currently reside in Kochi.^[3] He is the owner of Tandoor Chillies restaurant in Kochi.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

• All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Napoleon		Child artist
1997	Rishyasringan	Arun	Debut as lead actor
	Sneha Saamraajyam		Segment: Punnaaram Kuyil
1998	Daya	Mansoor
	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu	Jithu
	Harikrishnans	Sudarshanan's friend
1999	Independence	Krishnan Mukundan
	Vazhunnor	Tony
2000	Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal	Sarath
2001	Mazhamegha Pravukal	Sreekuttan/Dadasaheb
	Piriyadha Varam Vendum	Praveen Raj	Tamil film
	Shahjahan	Raja	Tamil film
	Saari
2002	Punnagai Desam	Ashok Kumar	Tamil film
	Snehithan	Anand Xavier
2003	Thillana Thillana	Bobby
	Margam
	Saudhamini
	Dhad Dhad		Kannada film
2006	Shyaamam
2008	Mizhikal Sakshi	Ambili
2009	Chemistry	Dr. Unni
2010	Avan
	Kanyakumari Express	Ajayan
	Raama Raavanan	Sundaram
	College Days	Rohit Menon
2011	Traffic	Jikku
	August 15	Mohan Issac
2012	Ee Thirakkinidayil	Joby Mathew
	Cinema Company	Johnny
	Rasaleela	Unni
	Banking Hours 10 to 4	Roy Mathew
	The Hitlist	Anand
2013	Hotel California	Rashid
	10:30 am Local Call	Roy Thomas
	Dracula 2012	Benny IPS
	Pakaram	Arif
	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Krishnakumar IAS
	August Club
	Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu	Sanjay
	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Jikku	Tamil film
2014	Little Superman	CI Shivan
	Street Light
2015	Nirnayakam	Airport passenger	Cameo appearance
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Doctor	Cameo appearance
	Loham	Jayaram Shenoy
2017	Achayans	Giri	Cameo appearance
2018	Chalakkudykkaran Changathy	Sakir
2019	Safe	Nishanth Nair
	Helen	Car passenger	Cameo appearance
2021	Drishyam 2	Forensic Surgeon
2022	CBI 5	Doctor
	Pathonpatham Noottandu	Diwan Peshkar Kalyana Krishnan
	A Ranjith Cinema	ACP Dinesh Raj
2023	2018	Sub Collector
2024	Anand Sreebala	Coroner	[4]

Television career

As actor

• Sthreejanmam (Surya TV)
• Akkare Akkare (Surya TV)
• Megham (Asianet)
• Amma Manasu (Asianet)
• Mandharam (Kairali TV)
• Ivide
• Pookkaalam (Surya TV)
• Sayvinte Makkal (Mazhavil Manorama)
• Pokkuveyil (Flowers)
• Kabani (Zee Keralam)
• Kerala Samajam : Oru Pravasi Kadha (Asianet)
• Thinkalkalamaan (Surya TV)^[5]
• Swantham Sujatha (Surya TV)
• Valsalyam (Zee Keralam)

As Judge

• Pachakarani (Kairali TV)
• Vivel Big Break (Surya TV)
• Celebrity Kitchen Magic (Kairali TV)
• Celebrity Kitchen Magic Season 2 (Kairali TV)
• Celebrity Kitchen Magic Season 3 (Kairali TV)