# Yuvaraj Krishnasamy

Yuvaraj Krishnasamy is a Malaysian Tamil actor and director known for acting in movies like Athaiyum Thaandi Punidhamanadhu (2020), Venpa (2019), Naam Katra Isai (2023) and numerous television series including Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal (2020–22) and directing the telefilm Manameh Ketkava (2021). His latest movie C4 Cinta (2024) is announced as the highest grossed Malaysian Tamil movie.

## Early life and career

Originally from Klang, Yuvaraj Krishnasamy had interest in stage plays. However, he wanted to pursue a professional career in football. In 2008 when he was 18, he went to Perugia, Italy for training. After six months, he had a knee injury and eventually had to undergo two surgeries and took an almost one-and-a-half year hiatus.
While pursuing his International Business Management degree at Sunway University, he decided to switch back to acting and worked in music videos before transitioning to short films. He starred in a short film titled Kathal Jakrethey. Director K. Kavi Nanthan cast him in the short film Venpa (2017). He made his feature film debut with the Indian Tamil film Yaazhi (2016) in a minor role. In 2019, he starred in the Indian Tamil film Lights Camera Action, which remained unreleased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That same year, the short film Venpa was made as a feature film of the same name. He also starred in the Astro television series Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal and Vengaiyan Magan.
In 2021, Yuvaraj Krishnasamy ventured into direction with the telefilm Manameh Ketkava. He was cast in the 2022 Singaporean television series Kaki Bola since they needed an actor who knew both Malay and Tamil and knew how to play football. In 2023, he worked as a director for the Astro television series Akkam Pakkam and played one of the leads in Naam Katra Isai. In 2024, he starred in the multistarrer C4 Cinta, and the film Lights Camera Action was reported renamed Padaipali and was ready for release.

## Personal life

He was born in a family of six. In 2019, his younger brother, aged 28, died due to heart attack. He cited Kamal Hassan as an inspiration to get into acting and Karthik Shamalan, S. D. Puvanendran and Christopher Nolan as directors he looks up to.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey | Krishna | |
| 2019 | Azhaggiye Thee | | |
| 2019 | Venpa | Thenavan | Lead Actor |
| 2020 | Athaiyum Thaandi Punidhamanadhu | | Lead Actor |
| 2020 | Aadi | | Telefilm |
| 2021 | Nyabagam Irukkiratha | | Telefilm |
| 2021 | Manameh Ketkava | — | Telefilm; as director |
| 2022 | Tittam Pottu Kadathure Koottam | | Telefilm, Lead actor |
| 2022 | Narai Vantha Piragu | | Telefilm |
| 2022 | Dum Dum Dumeel | Karthik | Cameo |
| 2023 | Naam Katra Isai | | Supporting role |
| 2024 | Mr & Mrs | | Lead actor |
| 2024 | C4 Cinta | Hari | Lead Actor |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
| 2020-2022 | Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal | Harish | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Solli Tholeh | | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | | Astro Ulagam | Tamil | Deepavali web series |
| 2021 | Ippadikku Ila | | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Project Anchor SPM [ms] | | Astro Citra | Malay | 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Vengaiyan Magan | | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Kaki Bola | Sundram | Mediacorp | Malay | |
| 2022 | Detective Maniam | | Digi Telecommunications | Tamil | Web series |
| 2023 | Akkam Pakkam | — | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | As director |
| 2024 | Banjir Raya | Mydin | Mediacorp | Malay | |
| 2024 | Iravu Vannangal | | Astro Vinmeen HD | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Mei | Arul | Mediacorp | Tamil | |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2017 | Venpa | Thenavan | |
| 2018 | Date Le' Disaster | | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Composer | Lyricist | Singer(s) |
| 2018 | Excuse Me | Shanmugakanth | Naavin Samrat | Shanmugakanth, Thanges |
| 2020 | Riya | Shane Xtreme | Janarthan Saridaran | Janarthan Saridaran |
| 2021 | Kadhal Solle | Sundrra | Kavinaayagan Yuwaji | Kumaresh Kamalakannan, Datin Sri Shaila V |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2020 | Raaga.com Malaysian Star of the Month (December) | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Ulagam Awards | Popular Lead Male (Series) | Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal | Won |
| 2022 | Ulagam Awards | Popular Lead Male (Telemovie) | Aadi | Won |
| 2022 | Ulagam Awards | Ulagam Shining Star [Telemovie & Series] | Aadi | Nominated |
| 2023 | Ulagam Awards | Popular Lead Male (Telemovie/Series) | Vengaiyan Magan Kalyanaam 2 Kaathal season 2 Tittam Pottu Kadathure Koottam | Won |
| 2023 | Ulagam Awards | Popular Telemovie of the Year | Manameh Ketkava | Won |
| 2023 | Ulagam Awards | Best Script (Telemovie) (along with Datin Sri Shaila V) | Manameh Ketkava | Won |
| 2023 | Ulagam Awards | Best Director (Telemovie) | Manameh Ketkava | Won |
| 2023 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Actor/Actress in a Comedy Role | Kaki Bola | Won |
| 2024 | Nambikkai Star Icon Awards | Popular Actor | — Wonstyle="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated Won | |