# Krishna (TV actor)

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 |
| 2006 | Azhagiya Asura | Sanjay |
| 2006 | Idhaya Thirudan | Krishna |
| 2006 | Oru Kadhal Seiveer | Anand |
| 2008 | Pathu Pathu | P. T. Arun |
| 2009 | Balam | Balaji |
| 2009 | Eeram | Mr. X |
| 2010 | Anandhapurathu Veedu | Jeeva |
| 2025 | Pallavapuram Manai Enn 666 | |

## Television
### Serials

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
| 2003–2004 | Sahana | Surya | Tamil | Jaya TV |
| 2004–2006 | Chidambara Rahasiyam | Someshwaran | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2005 | Selvi | Chandru | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2007 | Naan Aval Illai | Murali | Tamil | Kalaignar TV |
| 2008 | Alaipayuthe | Srikanth | Tamil | Jaya TV |
| 2011 | No.23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam | Rohit | Telugu | Gemini TV |
| 2012–2014 | Kanchana Ganga | Akash | Telugu | Maa TV |
| 2012–2015 | Sivasankari | Rudran | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2013–2018 | Deivamagal | Prakash | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2019–2020 | Run | Shakthivel | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2020 | Nayagi | Ezhil | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2021–2023 | Thalattu | Vijayakrishnan | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2021 | Kannana Kanne | Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance) | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Aruvi | Himself (Special Appearance) | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Ilakkiya | Vijayakrishnan (Special Appearance) | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2023–2024 | Sundari | Vetrivelan | Tamil | Sun TV |

### Shows

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
| 2016 | Comedy Junction | Himself | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2017 | Asathal Chutties | Himself | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2020 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2020 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2021 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2021 | Poova Thalaya | Contestant | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2021 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Maathi Yosi | Contestant | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas Marumagal | Vijayakrishnan | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2022 | Super Samayal | Contestant | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2023 | Puthandu Aasai | Vijayakrishnan | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2023 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV |

### Theatre

* Oru Koodai Paasam (2009) – Directed by K.Balachandher

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Role | Result |
| 2004 | Mylapore Academy Awards | Best Actor Male Lead | Somu-Chidambara Rahasiyam | Won |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Actor Male Lead | Prakash-Deivamagal | Nominated |
| 2018 | Galatta Nakshathra Awards | Best Actor Male Lead | Prakash-Deivamagal | Nominated |
| 2018 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Actor Male Lead | Prakash-Deivamagal | Won |
| 2018 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Popular Jodi ( shared with Vani Bhojan ) | Prakash and Sathya-Deivamagal | Nominated |
| 2019 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Popular Hero | Shakthi Vel-Run | Won |
| 2022 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Hero | Vijay-Thalattu | Won |
| 2022 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Couple | Vijay – Isai for Thalattu | Nominated |
| 2022 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Favourite Hero | Vijay – Thalattu | Nominated |