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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Krishna
| image = Kreshna at Vizhithiru Press Meet.jpg
| caption = Kreshna at Vizhithiru Press Meet
| birth_name = Krishna Kulasekaran
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|02|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| relatives = [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] (Brother)
| website =
| yearsactive = 1990 – present
}}
'''Krishna Kulasekaran''' (born 14 February 1978) credited as '''Krishna''' is an [[India]]n actor who mainly appears in [[Tamil cinema]].
<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/krishna-kulasekaran</ref>
He is the younger brother of Tamil film director [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]].

==Early life==
Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-08-03/19-02-08-vishnuvardhan.html |title=Vishnuvardhan gives the green signal – Behindwoods.com Krishna son producer 'Pattiyal' Sekar brother director Vishnuvardhan Billa Ali Baba Vishnu's assistant director Nilan K. Sekar Yuvan music Vidyasagar Ali Baba Prakash Raj Radha Ravi GALLERY IMAGES Kollywood Actress Wallpaper Tamil Actress Gallery Tamil Actress Images Stills |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> He went to [[St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School]] in Chennai, studied at [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] and graduated with an MBA in finance in the United States.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web|last=Naig |first=Udhav |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article195980.ece |title=Of talent and charisma |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> He worked for a year and a half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/11/stories/2010061150690200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617073443/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/11/stories/2010061150690200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2010 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Interview : Just arrived |date=11 June 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US.<ref name="hindu1"/> Krishna married to Hemalatha in February 2014. The actor filed for a divorce the following year, claiming he was physically and mentally abused by his wife who got allegedly suspicious about his relationship with his co-stars.<ref>https://www.astroulagam.com.my/entertainment/actor-krishna-divorced-his-wife-marry-kollywood-actress-142001</ref>

==Career==
As an actor, he first faced the camera for [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' <ref name="newindianexpress1"/> and later appeared in ''[[Iruvar]]'' and [[Santosh Sivan]]'s ''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/40882.html |title=Krishna gets busy – Tamil Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> He was also chosen to play the younger version of [[Rajinikanth]]'s character in ''[[Thalapathi]]'', but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 October 2012 |title=Did You Know? |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2012/10/20&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar04802 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180225161956/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2012/10/20&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar04802 |archive-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> He also starred in small role with ''[[Udhaya]]'' (2004).<ref>https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/krishna-recollects-his-memories-of-acting-in-iruvar-and-udhaya.html</ref>

He played his first lead role in ''[[Alibhabha]]'', which was produced by his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/05/30/stories/2008053050510400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602013027/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/05/30/stories/2008053050510400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2008 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Cinema : Stargazing |date=30 May 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> The film met with favourable reviews, but was not a commercial success.<ref name="hindu1"/> After his first film, he wanted to do a gangster film based on a true incident in North Madras, called ''Madras'' to be directed by [[Five Star Krishna]], but it was shelved because of misunderstandings between the director and the producer.<ref name="hindu1"/> His next two films ''[[Kattradhu Kalavu]]'' (2010) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/katradu-kalavu-is-krishna-s-second-outing-imagegallery-0-kollywood-jewui7ehbjd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121174950/http://www.sify.com/movies/katradu-kalavu-is-krishna-s-second-outing-imagegallery-0-kollywood-jewui7ehbjd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 January 2014 |title=Katradu Kalavu is Krishna's second outing! |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/31/south-tamil-movie-review-katrathu-kalavu.htm |title=Katrathu Kalavu is worth a watch |work=Rediff.com |date=31 May 2010 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Kazhugu (2012 film)|Kazhugu]]'' (2012) were also produced by his father.<ref>{{cite web|author=s. r. ashok kumar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/kazhugoo/article2685400.ece |title=Kazhugoo |work=The Hindu |date=4 December 2011 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> In ''Kazhugu'' he played someone who recovers bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kazhugu-releases-on-march-16-news-tamil-mdjjUFhedhf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312084630/http://www.sify.com/movies/kazhugu-releases-on-march-16-news-tamil-mdjjUFhedhf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2012 |title=Kazhugu releases on March 16 |publisher=Sify.com |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> It received positive response.<ref>{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/success-takes-wing/article3339306.ece |title=Success takes wing |work=The Hindu |date=21 April 2012 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/79648.html |title='Kazhugu' flies high, literally! – Tamil Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref>

After appearing in a brief role in ''[[Vallinam]]'' (2014), he starred in RS Infotainment's horror comedy ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yaamirukka-bayamey-is-a-comedy-thriller-kreshna-news-tamil-ofjjsjiiacc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509121227/http://www.sify.com/movies/yaamirukka-bayamey-is-a-comedy-thriller-kreshna-news-tamil-ofjjsjiiacc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2014|title='Yaamirukka Bayamey' is a comedy thriller: Kreshna|access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> His next films were ''[[Vanavarayan Vallavarayan]]'' (2014) and ''[[Vanmam]]'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vanavarayan-vallavarayan/vanavarayan-vallavarayan-review.html|title=Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (Aka) Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vanmam/vanmam-review.html|title=Vanmam (Aka) Vanmam review}}</ref> In 2015, he starred in action comedy ''[[Yatchan]]'' directed by his brother Vishnuvardhan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/yatchan-movie-review-even-two-heroes-cant-save-vishnuvardhans-film-262610-2015-09-12|title = Yatchan movie review: Even two heroes can't save Vishnuvardhan's film}}</ref> In 2017, he made his comeback including four thriller releases with ''[[Yaakkai]]'', ''[[Pandigai]]'', ''[[Nibunan]]'' and ''[[Vizhithiru]]''. In 2018, he appeared in ''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'', ''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]'' and ''[[Maari 2]]''. He acted in ''[[Kazhugu 2]]'' (2019), sequel to the 2012 film, ''Kazhugu''. However, the film came out of mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kazhugu-2-rating-movie-review-5870396/|title=Kazhugu 2 movie review: A dated formula-driven love story|date=August 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films as actor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' || Colony kid || Child actor
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Iruvar]]'' || Tamizhselvan's son || Junior Artiste
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]'' || Lover || Junior Artiste
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Udhaya]]'' || Venkat Raman ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Alibhabha]]'' || Velu || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kattradhu Kalavu]]'' || Krishnakumar ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kazhugu (2012 film)|Kazhugu]]'' || Sera ||
|-
| rowspan=4|2014 || ''[[Vallinam]]'' || Shiva || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'' || Kiran ||
|-
| ''[[Vanavarayan Vallavarayan]]'' || Vanavarayan ||
|-
| ''[[Vanmam]]'' || Chelladurai ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Yatchan]]''|| 'Pazhni' Karthik ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Graghanam]]'' || Unknown || Unreleased
|-
| rowspan=4|2017 || ''[[Yaakkai]]'' || Kathir ||
|-
| ''[[Pandigai]]'' || Velu ||
|-
| ''[[Nibunan]]'' || Christopher ||
|-
| ''[[Vizhithiru]]'' || Muthukumar ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2018 || ''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'' || Veeramuthu ||
|-
| ''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]'' || Murugesan ||
|-
| ''[[Maari 2]]'' || Kalai ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kazhugu 2]]'' || Sera ||
|-
| 2021 ||''Rayar Parambarai'' || || Filming<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/feb/18/actor-krishnas-next-is-titled-rayar-parambarai-2265432.html {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Films as producer ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Producer
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[High Priestess (TV series)|High Priestess]]''
| {{Yes C}}
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4935635}}

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