Krishna (Kannada actor)

Sunil Kumar (born 12 June 1985), popularly known with stage name Krishna, is an actor who primarily acts in Kannada films.[2] He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Krishna's major breakthrough as an actor came with superhit film Madarangi.[3][4] Krishna acted in, directed and also produced the critically acclaimed superhit Love Mocktail movie along with his wife Milana Nagaraj.[5]

Krishna
Born
Sunil Kumar N.

12 June 1985
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Other namesDarling Krishna[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2009–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2021)​

Personal life

He hails from Mysore, holds an MBA and is the son of Nagappa, a retired police officer.

In February 2021, Krishna married his long-time girlfriend Milana Nagaraj, at a private ceremony in the outskirts of Bengaluru.[1][6]

Career

He started his career as an assistant director for Duniya Soori in the movie Jackie and later in Hudugaru. He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". serial was so popular that people started calling by his on-screen name Krishna, which eventually became his official screen name.

After acting in a few films with varying degrees of success, including Krishna in Doddmane Hudga, Krishna ventured into direction and production with Love Mocktail, in which he also acted. His co-star and later wife, Milana Nagaraj, also co-produced the film. Love Mocktail was critically acclaimed.[5] Krishna is currently working on its sequel, Love Mocktail 2.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2010JackieCID OfficerAlso Assistant director
2011HudugaruPrabhu's friendGuest role, Assistant director
2013MadarangiManuFirst as a Lead
Nam Duniya Nam StyleYogi
2014Jolly Baru Matthu Poli HudugaruSanthosh Kumar
2015Rudra TandavaKumar
CharlieCheluvanarayana Swamy "Charlie"
2016Doddmane HudgaKrishna
John Jani JanardhanJohn
2017MumbaiJakathi
2018Huchha 2Raam
2020Love MocktailAadhiDirector, Writer and Producer
2021 Kotigobba 3 Himself Special Appearance in a song
SriKrishna@gmail.com Sathya [7][8]
2022Love Mocktail 2AadhiDirector, Writer and Producer[9]
Local Train Santhosh [10]
Sugar Factory TBA Completed[11]
Mr.Bachelor TBACompleted[12][13]
Lucky Man TBA Filming[14][15]
Love Me Or Hate Me TBA Filming[16][17]

References
  1. Padmashree Bhat (14 February 2021). "ವೈವಾಹಿಕ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ನಟ ಡಾರ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ, ಮಿಲನಾ ನಾಗರಾಜ್!". Vijay Karnataka. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. "Kannada stars take on their character names". Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. "Krishna new hero arrives!". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. Kannada film 'Madarangi' receives some great response
  5. "Krishna wears multiple hats for love mocktail - The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. "KrissMi Wedding: Darling Krishna and Milana Nagaraj tie the knot". Times Of India. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. "Darling Krishna starrer 'Srikrishna@gmail.com' enters last leg of shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. "EXCLUSIVE! Bhavana to be paired alongside Darling Krishna in srikrishna@gmail.com - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. "Darling Krishna and Co. wrap up 'Love Mocktail 2' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. Local Train Movie Review: This Darling Krishna-starrer train goes nowhere, retrieved 4 April 2022
  11. "Darling Krishna's 'Sugar Factory' gets rolling". India Today. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. "Darling Krishna teams up with Nimika Ratnakar for his next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. "Darling Krishna forges on with an array of exciting projects - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  14. "Darling Krishna shoots for Nagendra Prasad's directorial project post wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. "Darling Krishna to share screen space with Puneeth Rajkumar in Nagendra Prasad's directorial debut? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  16. "Love Me Or Hate Me Movie: ಡಾರ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣ-ರಚಿತಾ ರಾಮ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ ಕ್ಲ್ಯಾಪ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮಿಲನಾ ನಾಗರಾಜ್". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. "Darling Krishna and Rachita Ram team up for a romantic caper - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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