Krishna Kumar (actor)
Krishna Kumar is an Indian actor and politician who appears in Malayalam-language films and television, in addition to a few Tamil-language films.
Early life
Krishna Kumar was born on 12 June 1968 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He is the youngest son of Gopalakrishnan Nair and Retnamma. He came from a family who had served in the Indian military.Career
Kumar had received his first acting offer whilst working as a television news presenter in Doordarshan. Kumar played a role in a 13-episode serial produced for DD Malayalam. He portrayed actor Nedumudi Venu's son, in his acting debut. Later, Kumar starred in a TV soap opera titled Sthree starring Siddique and Vinaya Prasad, in Asianet.He debuted with the 1994 Malayalam film Kashmeeram. In the coming years, he acted in several Malayalam films and TV serials. He would later go onto to act in Tamil films such as Billa II, Deivathirumagal, and Mugamoodi among others.
Politics
Krishna Kumar officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2021 and was the party's candidate from Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2021 [Kerala Legislative Assembly election]. He lost that election. On 5 October 2021 he was elected as a member to the BJP national council from Kerala.Personal life
Krishna Kumar met his future wife Sindhu during his time presenting for Doordarshan. They married on 12 December 1994 at the Trivandrum Club in Thiruvananthapuram.They have four daughters including Ahaana Krishna, Ishaani Krishna, Diya Krishna and Hansika Krishna. Sindhu is an entrepreneur and runs an advertisement agency.