Krishna Kumar (actor)

Krishna Kumar (born 12 June 1968) is an Indian actor, News Presenter and politician, who is currently serving as the Chairman and Director of National Film Development Corporation of India since April 2026. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, and television. Additionally, he is also a philanthropist and social worker, closely work with Ahadishika Foundation, an NGO run by his wife and daughters.

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 (1998–2000) 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 joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1982 and 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. On 5 October 2021 he was elected as a member to the BJP national council from Kerala. He also was the party's candidate from Kollam constituency for the 2024 General election. Krishna Kumar increased the party’s vote tally by around 63,000 votes compared to the previous election in Kollam.

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(both actresses), Diya Krishna and Hansika Krishna. Sindhu is an entrepreneur and runs an advertisement agency.

Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Television

External links

• at IMDb
• on Facebook