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{{short description|Indian film actor (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Krrish S. Kumar
| image =
| caption = Krrish during the Filmfare Awards 2019 in Mumbai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|06|18|df=yes}}<br />Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| height = 174 cm
| nationality = [[India]]
| occupation = [[Film Actor]], [[Model (person)|Model]], Associate Director
| yearsactive = 2012–present
}}
'''Krrish''' is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] cinema. He made his debut in the commercially successful [[Yennai Arindhaal]] directed by [[Gautham Menon]] starring [[Ajith Kumar]] in 2015. Then went on to play one of the antagonists in the Tamil hit [[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]] also directed by [[Gautham Menon]] in 2016. He made his Malayalam debut with [[Kinavalli]] directed by Sugeeth in 2018 for which he won the [[Asiavision Awards]] for most promising actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ad man Krrish Menon leaps into lead role |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/kollywood/250718/ad-man-krrish-menon-leaps-into-lead-role.html |last=Kannan |first=Ashraya |date=2018-07-25 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> Kinavalli garnered positive reviews from critics and the audiences alike. His latest release is the comic caper web series "What's up Velakkari" which has released in Zee 5 in December 2018. He plays a funny Cop called Rakesh. The web series has been released in 7 languages in India. His latest Tamil film as lead is an action psychological thriller titled WATCH that's directed by comic artist turned filmmaker Vijay.

==Career==
He starts his career as an [[assistant director]] to [[Gautham Menon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kinavalli actor Krish was Gautham Menon's assistant |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/malayalam/kinavalli-actor-krish-was-gautham-menons-assistant/videoshow/65229853.cms |date=2018-08-01 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=അഭിനയം മാത്രമല്ല കൃഷിന് സംവിധാനവും വഴങ്ങും |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/krish-menon-malayalam-news-1.1541792 |last=Mathew |first=Aneesh K. |date=2016-11-29 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> He made his acting debut in the movie ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'', directed by Gautham Menon and later played the antagonist in the bilingual [[Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada]]. He will be seen next in [[Santhosh Nair]]'s upcoming bilingual film ''[[Rangeela (2019 film)|Rangeela]]'' as the leading hero along with [[Sunny Leone]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunny Leone to make her Malayalam debut opposite Krrish Menon in Rangeela |url=https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/sunny-leone-to-make-her-malayalam-debut-opposite-krrish-menon-in-rangeela-32609.amp |last=Mathur |first=Kajol |date=2019-02-20 |website=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> His on going movies are [[Suresh Unnithan]]'s Kshanam and Srinath Rajendran's magnum opus [[Kurup (film)|Kurup]] starring [[Dulquer Salmaan]] and [[Indrajith Sukumaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/krish-menon-talks-about-his-tryst-with-films/articleshow/56046757.cms |title=Krish Menon talks about his tryst with films |work=The Times of India|accessdate=2017-01-17}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/dulquer-salmaan-and-sobhita-dhulipala-come-together-for-malayalam-film-kurup-36133.html|title=Dulquer Salmaan and Sobhita Dhulipala come together for Malayalam film Kurup}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Film
!Result
|-
|2018||[[Asiavision Awards]]
|Most Promising Actor
|[[Kinavalli]]
|{{Won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/ranveer-singh-rules-asiavision-awards-in-dubai-1.62128635|title=Ranveer Singh rules AsiaVision Awards in Dubai |website=Gulf News|accessdate=17 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language!!Notes
|-
|2015||''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]''||Krish||Tamil||
|-
|2016||''Impatient''||Vishvanath||Tamil||Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017||''[[Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada]]''||Atul||Tamil||Rowspan=2|Bilingual film
|-
|''[[Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo]]''||Atul||Telugu
|-
|''Leena''||Martin||English||Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018||''[[Kinavalli]]''||Ajith||Malayalam||
|-
|''What's up Velakkari''||Rakesh a.k.a. Rocky||Tamil||rowspan=2|Webseries on [[Zee5]]
|-
|''What's up Panimanushi ''||Rakesh a.k.a. Rocky||Telugu
|-
| rowspan="1" |2019||''Swasam''||Akash||Tamil||Short film
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
|''Menaka''||Superstar Gagan||Malayalam||Webseries on [https://www.manoramamax.com Manorama Max]
|-
|''[[Paava Kadhaigal]]''
|Dhanasekhar
|Tamil
|Netflix anthology film
|-
| rowspan="6" |TBA
|''Kshanam''||{{TBA}}||Malayalam||Post Production
|-
|''[[Rangeela (2019 film)|Rangeela]]''||{{TBA}}||Malayalam||Filming
|-
|''Kurup''||{{TBA}}||Malayalam||Filming
|-
|''Sethu''||Hari||Malayalam||Post Production
|-
|''[[Watch (2020 film)|Watch]]''||Vikram||Tamil||Post Production
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name | 10396177 | Krrish}}
* {{Facebook page | mrkrrishofficial | Krrish}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
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[[Category:1989 births]]

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