Krrish is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil, 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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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 as the leading hero along with Sunny Leone.[4] His on going movies are Suresh Unnithan's Kshanam and Srinath Rajendran's magnum opus Kurup starring Dulquer Salmaan and Indrajith Sukumaran.[5] [6]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Asiavision Awards | Most Promising Actor | Kinavalli | Template:Won[7] |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Krish | Tamil | |
| 2016 | Impatient | Vishvanath | Tamil | Short film |
| 2017 | Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada | Atul | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | Atul | Telugu | ||
| Leena | Martin | English | Short film | |
| 2018 | Kinavalli | Ajith | Malayalam | |
| What's up Velakkari | Rakesh a.k.a. Rocky | Tamil | Webseries on Zee5 | |
| What's up Panimanushi | Rakesh a.k.a. Rocky | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Swasam | Akash | Tamil | Short film |
| 2020 | Menaka | Superstar Gagan | Malayalam | Webseries on Manorama Max |
| Paava Kadhaigal | Dhanasekhar | Tamil | Netflix anthology film | |
| TBA | Kshanam | Template:TBA | Malayalam | Post Production |
| Rangeela | Template:TBA | Malayalam | Filming | |
| Kurup | Template:TBA | Malayalam | Filming | |
| Sethu | Hari | Malayalam | Post Production | |
| Watch | Vikram | Tamil | Post Production |
References
- ↑ Ad man Krrish Menon leaps into lead role, Kannan, Ashraya. Deccan Chronicle(2018-07-25). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Kinavalli actor Krish was Gautham Menon's assistant. The Times of India(2018-08-01). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ അഭിനയം മാത്രമല്ല കൃഷിന് സംവിധാനവും വഴങ്ങും, Mathew, Aneesh K.. Mathrubhumi(2016-11-29). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Sunny Leone to make her Malayalam debut opposite Krrish Menon in Rangeela, Mathur, Kajol. Filmfare(2019-02-20). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Krish Menon talks about his tryst with films.
- ↑ Dulquer Salmaan and Sobhita Dhulipala come together for Malayalam film Kurup.
- ↑ Ranveer Singh rules AsiaVision Awards in Dubai. Gulf News.