Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is an Indian actor and art director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
Career[edit]
Cinema[edit]
Krishnakumar made his debut as the lead role in the film Kadhalagi (2010).
He has acted in a short film directed by Ritesh Batra in October 2018.
He made his Tamil film comeback in 2020, where he acted in the Amazon Prime anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai. Later that year, he played a pivotal role in Soorarai Pottru as a friend of actor Suriya, keeping the role in the Telugu dubbing as well.
In 2022, he played a supporting role in Maaran as Dhanush's friend.[1]
Theater[edit]
Krishnakumar is the artistic director of The Little Theatre Group.[2][3][4] He has scripted and directed many stage plays, namely the Christmas pantomimes Alice in iLand (2011) and The Free Musketeers (2012); and the musicals Atita (2010) and Gapsaa - Fully Loaded (2012) for the Little Festival, an international theater festival for young audiences. He is considered to be one of the hardworking actors, having years of experience.
He was also the theater director of Kalakshetra Foundation's dance theater production on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday celebration "Shanthi Sutra".
Personal life[edit]
Krishnakumar was featured as one of the 37 Indians of tomorrow by India Today’ in its 37th-anniversary issue with Ranbir Kapoor and Virat Kohli in December 2012.[5]
Krishnakumar is a member of the Global Shapers community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum (2012). He was a panelist at the World Economic Forum on India 2012 (South Asia's Children—Are We Thinking about South Asia's Tomorrow) with Sarah Brown (wife of ex Prime Minister, UK) and Ulhas Yargop President, IT Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra, India.[6][7]
Filmography[edit]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kadhalagi | Thyagu | |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Arun Krishnan | Anthology Series Segment; Ilamai Idho Idho |
| Soorarai Pottru | Chaitanya 'Che' Rao | ||
| 2022 | Maaran | Inspector Arjun | [8] |
| TBA | Walking/Talking Strawberry Icecream † | TBA | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Soorarai Pottru star joins Dhanush's next interesting movie". Indiaglitz. 18 January 2021.
- ^ S, Gowri (30 June 2020). "Chennai-based The Little Theatre introduces ArtsLab, a new alternative learning initiative" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ NANDI, DEBANJOLI (22 January 2020). "City bunch gets clowning". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Putting fun back in science". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "KADHALAGI MOVIE REVIEW". Behind Woods.Com. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Krishnakumar Balasubramanian: Profile at Global Shapers". Global Shapers. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Jayaram, Rahul. "All for a Stage Fight". India Today. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "D43: Dhanush-Karthick Naren movie goes on floors". Indian Express. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Jonita Gandhi makes her acting debut; teams up with KK for a romantic drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2022.