Kalki 2898 AD, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Prabhas, and Deepika Padukone was released on 27th June 2024 in theaters. The film is a massive success as it becomes the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2024. The movie has now also been released on OTT Platforms. In the first part, the face of Shree Krishna’s character was not revealed, which made the audience curious. But now the suspense is over, as the actor playing Lord Krishna’s role is revealed. Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is the actor who has portrayed the character of Shree Krishna.
Who is Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, the actor playing Shree Krishna in Kalki movie?
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian was born on June 25th, 1985 in Chennai, India. He is an Indian actor and art director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He became the center of attention after portraying the character of Shree Krishna in Kalki 2898 AD. He made his debut in the film industry with Kadhalagi, a Tamil language film that was released in 2010. He made his comeback in Tamil films in 2020 with Putham Pudhu Kaalai, an anthology film. He has acted in 6 movies including Kalki 2898 AD.
Krishnakumar grabbed a lot of attention after his portrayal of Lord Krishna’s character in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD. Although, his face was not revealed in the first part the first scene of the movie featured the conversation between Amitabh Bachchan’s character Ashwathama and Krishnakumar Balasubramanian’s character Shree Krishna. The role has made a significant mark in his career as it showcases Krishnakumar’s versatility and depth as an actor.
Krishnakumar has posted a glimpse of his character on Instagram and wrote “Overwhelmed and humbled by all the love for the portrayal of ‘Lord Krishna’ in #kalki2898ad “. He has further given credit to the director Nag Ashwin and his team of incredible visionaries and producers.
Krishnakumar is also a theatre actor. He joined the theatre in 2007, where he has created, wrote, produced, directed, and acted in over 150 commercially successful original theatre productions. He leads India’s first hospital clown troupe and has trained 10 professional hospital clowns and affected several patients and hospital staff in 3 city hospitals. This initiative aims to bring laughter and relief to the stressed environment of hospitals. Krishnakumar is also a TEDx speaker and a trained martial artist.