Nagappa Sunil Kumar (born 12 June 1985),[2] popularly known with stage name Darling Krishna, is an actor who primarily acts in Kannada films.[3] He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Krishna's major breakthrough as an actor came with superhit film Madarangi.[4][5] Krishna acted in, directed and also produced Love Mocktail movie along with his wife Milana Nagaraj.[6]
Krishna | |
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| Born | Sunil Kumar N. (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 37) Mysuru, Karnataka, India |
| Other names | Darling Krishna[1] |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | |
He hails from Mysuru, holds an MBA and is the son of Nagappa, a retired police officer.
In February 2021, Krishna married his long-time girlfriend Milana Nagaraj, at a private ceremony in the outskirts of Bengaluru.[1][7]
He started his career as an assistant director for Duniya Soori in the movie Jackie and later in Hudugaru. He played titular role in soap-opera "Krishna Rukmini". Serial was so popular that people started calling by his on-screen name Krishna, which eventually became his official screen name.
After acting in a few films with varying degrees of success, including Krishna in Doddmane Hudga, Krishna ventured into direction and production with Love Mocktail, in which he also acted. His co-star and later wife, Milana Nagaraj, also co-produced the film. Love Mocktail was critically acclaimed.[6] Krishna is currently working on its sequel, Love Mocktail 2.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jackie | CID Officer | Also Assistant director |
| 2011 | Hudugaru | Prabhu's friend | Guest role, Assistant director |
| 2013 | Madarangi | Manu | First as a Lead Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Best Male Debutant - Kannada |
| 2014 | Jolly Baru Matthu Poli Hudugaru | Santhosh Kumar | |
| 2015 | Rudra Tandava | Kumar | |
| Charlie | Cheluvanarayana Swamy | ||
| 2016 | Doddmane Hudga | Krishna | |
| John Jani Janardhan | John | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | Jakathi | |
| 2018 | Huccha 2 | Raam | |
| 2020 | Love Mocktail | Aadhi | Director, Writer and Producer |
| 2021 | Kotigobba 3 | Himself | Special Appearance in a song |
| SriKrishna@gmail.com | Sathya | [8][9] | |
| 2022 | Love Mocktail 2 | Aadhi | Director, Writer and Producer[10] |
| Local Train | Santhosh | [11] | |
| Lucky Man | Arjun Nagappa | [12][13] | |
| Dil Pasand | Santosh | [14] | |
| Sugar Factory |
TBA | Completed[15] | |
| Mr. Bachelor | TBA | Completed[16][17] | |
| Love Me Or Hate Me |
TBA | Filming[18][19] | |
| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madarangi | 3rd SIIMA Awards | Best Best Male Debutant | Nominated | |
| Love Mocktail | 2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [20] [21] [22] |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Best Dialogue Writer | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| 9th South Indian International Movie Awards 2020 | Best Film | Nominated | [23] | |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 67th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Nominated | [24] | |
| Best Actor | Nominated | |||
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