Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
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Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is an Indian actor and art director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
Career
=Film=
Krishnakumar made his debut playing the lead role in the film Kadhalagi (2010).
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's character.
In 2022, he played a supporting role in Maaran as Dhanush's character's friend.{{cite web|title=Soorarai Pottru star joins Dhanush's next interesting movie|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/dhanush-next-movie-this-soorarai-pottru-star-onboard-tamil-news-278445|work=Indiaglitz|date=18 January 2021}}
In 2024, he gained further recognition and critical acclaim after portraying Lord Krishna in Nag Ashwin's dystopian science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD.
=Theater=
Krishnakumar is the artistic director of The Little Theatre Group.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/chennai-based-the-little-theatre-introduces-artslab-a-new-alternative-learning-initiative/article31953733.ece|title=Chennai-based The Little Theatre introduces ArtsLab, a new alternative learning initiative|first=Gowri|last=S|date=30 June 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/220120/city-bunch-gets-clowning.html|title=City bunch gets clowning|first=DEBANJOLI|last=NANDI|date=22 January 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jun/30/putting-fun-back-in-science-2163113.html|title=Putting fun back in science|website=The New Indian Express}} 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 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
Krishnakumar was featured as one of the 37 Indians of tomorrow by [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/indians-of-tomorrow/35/8401.html India Today]’ in its 37th-anniversary issue with Ranbir Kapoor and Virat Kohli in December 2012.{{cite web |title=KADHALAGI MOVIE REVIEW |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/kadhalagi.html|publisher=Behind Woods.Com|accessdate=28 June 2013}}
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.{{cite web|title=Krishnakumar Balasubramanian: Profile at Global Shapers|url=http://www.globalshapers.org/shapers/krishnakumar-balasubramanian|publisher=Global Shapers|accessdate=28 June 2013|archive-date=28 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128072341/http://www.globalshapers.org/shapers/krishnakumar-balasubramanian|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last=Jayaram|first=Rahul|title=All for a Stage Fight |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/balasubramanian-represented-india-at-the-international-association-of-theatre-for-children-and-young-people/1/237753.html |publisher=India Today|accessdate=28 June 2013}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
- [http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/kadhalagi.html Kadhalagi]
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Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male stage actors
Category:Indian theatre directors