Meet actor who played Lord Krishna in Kalki 2898 AD, worked with Suriya, Dhanush; took 10 years break from films for...

Nag Ashwin's latest sci-fi actioner, Kalki 2898 AD stood on the monumental budget and audience expectations. The Rs 600-crore visual extravaganza has left moviegoers stunned with the marriage of Indian mythology and a dystopian world with top-notch visual effects. 

Kalki 2898 AD has a stellar cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani and Saswata Chatterjee. There are also some eye-pleasing cameos by Vijay Deverakonda, Dulquer Salmaan, SS Rajamouli, and Ram Gopal Varma. However, the actor, who played Lord Krishna, has become the topic of discussion. 

The movie starts with the Kurukshetra war, with a confrontation between Krishna and Ashwatthama (Amitabh). Lord Krishna has a crucial role in Mahabharata, and thus the actor who portrayed this role won appreciation from the audience. Many fans guessed that either Nani or Arjun Das had played Krishna. The makers didn't reveal Lord Krishna's face, and they left the audience puzzled about the actor who played the role. However, now it's revealed that the actor who played Krishna is none other than actor Krishnakumar Balasubramanian.  

Krishnakumar confirmed playing Krishna in Kalki 2898 AD 

Soon after the release of the film, the actor shared a snap from the movie screening and posted it on Instagram Stories with the caption, "#kalki2898ad An absolute honour to be able to open an epic film, playing such a special character. Grateful (sic)."

Who is Krishnakumar? 

 

Krishnakumar Balasubramanian is an actor, and art director, who predominately works in Tamil cinema. Krishnakumar made his acting debut in 2010 with Kadhalagi. 

Krishnakumar took a break from the big screen after his debut film.

After Kadhalagi, Krishnakumar started working in theatre. He is the artistic director of The Little Theatre Group. Krishnakumar directed and wrote several plays including Alice in iLand (2011)  The Free Musketeers (2012), musicals Atita (2010) and Gapsaa - Fully Loaded (2012) for the Little Festival. 

Krishnakumar returned to the big screen with...

Krishnakumar made his Tamil film comeback in 2020, with the Amazon Prime anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai. Later in the year, he played the pivotal role of Suriya's friend in Soorarai Pottru. In 2022, he played the supporting role of Dhanush's friend in Maaran. 

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