Krishna (Kannada actor)

Krishna
Born
Sunil Kumar N.

(1985-06-12) 12 June 1985
Other namesDarling Krishna
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)
Children1

Nagappa Sunil Kumar (born 12 June 1985), known professionally as Darling Krishna, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada films. Krishna is a recipient of several accolades including two Karnataka State Film Awards, a Filmfare Awards South and a SIIMA Award.

Krishna made his film debut with Jackie (2010) in minor role, For his performance in the 2013 film Madarangi, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Kannada nomination. Post his debut, Krishna starred in the Kannada soap-opera Krishna Rukmini. Krishna's career marked a turning point with his directorial debut Love Mocktail (2020) and its sequel Love Mocktail 2 (2022). He won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada and SIIMA Award for Best Film – Kannada, for the former. Further success came with Lucky Man (2022) and Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023).

Apart from a acting, Krishna established the production house Krishna Talkies. He is married to his actress Milana Nagaraj with whom he has a daughter.