Krishna Praba

Krishna Praba
Krishna Praba
Born	25 November 1987 (age 36); Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2008–present
Website	krishnapraba.in

Krishna Praba, also credited as Krishna Prabha,^[2] is an Indian film actress and professional dancer trained in classical and cinematic traditions who chiefly appears in Malayalam movies. She made her entry into the film industry in the film Madampi (2008), directed by the eminent Malayalam movie director B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in Life of Josutty (2015),^[3] directed by Jeethu Joseph. Praba is a recipient of the Jaycey Daniel Foundation Awards for the best female comedy actress in 2009. She has also appeared on the small screen.

Early life

Praba was born in 1987 at Sree Sudheendra Medical Mission Hospital in Ernakulam to late Cr Prabhakaran Nair, a former mechanical engineer at Kalamassery HMT and Sheela Prabhakaran Nair. She completed her primary education from St. Joseph's School, Kalamassery and obtained Higher Secondary Education in humanities and graduated from Sacred Heart College, Thevara. Her early influences included Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Nadakam and Margam kali, she received a Diploma certificate in Bharatanatyam from Alliance University Bangalore. Krishna Praba got training in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi,^[4] her first dance teacher, at the age of 3.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Praba received several awards at state level youth festival competition. She joined Manoj Guinness’ Cochin Navodaya troupe as a dancer. She later collaborated with Sajan Palluruthy and Prajodh for "comedy show", a program on Asianet TV channel. After her debut in B Unnikrishnan’s movie, Krishna Praba grew in stature in the Malayalam movie industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla (2013) and Life of Josutty (2015). In 2014, she said that she felt privileged to be compared to the late Sukumari after many celebrities including Kavya Madhavan and Ramesh Pisharody pointed out the similarities between the character Krishna played in She Taxi and Sukumari’s character in Boeing Boeing.^[5] In 2017, Krishna Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact Radha Madhavam, a dance drama directed by cine actress Gayathri.^[6]She sang song for the movie, Theeram in 2017.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language
2005	Boyy Friennd	College student	Malayalam
2008	Parthan Kanda Paralokam	Village girl	Malayalam
2008	Madampi	Bhavani	Malayalam
2009	Utharaswayamvaram	Vimala	Malayalam
2009	Raamanam	Neeli	Malayalam
2009	Oru Black and White Kudumbam	Suma	Malayalam
2009	My Big Father	Ancy's friend	Malayalam
2009	Gulumaal: The Escape	Air Hostess	Malayalam
2009	Passenger	Receptionist	Malayalam
2009	Swantham Lekhakan	Bride	Malayalam
2009	Colours	Rahul's sister	Malayalam
2009	Thirunakkara Perumal	Nun	Malayalam
2009	Dr. Patient	Nurse	Malayalam
2010	Pramani	Office staff	Malayalam
2010	Best of Luck	Jameela	Malayalam
2010	Janakan	Nurse	Malayalam
2010	Kadaksham	Kallambalam Sumarani	Malayalam
2010	Kaaryasthan	Herself	Malayalam
2011	Orma Mathram	Sudhamani	Malayalam
2011	August 15	Thief	Malayalam
2011	Teja Bhai & Family	Drama Family Member	Malayalam
2012	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Bindhu	Malayalam
2012	Naughty Professor	Student	Malayalam
2012	Trivandrum Lodge	Roslin	Malayalam
2012	Kaashh	Servant	Malayalam
2012	Karmayodha	Rena	Malayalam
2012	Kalikaalam	Maid	Malayalam
2013	3G Third Generation	Menaka	Malayalam
2013	Police Maaman	Shankunni's sister	Malayalam
2013	Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla	Kumari	Malayalam
2013	Left Right Left	Serial actress	Malayalam
2013	Hotel California	Soosie	Malayalam
2013	Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty	Deepa	Malayalam
2013	Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal	Manjusha	Malayalam
2013	Oru Indian Pranayakadha	Sudha	Malayalam
2013	Vedivazhipadu	Sajitha	Malayalam
2014	Salaam Kashmier	Mrs. Chandran	Malayalam
2014	Polytechnic	Saritha	Malayalam
2014	Garbhasreeman	Vimala Prabhakaran	Malayalam
2014	Bad Boys	-	Malayalam
2015	She Taxi	Sradha	Malayalam
2015	Love 24x7	Nimisha	Malayalam
2015	Life of Josutty	Mollykutty	Malayalam
2016	Ithu Thaanda Police	Annamma George	Malayalam
2016	Kolumittayi	Molly	Malayalam
2017	Fukri	Clara	Malayalam
2017	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations	Ancy	Malayalam
2017	Honey Bee 2.5	Herself	Malayalam
2017	Theeram	Itha	Malayalam
2017	Melle	Betty	Malayalam
2018	Kallai FM	Jameela	Malayalam
2018	Theevandi	Secretary	Malayalam
2019	Allu Ramendran	Rani	Malayalam
2019	Mask	Mrs.Najeeb	Malayalam
2020	Varky	Dr. Perly	Malayalam
2019	King Fish	Zarine Majid	Malayalam	TBA
2019	Ulkkazhcha	-	Malayalam	TBA

Television

Suharayum Suhasiniyum (telefilm) - - Asianet
Nanmayude Nakshathrangal (telefilm) - Kairali TV
Tharotsavam (Reality Show) - Kairali TV, Participant
Aakashadoothu (Serial) - Surya TV
Alaudinte Albuthavilakku (Serial) - Asianet
Twenty Twenty One (Serial) - Asianet
Kanal Kireedam (Serial) - Asianet
Enkilum Ente Gopalakrishna (Serial) - Asianet
Mukesh Kathakal (Serial) - Kairali TV
Devi Mahatmyam (Serial) - Asianet
Shubharathri (Talk show) - Jeevan TV, Anchor
Chill.bowl (cookery show) - Asianet, Anchor
Thamasha Bazaar (comedy talk show) -Zee Keralam, Honey

Awards

Jaycey Daniel Foundation Awards

2009: Jaycey Daniel Foundation Award for Best Female Comedy Actress

References

^ "KRISHNA PRABA". Oneindia.in.
^ "Dance apart from films". Deccan Chronicle. Kochi. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "KRISHNA PRABA about her character in Life of Josutty". Times of India
^ "Kalamandalam Suganthi about redefining mohiniyattam". The Hindu
^ "Krishna Praba compared to sukumari". Times of India
^ "Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba". Deccan Chronicle

External links

Official website
Krishna Praba at IMDb

[1] "KRISHNA PRABA". Oneindia.in.

[2] "Dance apart from films". Deccan Chronicle. Kochi. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[3] "KRISHNA PRABA about her character in Life of Josutty". Times of India

[4] "Kalamandalam Suganthi about redefining mohiniyattam". The Hindu

[5] "Krishna Praba compared to sukumari". Times of India

[6] "Radha Madhavam enacted by Krishna Praba". Deccan Chronicle

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