Vamsi Krishna

Vamsi Krishna
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present

Vamsi Krishna is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. He made his debut in Gharshana (2004) and went on to play the antagonist in films including Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012) and Ivan Veramathiri (2013).

Early life

He was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He hails from a family of doctors, he was pursuing Business Management in London before coming to films.[1]

Film career

Vamsi Krishna met director Gautham Vasudev Menon on a flight trip from London to India, their conversations lead to them working together, thus began Vamsi Krishna's career as an actor.[2]

The director offered him a supporting role as a police officer in Gharshana (2004) and Krishna allotted 40 days to the project and subsequently decided to make a career in films.[3] He played the lead role in the 2006 Telugu film Oka `V` Chitram alongside Aadhi.It failed at the box-office.[4] He subsequently played roles in films including Darling (2010), Nagavalli (2010), Nenu Naa Rakshasi (2011) and Attarintiki Daredi (2013).[5]

Gautham seems to figure significantly in Vamsi’s film journey. For, strangely enough, it was Gautham’s assistant Magizh Thirumeni who gave him his Kollywood break with Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012). The role got him noticed and A. Sarkunam cast him as a village goon in the Dhanush starrer Naiyaandi (2013).[6] Vamsi Krishna donning the role of villain in Vikram Prabhu's Ivan Veramathiri (2013) directed by M. Saravanan.[7] He is known for his roles in Maan Karate (2014), Thani Oruvan (2015), Kuttram 23 (2017), Ayogya (2019), Yenni Thuniga (2022) and Raakadhan (2023).

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Language Notes
2004 Gharshana Jagan Telugu
2006 Style Telugu
Oka `V` Chitram Santosh Babu Telugu
2007 Nava Vasantham Rajesh Telugu
Desamuduru Telugu
2008 Krishnarjuna Telugu
Pourudu Telugu
2009 Ooha Chitram Telugu
2010 Darling Rishi Telugu
Nagavalli Groom Telugu
2011 Nenu Naa Rakshasi Telugu
Kudirithe Kappu Coffee Telugu
2012 Thadaiyara Thaakka Kumar Tamil
2012 Julai Bank Robber Telugu
2013 Parents Telugu
Baadshah Baadshah's accomplice Telugu
Naiyaandi Krishna Tamil
Attarintiki Daredi Praveen Nalla Telugu
Ivan Veramathiri Eeswaran Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
2014 Maan Karate 'Killer' Peter Tamil
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Yogeshwar Telugu
Dongaata Telugu
Romeo Juliet Arjun Tamil
Thani Oruvan Vicky Tamil
Nenu Sailaja Babji Telugu
2016 Dictator Minister's son Telugu
Chuttalabbai Police Officer Telugu
2017 Muthuramalingam Ashok Pandian Tamil
Kuttram 23 John Matthew Tamil
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Sanjay Tamil
Mass Leader Harshath Kannada
Veedevadu Peter Telugu
Yaar Ivan Peter Tamil
Kalavu Thozhirchalai Ram Sanjay Tamil
2018 Mannar Vagaiyara JP, Ilaiyarani's brother Tamil
2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Praveen Tamil
Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel ACP Ratnavel Malayalam
Udgharsha Kannada
Ayogya Sabari Tamil
Queen Chaitanya Reddy Tamil MX Player web series
2021 11th Hour Siddharth Singh Telugu Aha web series
Vakeel Saab Vamshi Telugu
Sabhaapathy Selvam Tamil
2022 The Legend Munna Tamil
Vattam Gowtham Tamil
Yenni Thuniga Madhan Tamil
Aattral Jo Tamil
Dharavi Bank Shiva Hindi MX Player web series
2023 Raakadhan Ajmal Tamil
Sweet Kaaram Coffee Vikram Tamil Amazon Prime Video series
2024 Vasco Da Gama Kovarthan Tamil
TBA Dhruva Natchathiram Tamil Delayed

References

  1. ^ "Vamsi Krishna".
  2. ^ "I was a bad boy in college: Vamsi Krishna".
  3. ^ "'I'm an actor because of Gautham Menon'". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Vizag man is the top villain in Tamil cinema Entertainment".
  5. ^ "I was a bad boy in college: Vamsi Krishna". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "'I'm an actor because of Gautham Menon'".
  7. ^ "Vikram Prabhu up against Vamsi Krishna".