Krishna Praba

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Krishna Praba
Praba in 2016
Born	Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Actor classical dancer
Years active	2005–present

Krishna Praba is an Indian actress, television presenter, and classical dancer who predominantly appears in Minor supporting roles in Malayalam films. She made her debut as small supporting role in the film Madampi (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in Life of Josutty (2015), directed by Jeethu Joseph.

Early life

Krishna Praba was born to the late C. R. Prabhakaran Nair, a former mechanical engineer at Kalamassery HMT and Sheela Prabhakaran Nair.^{[citation needed]} She completed her primary education from St. Joseph's School, Kalamassery and obtained her Higher Secondary Education in humanities from Sacred Heart College, Thevara.^{[citation needed]} Her early influences included Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Drama and Margamkali. She received a Diploma in Bharatanatyam from the Alliance University in Bangalore.^{[citation needed]} Praba was trained in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi, her first dance teacher, from the age of three.

Career

Praba made her debut in B. Unnikrishnan’s Madampi in 2008. She grew a stature in the Malayalam film industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla (2013) and Life of Josutty (2015). In 2017, Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact Radha Madhavam, a dance drama directed by actress Gayathri.

Filmography