Jyothi Krishna (director)

Jyothi Krishna is an actor and director in Tamil and Telugu film Industry.

Jyothi Krishna
Born	c. 1981
Occupation	Film actor, director
Years active	2003–present
Relatives	A.M. Rathnam (father) Ravi Krishna (brother)

Career

Jyothi Krishna at 17 was credited with the story of his father, A. M. Ratnam's production Natpukaaga, starring Sarath Kumar and the film performed well at the box office.[1] He was also story writer for the Chiranjeevi's film Sneham Kosam and was also involved in story discussions of Rajinikanth's hit film Padayappa.[2] He went on to make his directorial debut in the A. R. Rahman musical Enakku 20 Unakku 18, starring Tarun, Trisha Krishnan and Shriya Saran in the lead roles. His next, Kedi, featured his brother Ravi Krishna in the lead role, whilst Ileana D'Cruz and Tamannaah Bhatia were also in the cast.

In 2010, Jyothi Krishna began work on his acting debut with Ooh La La La, scheduled for release in 2012.[3][4] His latest directorial project is Oxygen, set to release on 30 November 2017.[5]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Ooh La La La	Surya

As director

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Notes
2003	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	Tamil	Tarun, Trisha Krishnan, Shriya Saran
	Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu	Telugu
2006	Kedi	Tamil	Ravi Krishna, Ileana D'Cruz, Tamannaah Bhatia
2012	Ooh La La La	Tamil	Jyothi Krishna, Preethi Bhandari
2017	Oxygen	Telugu	Gopichand, Rashi Khanna, Anu Emmanuel

As writer

• Natpukkaga (1998)
• Padayappa (1999) (story discussion)

As co-producer

• Vedalam (2015)

References

1. http://m.rediff.com/movies/1998/aug/04ss.htm
2. "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Jyothi Krishna says that acting & directing is like marrying 2 girls". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
4. Jyothi Krishna - Tamil Movie News - Tamannah and Shriya's director turns hero - Jyothi Krishna | Tamannah | Shriya - Behindwoods.com
5. release date on 30th November 2017

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