Tennis Krishna
Indian actor
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Tennis Krishna is an Indian actor known for his works in Kannada films as a comedian. He has acted in over 600 movies and has a record of appearing in 100 movies with comedy actress Rekha Das.[1]
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| Born | 5 June 1961 Bengaluru |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Life
His background is from Kannada theatre.[citation needed] Since Krishna was a common name in the film industry, he got the moniker Tennis Krishna to differentiate himself since he used to be a tennis coach.[2]
He acted with Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar in the movie Jeevanachaitra.[citation needed] His first released Kannada, in a lead role for the first film was Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa in 1994. After the success of Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunajappa, Tennis Krishna acted in many more films mainly in comedy roles including Bannada Neralu and Ond Chance Kodi.[3]
Partial filmography
As actor
As singer
- 2002 - Yaarige Beda Duddu!
- 2002 - Neela Megha Shyama
- 2009 - Veera Madakari
Television
- 2018 - Comedy Khiladi Championship - Zee Kannada
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