Vishal Krishna celebrates his birthday today. Born on August 29th, 1977 to noted producer G.K. Reddy, he is known for his height and physique, which he’s complemented with his six pack abs that he flaunted in his latest entertainment extravaganza, Satyam, which was produced in Telugu as Salute.
Always interested in production, he majored in Visual Communications from Loyala College, Chennai and landed an apprenticeship with the great Ram Gopal Varma. But destiny stepped in and he found himself in Arjun’s production house, learning the ropes to make a great entertainer.
Working as Arjun’s assistant in Vedham and Ezhumalai, he learnt a lot about directing and also picked up the nuances of performing in front of the camera. Destiny led him to accept the lead role in Chellame and the rest, as they, say is history. Vishal is so thorough that he went back to the grassroots level and learnt acting from a Koothupatrai troupe. Not for him the fancy and flashy finishing schools that many Kollywood kids go to with nothing to show for it at the end of it all.
His three Tamil movies (Chellame, Sandakozhi and Thimiru) were back-to-back hits, quite a feat for a newcomer. All three were dubbed into Telugu (Prema Chadarangam, Pandem Kodi and Pogaru respectively) and were very successful. His Salute with Nayantara, with whom he’s got several hot scenes, has made quite an impact with both Tamil and Telugu audiences. Salute (Telugu), produced simultaneously as Satyam (Tamil) has created a record of sorts, both for production values as well as his performance standards.
Vishal recently revealed his directorial ambitions and is working on his next project which could be his directorial debut. Keep visiting Galatta.com for the latest updates.
Galatta.com wishes Vishal a very happy birthday and all the very best for all his future endeavours.
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