PremiumThe best Darling Krishna films to watch on OTT
Darling Krishna has just begun work on his next, Father, so it will be a while to see him onscreen again. Until then, check out the actor's best films available to stream on OTT.
Last Updated: 02.29 PM, Apr 27, 2024
Darling Krishna may have 1 or 2 films yet to release from the long list of romantic dramas he had signed up immediately after the success of Love Mocktail. After taking up Kousalya Supraja Rama, Krishna had not refrained from doing anymore films in that genre, as audiences have, for a while, been saying that the actor was getting rather repetitive in his work, feedback that he took seriously and was looking to change.
Months later, the actor announced that he’d finally taken up a new project called Halagali, about a hunter tribe that fought the British centuries ago. For the film, the actor needed to get in shape – a leaner and sinewy frame - and had been on a diet and workout regime. When he played for the Karnataka Bulldozers at the Celebrity Cricket League this year, his physical transformation was quite palpable.
But while he has not begun shooting for this film, as of today, Krishna has a new project to focus on – his first pan-India movie. Krishna is the leading man of Father, a film backed by R Chandru’s RC Studios in which he is working with Prakash Raj, Amrutha Iyengar and Telugu actor Sunil, among others.
Madarangi
Krishna’s first film as leading man, got him the moniker Darling Krishna. The action-based romantic drama followed the rich girl falls in love with poor boy routine plot, which takes a turn when he is named as a suspect in the murder of an MLA’s brother. The film directed by Mallikarjun Muthalageri, also stars Naksha Shetty, Sushma Raj, Sharath Lohithashwa, Avinash, Sadhu Kokila, among others.
Streaming on: JioCinema
Madarangi
Director: Mallikarjun Muthalageri
Cast: Darling Krishna, Naksha Shetty, Sushma Raj
Nam Duniya Nam Style
In director Preetham’s film, Krishna was one of three leading men, in a tale three long-time friends taking off on their first international journey and all that transpires along the way. Likith Shetty and Vinayak Joshi joined Krishna, while the leading ladies were Sonia Gowda, Milana Nagaraj and Kavya Shetty. This was the first film that Krishna and his now wife Milana did together.
Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar
Nam Duniya Nam Style
Director: Preetham Gubbi
Cast: Darling Krishna, Likith Shetty, Sonia Gowda, Milana Nagaraj
Love Mocktail & Love Mocktail 2
In his own words, Love Mocktail is a film that Krishna wrote, produced and directed to give his career the boost it desperately needed. Krishna wrote a simple love story about his character Aditya, and the three women in his life – a school crush, the college love and his soul mate. The film did well in theatres, with the real-life couple’s chemistry the highlight of the film. Although the film had a tragic ending, two years later, Krishna wrote a follow up to explore how Aditya was dealing with the big loss he suffered.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Love Mocktail
Director: Darling Krishna
Cast: Darling Krishna, Amrutha Iyengar, Milana Nagaraj
Dil Pasand
One of the many romantic dramas that Krishna took up after the success of Love Mocktail, Dil Pasand, directed by Shivatejass, paired the actor with Nishvika Naidu and Megha Shetty. Krishna plays a software engineer engaged to be married to a traditional girl, Minchu, but then has a drunken encounter with Aishwarya. While he is not sure if something happened between them, he is forced to stick around until she takes a pregnancy test. Who will he end up with eventually?
Streaming on: Sun NXT
Dil Pasand
Director: Shivatejass
Cast: Darling Krishna, Nishvika Naidu, Megha Shetty
Mr Bachelor
Yet again, Krishna finds himself as a software professional, but one who is desperate to tie the knot, but hasn’t found the right woman yet. What happens when he’s told that if he doesn’t marry the 31st woman he meets, he will remain unmarried forever. Will the 31st be the woman of his dreams? Mr Bachelor, directed by Naidu Bandaaru, paired Krishna with Nimika Ratnakar, with Milana Nagaraj in a pivotal role.
Streaming on: Sun NXT
Mr Bachelor
Director: Naidu Bandaaru
Cast: Darling Krishna, Nimika Ratnakar, Milana Nagaraj
Kousalya Supraja Rama
Director Shashank big marketing pitch about Kousalya Supraja Rama was that it was about the harm that male chauvinism can inflict on women. A noble attempt, albeit told from a man’s perspective, so, he didn’t exactly nail it, but the fact that it was explored deserves applause. Krishna was yet again paired with Milana Nagaraj in the film.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Kousalya Supraja Rama
Director: Shashank
Cast: Darling Krishna, Brinda Acharya, Milana Nagaraj