Jyothi Krishna

Arani Muni Jyothi Krishna is an Indian film director and screenwriter in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He is the elder son of producer A. M. Rathnam and eldest brother of actor Ravi Krishna.

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. He was also story writer for Chiranjeevi's film Sneham Kosam and was also involved in story discussions of Rajinikanth's hit film Padayappa. 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. 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. His next directorial project was Oxygen, set to release on 30 November 2017.

Filmography

As director Year Film Language Notes 2003 Enakku 20 Unakku 18Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu TamilTelugu 2006 Kedi Tamil 2012 Ooh La La La 2017 Oxygen Telugu 2023 Rules Ranjann 2025 Hari Hara Veera Mallu Co-directed by Krish Jagarlamudi

As actor Year Film Role Notes2012 Ooh La La La Surya

As story writer Year Film Language Notes 1998 Natpukkaga Tamil 1999 Padayappa Story discussion

As presenter Vedalam (2015)