Krishna Prasad N. P. is an Indian actor and agriculturist, who appears in Malayalam films and television.
He made his acting debut as a teen in 1984 with a bit part in K. G. George's Panchavadi Palam.
He played leading role in K. S. Sethumadhavan's and M. T. Vasudevan Nair's drama Venal Kinavukal (1991) and in the TV serial Vritthandham on Doordarshan.
Prasad has worked with various filmmakers, including Adoor Gopalakrishnan, A. K. Lohithadas, Sibi Malayil, Priyadarshan, Anjali Menon, Dr. Biju, Lal Jose, Martin Prakkat, Abrid Shine, and Midhun Manuel Thomas.
Prasad began acting at the age of eight, portraying a 70-year-old man in a stage drama titled Prism.
From then on, he remained active in stage plays, which eventually led to his entry into cinema.
[4] He made his acting debut as a teen in 1984 with K. G. George's Panchavadi Palam, playing a bit part as a charlatan's disciple.
He was then cast in a leading role in K. S. Sethumadhavan-directed drama Venal Kinavukal written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
[2] In 2023, Prasad joined fellow farmers in protesting the non-payment for their produce sold to Supplyco, which offered them unsolicited loans in place of cash payments.