Kriss Venugopal Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Krishnan Ayilur Venugopalan
Other Name(s)	• Kris Iyer • Krishnan AV • Krishnan Ayilur Venugopalan
Profession(s)	• Actor • Model • Screenwriter • Director • Lawyer • Voice Coach • Clinical Hypnotherapist • Motivational Speaker • Radio Jockey • Author • Painter • Media Consultant
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6'(183 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	As Writer Short Film: The Letters (2012) As Director Short Film: The Letters (2012) As Actor Malayalam Film: Radio Jockey (2013)
Awards	• India Prime Authors Award for the book, All You Need Is A Hug (2021) • Media Person of the Year by NAM Alumni (2013) • Voice of the Year by Asia Vision Radio Awards (2013) • Best Radio Jockey by Frequency 2007 (2007) • Best Radio Show (Morning) by Frequency 2007 (2007) • Best Script Writer award at Nottam Film Festival, Kuwait for the short film, 'Soliloquy: The Silence Speaks'
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 October 1975 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	49 Years
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kochi
School	Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (1985-1991)
College/University	• College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (1993-1998) • National Institute of Environment and Ecology (1997-1998) • Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu (2014-2016) • Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (2019-2022) • Institute for Counselling and Transactional Analysis-ICTA, Kerala
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala • Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Protection Management, Air Pollution Control from the National Institute of Environment and Ecology • Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Psychology from the Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram • Basic TA from the Institute for Counselling and Transactional Analysis-ICTA, Kerala
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	30 October 2024
Marriage Place	Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple, Kerala
Family
Wife/Spouse	Divya Sreedhar (Actress)
Parents	Father- AK Venugopalan (Chartered Accountant) Mother- Bhagialakshmi Ramaswamy
Siblings	Sister- Pushpa Viswanathan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kriss Venugopal

• In December 2018, he became a Life Member of the Indian Association of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis.

• In 2023, he was conferred the doctorate by the World Peace Institute of the United Nations.
  

  Kriss Venugopal’s doctorate certificate

• In 2019, he visited Neo Film School in Kochi and gave voice training to the students.
  

  Kriss Venugopal at Neo Film School providing voice training to the students

• He is the author of more than 75 books including, ‘All You Need Is a Hug: The Wonders of Love’ (2019), ‘A Few Milestones I Left Behind’ (2022), ‘Uncliqued’ (2022), and ‘Smiles N’ Moments’ (2024).
  

  Cover of the book, Smiles N’ Moments

• He has appeared in several films and TV shows in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu languages including ‘Thelivu’ (2019), ‘Pullu Rising’ (2022), ‘Ramabanam’ (2023), and ‘Sambavasthalathu Ninnum’ (2024).
  

  Kriss Venugopal in a still from Pullu Rising

• In 2021, he won second prize in an essay competition celebrating Wildlife Week at Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.
  

  Kriss Venugopal’s certificate for the essay competition

• He was a part of the TV show, ‘Patharamattu’ (2023) along with his wife Divya Sreedhar.
  

  Kriss Venugopal in a still from Patharamattu

• In October 2024, he spoke on a connection between the Ramayana and modern psychology at TedX-NUALS, hosted by the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kalamassery, Kochi.
  

  Kriss Venugopal speaking at TedX-NUALS

• He is an animal enthusiast and enjoys the company of animals.
  

  Kris Venugopal with a cockatoo parrot

• He is a fitness enthusiast and practices yoga regularly to maintain his fitness.
  

  Kriss Venugopal practising Yoga