▁work : ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 5 ▁His ▁career ▁began ▁with ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Pad and i ▁M und hu ku , ▁K ul ag oth ral u ▁and ▁Par uv u ▁Pr ath is ht a . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁cast ▁in ▁T ene ▁Man as ulu ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁leads . ▁Despite ▁commercial ▁pressure ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁Ad ur th i ▁Sub ba ▁R ao , ▁the ▁film ▁director , ▁to ▁drop ▁Kr ish na , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁originally ▁planned . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁Ad ur th i ▁repeated ▁the ▁cast ▁for ▁his ▁next ▁film ▁K anne ▁man as ulu . ▁ ▁Break through : ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Kr ish na ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁S under l al ▁Ne ht a ▁and ▁Do onde e ' s ▁hit ▁movie G ud ach a ari ▁ 1 1 6 , ▁which ▁brought ▁the ▁detect ive ▁genre ▁of ▁films ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁in ▁Tol lywood ▁( T el ug u ▁cinema ). ▁Though ▁action ▁films ▁were ▁his ▁standard , ▁Kr ish na ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Mar ap ur ani ▁Kath a , ▁At th ag aar u ▁Kot th ak od alu ▁and ▁Und amma ▁B ott u ▁Ped ath aa . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁more ▁established ▁actors , ▁such ▁as ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao