After a cameo as himself in Sasi's Dishyum (2006), he went on to appear in Tarun Gopi's action film Thimiru (2006). Film journalists stated that he was 'the fastest rising action hero' of the time. Vishal was described to have 'improved from his Chellamae days' and 'clicked as an action hero'. Linguswamy, who had previously worked with his father's production house as an assistant director. His next film was Sandakozhi (2005) with N. A critic described his performance is 'apt' but 'there was plenty left to hone'. Accepting the role, Vishal prepared by joining Koothu-P-Pattarai to hone his acting skills and played the protagonist role of Raghunandan, whose wife is kidnapped by her childhood friend.

Vishal assisted actor-director Arjun Sarja in his venture Vedham (2001), and a producer spotted Vishal on the sets of the film and signed him to appear in an acting role in Gandhi Krishna's Chellamae (2004). He was then graduated in visual communications from the Loyola College, Chennai. Vishal did his schooling at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. His elder brother Vikram Krishna is also an actor and producer who has produced several of Vishal's films. His father GK Reddy is a businessman and a film producer for Telugu and Tamil films. Vishal Krishna Reddy was born on 29 August 1977 into a Telugu family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Later in April 2017, he won the election as President of Tamil Film Producers Council. He was expelled from Tamil Film Producers' Council (TFPC) for remarks against the council. Vishal was elected as the General Secretary of the Nadigar Sangam in October 2015 after initiating a movement against the previous committee. Vishal chose to create his own production studio and has since produced and worked on Pandiya Naadu (2013), Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) and Poojai (2014). He then became an actor and played his first lead role in the romantic thriller Chellamae (2004), before acting in the action films Sandakozhi, Thimiru, Thaamirabharani and Malaikottai. Vishal made an entrance into the film industry as an assistant director for Arjun. Best known for his roles in action films, he produces films under his production company, Vishal Film Factory.

Reddy, Vishal studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), also known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer from Tamil films.

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