Vishal Krishna Reddy was born on 29 August 1977
to G. K. Reddy and Janaki Devi. His mother tongue is Telugu.
His father was a film producer for Telugu and Tamil films and his family settled in Chennai.
His elder brother, Vikram Krishna has produced several of Vishal's films
and had previously appeared as an actor in small budget films under the screen name of Ajay.
vishal's brother is married to Sriya Reddy, who played the love interest of Vishal in his home production,
Thimiru,Vishal also has a younger sister, Aishwarya, who is pursuing a degree at college.
Vishal obtained his secondary education from Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School
before securing a degree in visual communications from Loyola College, Chennai