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Srikanth
Born
Srikanth Krishnamachari

(1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45)
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2002 – present
SpouseVandana Srikanth

Srikanth (Tamil: ஸ்ரீகாந்த்; born 28 February 1979) is a South Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam (2002) before going on to make notable appearances in successful films such as Parthiban Kanavu (2003), April Maadhathil (2002), Bose (2004), Kana Kandaen (2005), Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2004), Poo (2008), Police Police (2010), Sadhurangam (2011), Nanban (2012), and Nippu (2012).

Career

Srikanth debuted in Sasi's romantic film, Roja Kootam opposite Bhumika Chawla, which won commercial acclaim.[1] Srikanth then featured in another successful venture April Madhathil alongside Sneha. He bagged the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor for his role in Parthiban Kanavu, directed by Karu Pazhaniappan.His first released in 2004 is Bose which he paired with Sneha (actress) second time after successful venture April Maadhathil.In 2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule was released to highly positive review and declared a commercial success.The film was Srikanth first Telugu film.His only release in 2008 is Poo was directed by Sasi. Upon release the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and turned out to be one of the best films of that year.His next release was Police Police directed by Manmohan did resonable business in Box Office.In 2011 Sadhurangam was released to mixed reviews and declared a commercial success.The film was completed in 2006 but the film remained unreleased for five years.The project was released on 7 October 2011.In 2012, he was first seen in S. Shankar's comedy-drama Nanban, which featured him as part of an ensemble cast including Vijay, Jeeva and Ileana D'Cruz released to highly positive reviews and became a big blockbuster.

Personal life

Srikanth was born on 28 February 1979 in Tamil Nadu. His parents—Krishnamachari(actor) and Jayanthi—encouraged him in doing films. He did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai and is a batchmate of Arya. He did his bachelor's degree in Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Chennai. He married Vandana in November 2007, a Telugu girl who completed MBA in Australia.[2] The couple have two children son Aahil (born 28 February 2009) and daughter Ahana (born January 28, 2011)

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Roja Kootam Srikanth Tamil ITFA Best New Actor Award
2002 April Madhathil Kathir Tamil
2003 Manasellam Bala Tamil
2003 Parthiban Kanavu Parthiban Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor
2003 Joot Eashwaran Tamil
2003 Okariki Okaru Kameswara Rao Telugu
2004 Bose Bose Tamil
2004 Varnajaalam Sakthivel (Daniel) Tamil
2005 Kana Kandaen Bhaskar Tamil
2005 Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Cheenu Tamil
2005 Bambara Kannaley Muruga Tamil
2006 Mercury Pookkal Karthik Tamil
2006 Uyir Sundar Tamil
2006 Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai Santosh Tamil
2007 Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Vasu Telugu
2008 Vallamai Tharayo Sekar Tamil Guest appearance
2008 Poo Thangarasu Tamil
2009 Indira Vizha Santhosh Srinivasan Tamil
2010 Rasikkum Seemane Nandhu Tamil
2010 Police Police Ranadhir Telugu
2010 Drohi Sami Srinivasan Tamil
2010 Mandhira Punnagai Tamil Guest appearance
2011 Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action Bobby Malayalam
2011 Dhada Rajiv Telugu
2011 Sadhurangam Thirupathisamy Tamil
2012 Nanban Venkat Ramakrishnan Tamil
2012 Nippu Sriram Telugu
2012 Hero Premanand Malayalam
2012 Ethiri En 3 Tamil Filming
2012 Paagan Tamil Filming

References

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