Amrutha Srinivasan

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Amrutha Srinivasan
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Amrutha in 2019
Born (1993-11-03) November 3, 1993 (age 30)
Chennai, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Spouse Karthik Kumar (m.2021)

Amrutha Srinivasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in the web series Kallachirippu .

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Career

Amrutha Srinivasan made her lead film debut in Aviyal playing the only female protagonist in the film. [1] In 2017, she made her Telugu debut with Mental Madhilo in which she portrayed one of the lead actresses before playing one of the leads in the web series Livin. [2] [3] [4] She later starred in the lead role in the Tamil web series Kallachirippu , for which she garnered acclaim. [5] Regarding her role in the web series, India Today stated that "For once, the heroine isn't a self-sacrificing fantasy. She puts herself and her life first and thinks and behaves like an actual woman." [6] She starred in Dev (2019) as Karthi's friend. [7] [8]

Personal life

Amrutha Srinivasan married Karthik Kumar on 13 December 2021. [9]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Kurai Ondrum Illai Deepika [10]
2016 Aviyal ShrutiSegment: Shruthi Bedham
2017 Meyaadha Maan Priyanka
Mental Madhilo Renuka Telugu film
2019 Dev Nisha
2020 Mamakiki RitaReleased on ZEE5
2021 Irudhi Pakkam Iyal
2022 Super Senior Heroes Inspector SelviDirectly premiered on Sun TV
2024 Por Surya [11]
Pon Ondru Kanden Tripura Sundari

Web series

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2017LivinHaritha
2018 Kallachirippu MahatiReleased on ZEE5
2022 Anantham SeethaReleased on ZEE5
2023 Sweet Kaaram Coffee Young DevaReleased on Amazon Prime
Music videos

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