M. G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with Topiwala (2013), which stars Upendra. He made his debut as a lead actor in Srinivasa Kalyana (2017).
Srinivas began his career as a background dancer before moving into choreography. In 2007, he joined the radio station 93.5 RED FM as a presenter; his morning primetime show Blade Raja became one of the station's most popular programs during that period.[citation needed]
Personal life
M. G. Srinivas married Shruti IL, a journalist, on 30 June 2019 in Mysore.[1]
Film career
Alongside his radio career, Srinivas started making short films, his first being Rules, a slapstick comedy that was officially screened at the Australian film festival Bollywood & Beyond[disambiguation needed].
Following Rules, Srinivas trained at Abhinaya Taranga to learn acting. He made his second short film Simply Kailawesome, which was based on TP Kailasam's works,[citation needed] and played the lead role in the film. Simply Kailawesome won of the Platinum Award at Houston Film Festival, leading to a formal introduction to Kannada actor Upendra. Srinivas went on to direct Topiwala for Upendra and the film opened to a positive response.[citation needed]
He next directed the romantic comedy Srinivasa Kalyana, which Bharat Jain produced under Mars Films. This movie is Srinivas' commercial debut as a lead actor. Srinivas was first seen as an actor in the Sudeep-directed flick Just Maath Maathalli (2010), in which Srinivas played as Ramya's brother.[citation needed]Srinivasa Kalyana opened to positive reviews across the state. Deccan Chronicle gave the movie a 3/5 and praised the movie for its light-hearted comedy and youthful charm. Times of India rated the film a 3.5/5 and praised the sassy touch to this candy-floss romance.[citation needed]
Srinivas completed the film Old Monk, which stars Srinivas and Aditi Prabhudeva[8][9] in the lead roles. The film's title was inspired by a popular alcoholic beverage brand and means "Hale Sanyasi" in Kannada.[10] Veteran actor Rajesh, made a special cameo appearance in the film. The film was released on 25 February 2022. Critics praised the direction, comedy, writing, dialogue and performance of the film.[11][12] The music-director duo Saurabh and Vaibhav worked a second time with Srinivas after Birbal, and are one of the producers of the movie.[13]
Srinivas' next film was Ghost, which is an Indian, Kannada-language, action-heist thriller film that was written and directed by Srini, and produced by Sandesh Nagraj under Sandesh Productions. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Prashant Narayanan, Jayaram, Anupam Kher, and Archana Jois; it was officially announced in 2022 under the Sandesh Nagraj Productions Sandalwood and was released theatrically on 19 October 2023, coinciding with Dussehra. It is the second installment of a cinematic universe following Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni in which Srinivas reprises his role as Mahesh Das. The film received positive reviews from critics.[citation needed]
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