Shraddha Srinath

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Shraddha Srinath
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Shraddha in 2017
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 34)
Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Alma materBangalore Institute of Legal Studies
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Shraddha Rama Srinath (born 29 September 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. [1] She is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and a South Indian International Movie Award. [2] [3]

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Shraddha made her debut with the Malayalam film Kohinoor (2015) and gained acclaim for her role in the Kannada psychological thriller U Turn (2016), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She went onto establish herself with her performances in Urvi (2017), Vikram Vedha (2017), Operation Alamelamma (2017), Jersey (2019), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Chakra (2021) and Irugapatru (2023). For Operation Alamelamma, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada. [4] [5]

Early life

Shraddha was born on 29 September 1990 to a Kannada-speaking family in the town of Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir. [6] [7] [8] Her father was an officer in the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army and her mother was a school teacher. [9] After completing her schooling from the Army School, Secunderabad, Shraddha moved to Bangalore to study law at the Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies. [2]

Career

After graduating from law school, she started working as a real estate lawyer with a Bangalore-based real estate company and then moved to a French retail company as a real estate legal advisor. However, along with her full-time corporate job, she continued to act in plays and also appeared in several advertisements. [10]

Shraddha was called to play the second female lead in the Malayalam film called Kohinoor , directed by Vinay Govind, which released in September 2015. [11] Her Kannada debut came in 2016 with U Turn which was directed by Pawan Kumar which premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival and then subsequently released in India and worldwide. [12] Shraddha received critical acclaim for playing a journalist and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror noted that she gave a "class performance". [13] While, Sunayana Suresh stated, "Shraddha is a good find and she is a talent to look out for in the future." [14]

Shraddha started 2017 with the release of Urvi , directed by B. S. Pradeep Varma. [15] She debuted in the Tamil industry with Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai . [16] Later she played the female lead in R. Kannan's movie Ivan Thanthiran opposite Gautham Karthik. [17] In Richie she paired opposite Nivin Pauly, directed by Gautham Ramachandran. [18] Later, she appeared in a song of The Villain , along with Shiva Rajkumar. [19] Shraddha also played a lawyer in Pushkar Gayatri's Vikram Vedha opposite R. Madhavan. [20] It was a box office success and Vikram Venkateswaran of The Quint noted, "Shraddha delivers a brilliant, but undersold performance. She has barely a few scenes to establish her presence." [21] [22] She then appeared in Operation Alamelamma as a teacher opposite Rishi. [23] A Shraddha of The New Indian Express stated that she ably supports the flow of the film. [24]

In 2019, her first release was her Bollywood debut with Ali Fazal in Milan Talkies , [25] which is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. After Milan Talkies, Shraddha marked her Telugu debut opposite Nani in the sports drama Jersey . [26] She played a working wife of an ex-cricketer and the film was a commercial success. [27] [28] Janani K of India Today stated, "Shraddha Srinath makes a brilliant Telugu debut with Jersey. As Sarah, she is an ever-supporting wife and not the one who will withstand all the troubles caused by her husband." [29]

Shraddha's next release of the year was her Tamil movie K-13, [30] where she is paired opposite Arulnithi. Her next release of the year was her Kannada movie Rustum , [31] where she is paired opposite Shiva Rajkumar. Her next after Rustum was Nerkonda Paarvai , the Tamil remake of Hindi movie Pink , with Ajith. [32] Her next release of the year was Jodi , [33] where she is paired opposite Aadi Saikumar. In 2021 her releases were Tamil films Maara and Chakra. [34] In 2022, her first release was Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Aaraattu . [35]

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Shraddha has established herself as a leading actress in Kannada cinema. [36] In the Bangalore Time Most Desirable Women list, she was placed 5th in 2017, 9th in 2018, [37] [38] 28th in 2019 and 16th in 2020. [39] [40]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2015 Kohinoor NancyMalayalam
2016 U Turn RachanaKannada [41]
Mungaru Male 2 DoctorKannadaCameo appearance
2017 Urvi SuzieKannada
Kaatru Veliyidai Girija KapoorTamilCameo appearance
Ivan Thanthiran AshaTamil
Vikram Vedha PriyaTamil
Richie MeghaTamil
Operation Alamelamma AnanyaKannada
2018 The Villain HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in the song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019 Milan Talkies Maithili / Janak KumariHindi
Jersey Sarah FernandesTelugu
K- 13 MalarvizhiTamil
Rustum Anjana "Anju"Kannada [42]
Nerkonda Paarvai Meera KrishnanTamil
Jodi Kanchana MalaTelugu
2020 Krishna and His Leela SathyaTelugu [43]
2021 Maara ParvathyTamil [44]
Chakra GayathriTamil [45]
2022 Aaraattu AnjaliMalayalam [46]
Dear Vikram NityaKannada [47]
Witness ParvathyTamil [48]
2023 Irugapatru Mithra ManoharTamil [49]
2024 Saindhav ManognyaTelugu [50]
Mechanic Rocky Apsara / MayaTelugu [51]
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Nandini Thakur IASTelugu [52]
TBAAaryan†TBATamilPost-production [53]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017 U -Turn 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Won [54]
6th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Kannada Won [55]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress – KannadaWon [56]
2018 Operation Alamelamma 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [57]
Critics Best Actress – Kannada Won [58]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [59]
Vikram Vedha 7th SIIMA Awards Best Debutant Actress – Tamil Nominated [60]
10th Vijay Awards Best Actress Nominated [61]
2020 Nerkonda Paarvai Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best ActressNominated [62]
Jersey 3rd Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best ActressNominated [63]
Best Find of the Year - FemaleWon
9th SIIMA Awards Best Actress - Telugu Nominated [64]
2022 Chakra & Maara Santosham Film Awards Best Actress – TamilWon [65]
2024 Irugapatru Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best ActressNominated [66]
69th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Tamil Nominated [67]
3rd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress- TamilNominated [68]

References

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