Sriman (actor)

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Sriman
Born
Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy

(1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 52)
Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1972–1984; 1991–present
SpouseNamitha Reddy

Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy (born 14 February 1972), better known professionally as Sriman, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Tamil films, and also some Telugu films. He is primarily known for his prominent character roles in Sethu (1999), Friends (2001) Panchathanthiram (2002), Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), Pokkiri (2007), Aegan (2008), Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) and Kanchana 2 (2015). He is the son of noted producer Prakash Reddy. [1] He has acted in over 135 films in his illustrious career.

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Early life and career

Sriman was born into a Telugu family in 1972. [2] He started his film career as a child artiste in 1972 Telugu film Korada Rani and later worked in a few films [1] till 1984 he performed and returned to continue his academic studies after acting in films directed by his uncle KS Reddy and mostly produced by his father Prakash Reddy. After his college studies he returned to films. In the 90s, he played the hero's friend in several films. [3] He was spotted by director Geetha Krishna for Keechu Rallu (1991). Tamil director Kasthuri Raja spotted him while dancing in Kala Master's dance class and introduced in Mouna Mozhi , [4] then Vikraman spotted and gave him a supporting role in his Tamil film Pudhiya Mannargal . He enacted a supporting role in Priyam , then Vijay-starrer Love Today , which he considers as a turning point in his career". [5] He has frequently appeared in Kamal Haasan's comedy films during the 2000s, including Pammal K. Sambandam , Panchathantiram , Nala Damayanthi , Unnaipol Oruvan , and Manmadan Ambu . [5]

In the mid-2000s, he appeared in a series of lead roles in films with an adult theme including Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu (2005), Unarchigal (2006) and the unreleased Sati Savithri. [6] He recalled memorable moments as a down memory lane moment in an exclusive interview, where he and Vijay had to sit in one position for a long period of time from morning to afternoon for a hilarious comic scene during film shooting of Vaseegara (2003). [7] During his acting career, he frequently collaborated with lead actor Vijay in most of the latter's films including Love Today (1997), Nenjinile (1999), Friends (2001), Vaseegara (2003), Pokkiri (2007), Azhagiya Tamizh Magan (2007), Villu (2009), Sura (2010), Bairavaa (2017), Master (2021) and Varisu (2023), often appearing as a friend or assistant of him in a supporting character role. [8] [9] [10] His 100th film appearance came in Vijay starrer Sura which became a box office bomb due to mixed to negative reviews. [11] His performance as Raghava Lawrence's elder brother in Kanchana (2011) was well received by the audiences mostly appreciating and admiring his humor tone. [11]

He made his debut as a film producer Parimala Thiraiyarangam (2011) under his film production company Wales Productions. [11] He credited Vikram for voluntarily helping him out in terms of teaching the craft of acting during the film shooting sets of Sketch (2018) and Sriman insisted that Vikram was one of his mentors who had been influential in his acting career as Vikram taught Sriman how to perform and emote in front of camera. [12] In return, Sriman taught Vikram some Bharatnatyam dance tips since he learnt the craft of it during his early career.

Filmography

Tamil films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1992 Mouna Mozhi James
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1996 Priyam
1997 Raasi Rathnavelu
Love Today Ravi
1998 Thulli Thirintha Kaalam Saravanan
Nilaave Vaa Laasar
Guru Paarvai Guest appearance
1999 Nenjinile Chandru
Iraniyan Iraniyan's friend
Sethu Sethu's friend
2000 Vallarasu Raheem
2001 Dheena Auto driver
Friends Gowtham
Vaanchinathan Siva
Kaatrukkenna Veli Dr. Subhash Chandra Bose
Krishna Krishna Balakrishnan
Dosth Dharmaraj
Narasimha Terrorist
Asokavanam Madhu
Manadhai Thirudivittai Ashok
Thavasi Thangarasu
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Malathi's Brother
Saptham Pradeep
Enge Enadhu Kavithai Bhaskar
Panchathantiram Hanumanth Reddy
Shree Sivakumar
Jaya Balaji
Virumbugiren
2003 Ramachandra Suresh Kumar
Chokka Thangam Muthu's friend
Vaseegara Sriman
Pop Corn
Nala Damayanthi Badri
Thayumanavan Chellamuthu
Thennavan Auto rickshaw driver
Diwan Duraisingam's son
Kadhal Kirukkan Police Officer
Indru Richard D'Souza
2004 Aaytha Ezhuthu Dilli
Kudaikul Mazhai
2005 Sukran Corrupt Police Officer
Thaka Thimi Tha Sri
Thullum KaalamMeter Govind
Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu Ashok
2006 Unarchigal Ramesh
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei Agandamuthu
Nenjirukkum Varai Hospital MD
Kovai Brothers
2007 Pokkiri Saravanan
Viyabari Suryaprakash’s PA
Thoovanam Sriman
Satham Podathey Police inspector
Nam Naadu Bala
Vegam Cop
Azhagiya Tamil Magan Sakthi
2008 Pattaya Kelappu Ananthakrishnan
Sila Nerangalil
Arasangam Terrorist
Pandi Rajapandi
Nalla Ponnu Ketta PaiyyanAnand
Naayagan Viswanath
Aegan John's bodyguard
Sadhu Miranda
2009 Villu Max
Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval
Ilampuyal
Thoranai Ganesan
Engal Aasan Kumar
Aarumaname Moorthy
Unnaipol Oruvan Aravind Babu
2010 Sura Thandapani
Indrasena
Mandabam
Manmadan Ambu Madhanagopal's friend
2011 Aivar Ramana
Muni 2: Kanchana Raghava's brother
Aduthathu Prathap
Vedi Cheemachu alias Srinivasan
Vellore Maavattam
Sadhurangam Chandran
Anandha Thollai
Naane Varuven
Naan Aval Adhu Unreleased
2012 Billa II Lawyer
Ajantha
2013 Samar Jayaraj
Naiyaandi Paramjothy
2014 Azhagiya Pandipuram Veera Dayalan
2015 Aambala Naddu Ponnu's Husband
Kanchana 2 Dr. Prasad Edison Award for Best Supporting Actor
Massu Engira Masilamani Salesman Sripathy
2016 Miruthan Mall Security
Muthina Kathirika Gopi
2017 Bairavaa PK's assistant
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Kasi
Ippadai Vellum
Ulkuthu Sekar
2018 Sketch Bhaskar
Kadaikutty Singam Adiyamaan (Safari)
Utharavu Maharaja
2019 Kanchana 3 Raghava's brother
2020 Darbar Lily's cousin
2021 Master JD's friend
2022 Naai Sekar "Krodham" Ravi
Ward 126 Kannan's neighbour
2023 Varisu Thambidurai
Ghosty
Theerkadarishi Srinivasan
2024 Chiclets Anusha's father
Guardian Thyagu
Thiru.Manickam private bus driver

Telugu films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1972Korada RaniChild artiste
1975Bangara ManushuluChild artiste
Pichodi PelliChild artiste
1976Seetamma SanthanamChild artiste
1979Toofan MailChild artiste
1983Chandi ChamundiChild artiste
1984Railu DopidiChild artiste
1991Keechu Raallu
1994 Top Hero Dasu's son
1995Ammaleni Puttillu
Badilli
Real Hero
1996Maa Inti Aadapaduchu
2001 Snehamante Idera GauthamRemake of Friends (2001)
2002 Seshu Seshu's friendRemake of Sethu (1999)
2004Dharma
2005 786 Khaidi Premakatha [13]
2009 Pistha RambabuTelugu version of Thoranai
Eenadu Aravind BabuTelugu version of Unnaipol Oruvan
2011 Oosaravelli Johnny
2012 Rebel Ajay
2015 Tripura Taddi Taapaarao
2023 Narakasura Inspector Sripathi [14]
2024 Chiclets Anusha's father

Television

Streaming television

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