Sridhar (actor)


Sridhar is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, and also a dance scholar, performer and choreographer, trained in Bharatanatyam. He also holds a degree in Engineering. Sridhar is married to Anuradha, also a Bharatanatyam dance performer; both have performed for many dance shows as a duo.

Film career

He entered Kannada cinema as a hero in the film Amrutha Ghalige, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Since then he has acted in more than 60 films and has won many awards for his performances. He has acted in five languages- Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
;Kannada
He won the Karnataka State Government's Best Actor Award for his performance as the saint-poet Sharief, in the film Santa Shishunala Shariefa. This film also won the prestigious Nargis Dutt award from the Central Government. His film Bannada Vesha in Kannada won the regional best film award in which he portrayed the character of a Yakshagana artist. He also acted in many devotional films.
;Tamil
K. Balachander introduced him to the Tamil screen with his film Manathil Uruthi Vendum,. He later acted in several Tamil films, including Poo Pootta Nandavanam and Maha Maayi.
;Telugu
His performance in a character role in the Telugu film Swarabhishekam, directed by K. Viswanath won high acclaim. Shridhar became a household name in Andhra Pradesh with his outstanding performance as Lord Shiva in the classic Telugu serial Shivaleelalu on ETV Telugu.
;Malayalam
He has acted in the highly acclaimed Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu directed by Fazil. This film won many State Awards and a National film award. He acted opposite Rudra as P. Mahadevan, a poet and professor.
;Hindi
He acted as the hero in the Hindi film Bhairavi, directed by Arunaraje Patil. This film won a National award.

Notable filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1984Amrutha GhaligeKannadaDebut film
1984Bannada VeshaKannada
1986Sundara SwapnagaluKannada
1987Manathil Uruthi VendumTamil
1987Manasa VeeneKannada
1988AasphotaKannada
1989Pudhea PaadhaiTamil
1990Santha Shishunala SharifaShareefaKannadaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
1991Thavarumane UdugoreKannada
1991MangalyaKannada
1992Bombat HendthiSridharKannada
1992Hatamari Hennu Kiladi GanduKannada
1993ManichitrathazhuMahadevanMalayalam
1993Kollura Sri MookambikaKannada
1996BhairaviRajan SwamyHindi
2004SwarabhishekamTelugu
2008BudhivantaDavid FernandezKannada
2012Katariveera SurasundarangiLord IndraKannada