M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with ''

Topiwala ''Topiwala'' is a 2013 Kannada political satire film starring Upendra and Bhavana in the lead roles. The film was written by Upendra and directed by M. G. Srinivas. Kanakapura Sreenivas and K. P. Srikanth jointly produced this venture under R ...

'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring

Upendra Upendra (Devanagari: उपेन्द्र) is an Indian masculine given name. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ' is "younger brother of Indra" and refers to either Krishna or Vishnu, who as a son of Aditi (or in the Vamana avatar) was born subs ...

. Srinivas first became an RJ with his show on 93.5 RED FM, Blade Raja. He did

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s. His first short film Rules, has the distinction of being screened at Australia's Bollywood and Beyond

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, his next project won him the Platinum

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Award at the Houston Film Festival. Titled ''

Simply Kailawesome ''Simply Kailawesome'' is a Kannada short film directed by MG Srinivas. The film was made on playwright T. P. Kailasam and revolves around conversations between Kailasam and female protagonists from four of his plays. While MG Srinivas played T ...

'', the film centers itself around the life and literary works of renowned

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

writer T P Kailasam. It was also this very film that caught Upendra's attention, following which Topiwala happened. This led to his first feature ''

'', with

in the lead.

Early life and background

He was educated at Bangalore's Presidency School. After completing his graduation and acquiring his BSc degree fro
Seshadripuram College
. He commenced his career as a dance choreographer. Later in 2007, he joined 93.5 RED FM as a professional radio jockey.

Personal life

He married Shruti IL, a Journalist on 30 June 2019 in

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Film career

Alongside his radio jockey career, Srinivas started making short films. His first short movie was Rules, which grabbed attention for its slapstick comedy inter-twined with a satirical tone on speed breakers. This film was officially screened in the

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, Bollywood, and Beyond. Following this stint, Srinivas , trained a
Abhinaya Taranga
to learn the nuances of acting. He made his second short film ''

'', which was based on TP Kailasam’s works. He essayed the lead role in the film. ''

''’s win of the Platinum

Award at the Houston Film Festival, paved way for a formal introduction to Kannada superstar

. MGS then went on to direct ''

'' for

and the film opened to a positive response. He next directed a romantic comedy, '' Srinivasa Kalyana'', produced by Bharat Jain under Mars Films. This movie also saw Srini making his commercial movie debut as a lead actor. However, Srini was first seen as an actor in Sudeep directorial, ''

Just Maath Maathalli ''Just Maath Maathalli'' (English translation: ''Just your chatter'') is a 2010 Indian Kannada romance film written and directed by Sudeep starring himself, Ramya and Rajesh Nataranga in the lead roles. The film follows Siddharth's search for Tan ...

''.In this 2010 Kannada movie, he was seen as

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's music freak brother. Srinivasa Kalyana opened to positive reviews across the state.

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gave the movie 3/5 and praised the movie for its light-hearted comedy and youthful charm which showed a complex philosophical thought in a simple manner.

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rated 3.5/5 and praised the sass touch to this candy-floss romance. His next venture was the crime thriller Birbal Trilogy. The first part is, ''Case 1: Finding Vajramuni'', followed by '' Case No.2: Avrn bitt, Ivrn bitt, Ivryaru?'' and the last one is '' Case No.3 : Turremane''. '' Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni'', released in January 2019, and starred MGS himself and Rukmini Vasanth in the lead. Sujay Shastry, Suresh Heblikar, and Madhusudhan Rao are also, seen in prominent roles. Srinivas completed the film

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The film features MG Srinivas, Aditi Prabhudeva in lead role. The film's title was inspired from the popular alcohol beverage brand, but it also means "Hale Sanyasi" in Kannada. Veteran actor Rajesh, made a special cameo appearance in the film. The film was released on February 25, 2022 simultaneously in the Kannada and Telugu languages. Critics praised the direction, comedy, writing, dialogue and performance of the film. Music Director duo Saurabh and Vaibhav collaborate a second time with Srini after Birbal, and are one of the producers of the movie. He is currently working on his next film

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The team has already completed its first two schedules recently in which they filmed some crucial scenes of the movie in a huge prison interior set in

and

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is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language action thriller written and directed by M. G. Srinivas, and produced by Sandesh Nagraj under Sandesh Productions banners. The film stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

, with Vijay Sethupathi,

Prashant Narayanan Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', '' Bombil and Beatrice'', ''Via Darjeeling'' and '' Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His br ...

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, Anupam Kher and

Archana Jois Archana Jois (born 24 December 1994) is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern In ...

in supporting roles. The film was officially announced in 2022 under the Sandesh Nagraj Productions Sandalwood. It is an action heist thriller, the shoot for the film is presently underway. and all set to release in third quarter of 2023.

Awards

* Nominated at Bollywood & Beyond film festival in Australia for work ''Rules'' * Srini had won Platinum

Award at the Houston Film Festival for the short movie ''

.'' * Srini won RISING STAR Award at the Chittara Star Awards in 2022 * Srini won Most Entertaining Star Of the Year Award at the Chithra Santhe Awards in 2023

Filmography

References

External links

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