Sridhar is an Indian actor in the

Kannada film industry 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'' directe ...

,About Sridhar
/ref> and also a dance scholar, performer and choreographer, trained in

Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

.Well-matched
/ref> He also holds a degree in engineering.
/ref> Sridhar is married to Anuradha, also a

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 ''Amrutha Ghalige'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the novel ''Avadhana'', by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar. Plot This movie d ...

'', directed by

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

. 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 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 ''Manathil Urudhi Vendum'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Suhasini, with Sridhar and Chandrakanth in supporting roles. It was released on 21 October 1987. Plot Nandini, ...

'', (with

Suhasini Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

). He later acted in several Tamil films, including ''Poo Pootta Nandavanam'' (with Sarita) and ''Maha Maayi'' (with

Shobhana Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Fil ...

). ;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 ''Manichitrathazhu'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam, and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana with Nedumudi Venu ...

'' 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.Awards for Manichitrathazhu
/ref> ;Hindi He acted as the hero in the Hindi film ''Bhairavi'', directed by Arunaraje Patil. This film won a National award.

Notable filmography

;Films ;Serials *''Shivaleelalu'' (ETV) *''Thiruvilayadal'' (Sun TV)

References

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* Male actors in Kannada cinema Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema 1960 births 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{india-actor-stub