Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his stage name Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making his film debut in 2003 in small supporting roles. His first major film as a lead actor was ''

Inthi Ninna Preethiya ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' () is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and produced by Duniya Soori. The film's plot revolves around a family which struggles due to the bad effects of alcohol addiction. The film features Sr ...

'' (2008) which opened to positive reviews with his performance being noted. Following this, he featured in many feature films, notably '' Mathe Mungaru'' (2010), '' Savaari'' (2009), ''

Hudugaru ''Hudugaru'' ( Boys) is a 2011 Kannada-language drama film directed by K. Madesh, starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Srinagar Kitty, Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The film, which is a remake of the successful 2010 Tamil film ''Naadodigal' ...

'' (2011) and ''

Sanju Weds Geetha ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagashekar and produced by Pramod Narayan, starring Srinagar Kitty and Ramya in the lead roles. Jassie Gift composed the soundtrack, while Sadhu Kokila ...

'' (2011). The success of these films established him as one of the leading actors in

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Family and early background

Kitty comes from a joint family where he is the last child born to his parents. He is married to TV producer Bhavana Belegere and is the son-in-law of noted writer, journalist and TV Presenter

Ravi Belagere Ravi Belagere (15 March 1958 – 13 November 2020) was an Indian writer and journalist based in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was the editor of the Kannada-language tabloid ''Hai Bangalore'' and fortnightly magazine '' O Manase''. He founded Bhavana ...

Career

Television

He started his career early as a Child artist with TV serials like – ''Malanadina Chitragalu'', ''Doddamane'', ''Kandana Kavya'' among many others. During this time, he was even active in stage plays and acted in plays like ''Kaadu'', ''Kappe Bhavi Nakshatra'', ''Akka'', ''Namma Nimmagalobba'', ''Sanje Mallige''. Post his education, he starred TV serials for ETV, Udaya and Suvarna – prominent among them being, ''Chandrika'', ''Preethigagi'', ''Ananda Sagara'', ''Mane Mane Kathe'' and ''Bhoomi''.

Films

Kitty made his debut in films with the 2003

film ''

Chandra Chakori ''Chandra Chakori'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada language romance drama film directed and written by S. Narayan. The film stars Murali, Priya and Naaz, all making their debuts, along with Srinagar Kitty and Doddanna in other pivotal roles. The film ...

'', in which he appeared in a negative role. He then appeared in negative roles with films like '' Gowdru'', ''Love Story'', ''Aadhi'', '' Ayya'' and ''Vishnusene'' most of which releases in the year 2005. He made his debut in a lead role in ''Giri'' and followed it with ''

'' which gave him stardom. He then appeared in '' Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara'', ''Janumada Gelathi'', '' Mathe Mungaru'', '' Savaari'', ''Male Barali Manju Irali'', ''

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'', ''

'' and ''

'', all of which saw moderate success with ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' and ''Hudugaru'' seeing success at the box-office. His performance in ''Savaari'' won him the Filmfare Special Jury Award. Gifted with a great baritone, Kitty has also lent his voice for the character of Lord Ram in a

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titled ''Radio Ramayana'' which is aired on Fever 104 FM, Bangalore. In 2014, Kitty appeared in a triple role in the film '' Bahuparak'' and also sang the song "Simple Preethige" for the film.

Awards and accolades

* 2009 - Filmfare Special Jury Award - ''Savaari''

Filmography

As actor

Cameo appearance

References

External links

*
Srinagara Kitty filmography
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