Srinivasa Prabhu 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 ...

and a

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

artist in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. Some of the notable films of Srinivasa Prabhu as an actor include ''Bimba - Those 90 Minutes'' (2018), ''

Kanooru Heggadithi ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' (''Kanooru Headwoman'') is a 1999 Indian film based on the 1936 novel " Kanooru Subbamma Heggadithi" by Kannada writer Kuvempu, and directed by playwright and film director Girish Karnad. Set in the Malnad region, the fi ...

'' (1999), Hudugaru (2011), Humble Politician Nograj (2018) etc.

Personal life

Srinivasa Prabhu did his MA from Central College in Bengaluru, securing the first rank (gold medal) in the state. He graduated from the prestigious

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

, New Delhi, in 1981.

Career

He worked as a voice-over dubbing artist for

Ravi Chandran Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Rav ...

in most of his early blockbuster films such as

Premaloka ''Premaloka'' in Kannada (), ''Paruva Ragam'' in Tamil (), is a 1987 bilingual romantic musical film, written and directed by V. Ravichandran in his directorial debut based on the 1982 movie ''Grease 2''. He additionally served as the lead actor ...

Anjada Gandu ''Anjada Gandu'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles along ...

and

Ranadheera ''Ranadheera'' ( kn, ರಣಧೀರ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada language musical action film starring Ravichandran and Khushbu. Directed by Ravichandran himself, the film was produced by his father N. Veeraswamy under Eshwari Productions. Kushbo ...

. He was part of many soap/serials including ''Janani, Aasare, Sanje Mallige, Muktha, Naaku Thanthi, Kutumba, Maneyondhu Mooru Bagilu, Gupthagamini, Kadambari, Geethanjali, Thakadhimi Thaa and Punyakoti'' etc. At one point in the 2000s, it was nearly impossible to switch on a Kannada Daily Soap channel and not spot Mr. Prabhu, which led to him being given the title of "Kirutereya Badshah" ("King of the Small Screen" / "King of Television") by popular media publications. He is also a Hindustani singer, trained by the legendary Shyamala Bhave. Srinivasa Prabhu has also written the lyrics for 13 songs in the play ''′Gulle Nari′'' (an adaptation of Benjamin Jonson's ''′

Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perfor ...

′''). He has also authored two cook books in Kannada under the title "Siri Paaka".

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1985) * ''

'' (1999) * ''Karmugilu'' (2002) * ''

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) * ''

Puttakkana Highway ''Puttakkana Highway'' ( kn, ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಹೈವೇ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada drama film starring Shruti and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The film was directed by B. Suresha. Prakash Rai and Shylaja Nag jointly produced this ...

'' (2011) * ''

Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad distr ...

'' (2006) * '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' (2014) *'' Karvva'' (2016) * '' Smile Please'' (2017) * '' Humble Politician Nograj'' (2018) * '' Hyper'' (2018)

Awards and recognition

* Karnataka Nataka Academy Award (2008) * URF World Record (2019) for 'Bimba' as the first single-shot, single-actor feature film in the world * India Book of Records National Record for 'Bimba' (2019) * 'Natya Shiromani' National Award, Orissa * 'Rangashree Sagar' award for excellence in theatre * 'Aryabhata - Best Actor Award' for 'Kutumba' (Udaya TV) * Sandalwood Seva Ratna Award (2022) * 'Best Regional Film award at Rajasthan International Film Festival (2019) for 'Bimba' * 'Best Dialogue' award for 'Bimba' by Raghavendra Chitravani Samsthe * Kannada International Music Award (KiMA) for 'Best Lyrics' and 'Best Music' in Theatre for the play 'Gulle Nari' (2014)

References

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