Sritej is an Indian actor who works in

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-language films. He came into limelight with the 2019 film ''

Lakshmi's NTR ''Lakshmi's NTR'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of former film actor and chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao from the perspective of his second wife, Lakshmi Parvati as well a ...

'' directed by

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

. He was also cast in

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...

's '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' and '' NTR: Mahanayakudu''. He played the role of

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in ''Lakshmi's NTR''.

Film career

Shritej started his career in 2013. He played the role of Devineni Nehru in the Film Vangaveeti. He played the role of late Y. S Raja Shekar Reddy, former

Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chi ...

in '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' and '' NTR: Mahanayakudu''. In an Interview, he said that NTR,

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

and

Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest- ...

are his inspiration.

Early career

He started his career as an Assistant Director in 2006 and worked for the films ''

Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava). The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporti ...

'' (2007) and ''Mounaragam''. Later he worked for the Government documentaries and some temple documentaries till 2013.

Filmography

Television

References

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