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Sreenivasan

This article is about the actor born in 1956. For other uses, see Sreenivasan (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Srinivasan (Tamil actor).

Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan in 2010
Born (1956-04-06) 6 April 1956 (age 68)
Kuthuparamba, (present day Kannur, Kerala), India
Other namesSreeni
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1977–present
WorksFull list
SpouseVimala Sreenivasan
Children
AwardsNational Film Awards:
Best Film on Other Social Issues (1998)

Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.[1] Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Pattanapravesham (1988), Varavelpu (1989), Thalayana Manthram (1990), Sandesam (1991), Midhunam (1993), Mazhayethum Munpe (1995), Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998), Udayananu Tharam (2005), Katha Parayumpol (2007), and Njan Prakashan (2018) among which the latter is one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, for Sandesam and Mazhayethum Munpe. He has received numerous accolades including a National Film Award, two Filmfare Award South and seven Kerala State Film Awards.

As a writer and actor, he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikad and Kamal. As a filmmaker, he scripted and directed Vadakkunokkiyanthram (1989) and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998). While Vadakkunokkiyanthram (1989) won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film, Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998) won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues and Best Popular Film Award at the 29th Kerala State Film Awards.[2] He co-produced Katha Parayumpol (2007) and Thattathin Marayathu (2012) under the banner Lumiere Film Company, along with actor Mukesh.

Early life

Sreenivasan was born in Patyam, a village near Thalassery in Kannur, North Malabar region of Kerala. He has a sister and two brothers.[3] His mother was a homemaker and his father a school teacher.[4] Sreenivasan completed his formal education at Kuthuparamba Middle School and Government High School, Kadirur. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from PRNSS College, Mattanur. In 1977, Sreenivasan studied at the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.[5]

Career

Sreenivasan debuted in the 1976 P. A. Backer movie Manimuzhakkam. His first lead role was Sanghaganam (1979). At film school, he was enrolled by Aniyeri Prabhakaran, who later cast him in Mela (1980). In 1984, Sreenivasan wrote his first film, Odaruthammava Aalariyam. He both wrote and acted in Varavelpu, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Nadodikkattu and its two sequels, Pattanapravesham, and Akkare Akkare Akkare. As a director he filmed Vadakkunokkiyanthram and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. His comedies include Aram + Aram = Kinnaram, Kinnaripuzhayoram, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, Artham, Azhakiya Ravanan, Chithram etc.[6]

Personal life

His eldest son Vineeth Sreenivasan is a singer, actor, producer and director. He has acted and directed many Malayalam movies. His youngest son, Dhyan Sreenivasan, is also an actor, director and producer, made his debut in Thira, a thriller movie directed by his brother.[7]

Awards and honours

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Asianet Film Awards
Ramu Kariat Memorial Awards
  • 1998 - Best Film - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala[18]
  • 2010 - Best Actor - Aathmakatha
Other Awards
  • 2008 - Best Script Writer - Katha Parayumpol[19]
  • 2009 - Sathyan Memorial Film Award for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema.[20]
  • 2011 - Golden Friends of Kannur Expatriates Award[21]
  • 2011 - T. K. Ramakrishnan Memorial Award for exemplary contribution to public life.[22]
  • 2012 - Bharat Balan K. Nair Film Award for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema.[23]
  • 2024 - Tapasya Madampu Smriti Award for contributions to Malayalam film literature.[24]

Filmography

Main article: Sreenivasan filmography

References

  1. ^ Sreenivasan Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu 17 April 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Sreenivasan's Chintavishtayaya Shyamala". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012..
  3. ^ "Sreenivasan Interview". Mathrubhumi website. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ Sreenivasan Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine MSIDB
  5. ^ Actor Archived 19 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Cinidiary.
  6. ^ Lifestyle Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mangalam.
  7. ^ "Interview". Mathrubhumi. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
  8. ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "State Awards list". Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "State Awards list". Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "State Awards list". Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Film Critics awards complete list from 1977 to 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association Awards. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards 2023: 'Aattam' bags best film award". Mathrubhumi. 12 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. ^ "46th Filmfare Awards South". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  15. ^ "'Happy Days' at the 55th Tiger Balm Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice". Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  16. ^ "Ujala-Asianet Film Awards 2010". Malayalam Cinema Buzz. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Asianet Film Awards 2019". Adgully. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Today's politics has gone beyond satire: Sreenivasan". The New Indian Express. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Sreenivasan bags Annual Movie Award". FilmiBeat. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Sreenivasan wins Sathyan Memorial Award". The New Indian Express. 12 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Friends of Kannur Golden FOKE Award to Film Star Sreenivasan". IndiansInKuwait. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Award for Sreenivasan". The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Award for Sreenivasan". The New Indian Express. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  24. ^ SV, Swathi (23 April 2024). "Sreenivasan Awarded Tapasya Madampi Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Cinema". Karma News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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