Sreenivasan | |
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| Born | (1956-04-06)6 April 1956 (age 69) Kuthuparamba, (present dayKannur, Kerala), India |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Vimala Sreenivasan |
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| Awards | National Film Awards: Best Film on Other Social Issues (1998) |
Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor,screenwriter,director, dubbing artist andproducer who predominantly works inMalayalam cinema.[1] Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such asOdaruthammava 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), andNjan Prakashan (2018) among which the latter is one of thehighest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. He has won twoKerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay, forSandesam andMazhayethum Munpe. He has received numerous accolades including aNational Film Award, twoFilmfare Awards South and sixKerala State Film Awards.
As a writer and actor, he has frequently collaborated with directors such asPriyadarshan,Sathyan Anthikad andKamal. As afilmmaker, he scripted and directedVadakkunokkiyanthram (1989) andChinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998). WhileVadakkunokkiyanthram (1989) won theKerala State Film Award for Best Film,Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998) won theNational Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues andBest Popular Film Award at the 29th Kerala State Film Awards.[2] He co-producedKatha Parayumpol (2007) andThattathin Marayathu (2012) under the banner Lumiere Film Company, along with actorMukesh.
Sreenivasan was born in Patyam, a village nearThalassery inKannur, North Malabar region ofKerala. 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 atKuthuparamba Middle School andGovernment High School, Kadirur. He received a bachelor's degree in economics fromPRNSS College, Mattanur. In 1977, Sreenivasan studied at theFilm and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu,Chennai.[5]
Sreenivasan debuted in the 1976P. A. Backer movieManimuzhakkam. His first lead role wasSanghaganam (1979). At film school, he was enrolled by Aniyeri Prabhakaran, who later cast him inMela (1980). In 1984, Sreenivasan wrote his first film,Odaruthammava Aalariyam. He both wrote and acted inVaravelpu,Gandhinagar 2nd Street,Nadodikkattu and its two sequels,Pattanapravesham, andAkkare Akkare Akkare. As a director he filmedVadakkunokkiyanthram andChinthavishtayaya Shyamala. His comedies includeAram + Aram = Kinnaram,Kinnaripuzhayoram,Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu,Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu,Artham,Azhakiya Ravanan,Chithram etc.[6]
His elder son,Vineeth Sreenivasan is a singer, actor, producer and director. He has acted and directed many Malayalam movies. His younger son,Dhyan Sreenivasan, is also an actor, director and producer, made his debut inThira, a thriller movie directed by his brother.[7]
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