Srikanth
Srikanth in 2016
Born	(1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (age 46) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Sriram
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Vandana ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2

Srikanth is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly inTamil andTelugu films. He is credited asSriram in Telugu films.^[1] He debuted inK. Balachander's tele serialJannal – Marabu Kavithaigal (1999).^[2][3] His film debut was in the romantic filmRoja Kootam (2002) and went on to star in more such films includingApril Maadhathil (2002),Parthiban Kanavu (2003),Okariki Okaru (2003) andKana Kandaen (2005). He subsequently went on to portray action roles inDrohi (2010).^[4] He starred inNanban (2012), remake of3 Idiots directed byS. Shankar.^[5]

Srikanth was born to aTelugu-father (fromChittoor) andTamil-mother (fromKumbakonam) inChennai.^[6][7] His family hailed fromTirupati and he was raised inHyderabad. His father worked inState Bank of India. Srikanth had an elder brother who died due todengue after he returned from United States. Srikanth uses the name Sriram inTelugu films to avoid confusion with his contemporarySrikanth.^[8]

He married Vandana secretly and lived together for three months. They both later went to court after allegations against Vandana. The court ruled in favor of Vandana.^[9] He remarried Vandana on 7 September 2008, who had completed herMBA in Australia.^[10][11] The couple has two children.^[12][13]

On 23 June 2025, Srikanth was arrested byTamil Nadu Police for possession of cocaine.^[14][15]

Looking to step into an acting career after beginning as a model, Srikanth was coached acting skills by then-assistant directors such asVetrimaaran andMysskin in the early 2000s.^[16] Srikanth was selected to play the lead role inKathir'sKadhal Virus (2002) and spent a year preparing for the film, before being replaced by fellow newcomerRichard. He was then considered to make his acting debut throughJeeva's12B, but the role went to another newcomerShaam.^[16] Further potential projects directed byBharathiraja andK. Balachander also did not work out, before he was cast bySasi inRoja Kootam (2002), after the original lead actor had opted out.^[17] After the film's success, he became popularly known asRoja Kootam Srikanth for a while.^[18]

Srikanth then featured in another successful ventureApril Madhathil (2002) alongsideSneha followed byManasellam (2003). He won theTamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for his role inParthiban Kanavu (2003) opposite Sneha, directed byKaru Pazhaniappan. Srikanth's straight Telugu film wasRasool Ellore's directorial debutOkariki Okaru under the stage name of Sriram to avoid confusion with established starMeka Srikanth. The film received positive reviews upon release with one critic noting that "He did a sensible portrayal of the role".^[19] His first release of 2004 wasVarnajalam, followed byBose, in which he was paired with Sneha for the third time afterApril Maadhathil andParthiban Kanavu.Kana Kandaen (2005) directed byK. V. Anand, with the Malayalam actorPrithviraj in his first Tamil role. Srikanth and Prithviraj gave a good performance also.^[20][21] The film was followed byOru Naal Oru Kanavu (2005) andBambara Kannaley (2005). In 2006, he acted in the filmMercury Pookkal,^[22] andUyir.Behindwoods wrote: "Sri has come up with an excellent performance of a man lost in this juggernaut of emotions."^[23] TSV Hari at Rediff.com responded negatively toKizhakku Kadarkarai Salai, noting a thin script and "meaningless songs".^[24] This was the third film and last collaboration between the directorS. S. Stanley and Srikanth afterApril Maadhathil andMercury Pookkal. His next film wasAadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule, a Telugu film directed by Tamil directorSelvaraghavan. Srikanth play the second lead role after Telugu actorVenkatesh. This was followed byVallamai Tharayo (2008),Poo (2008) andIndira Vizha (2009).^[25]

In 2010, Srikanth releasedRasikkum Seemane,Police Police andDrohi. Srikanth co-starring with the new Tamil actorVishnu Vishal in this film.^[26]Mandhira Punnagai was last released as guest appearance. In 2011, he began in Malayalam filmUppukandam Brothers: Back in Action,^[27] a Telugu film,Dhada andSadhurangam.^[28] The film was completed in 2006 but the film remained unreleased for five years. The project was released on 2011. These three movies were box office failures. In 2012, he was first seen inS. Shankar's comedy-dramaNanban (a remake of theHindi-language film3 Idiots), which featured him as part of anall-star cast includingVijay,Jiiva,Ileana D'Cruz andSathyaraj. The movie is released to positive reviews. It was dubbed and released in Telugu asSnehitudu.^[29] He also started in Telugu filmNippu (2011), a Malayalam filmHero (2012) and comedy filmPaagan (2012). Later, he acted inBuddy (2013) andKathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (2014) as guest appearance directed byR. Parthiepan. In 2015, he played in the supernatural drama filmOm Shanthi Om. The following year, he acted in the horror filmSowkarpettai (2016) and comedyNambiyaar (2016). He appeared in the Telugu action thrillerLie (2017).

In 2019, his next film wasRocky: The Revenge, a Tamil action crime thriller centered on dogs.^[30] The film was a box office failure.^[31] He also appeared in the Telugu filmRaagala 24 Gantallo (2019), where he played the cop.^[32]

Srikanth plays serial killer in the action thrillerMirugaa (2021), followed by three Telugu filmsY (2021),Asalem Jarigindi (2021) and10th Class Diaries (2022). Then he plays the role of a cop who investigates the case in the crimeMaha. However, the film was a failure to critics.^[33] Later, he was cast in multi-stars inCoffee with Kadhal (2022),Bagheera (2023),Kannai Nambathey (2023) andRavanasura (2023). After that, he returns as the main hero inEcho (2023),Amala (2023) andPindam (2023). Srikanth, who plays the lead role in the filmOperation Laila (2024), portrays two characters.^[34] In 2025, he was seen in the romantic comedyDinasari andKonjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal.^[35][36]

• ITFA Best New Actor Award forRoja Kootam (2002)^[37]
• Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor forParthiban Kanavu (2003)^[38]
• Kalaimamani Award from theGovernment of Tamil Nadu (2018)^[39][40]

• Note: He is credited as Sriram in Telugu.

• Srikanth atIMDb

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