SREENIVASAN -
Film Actor/Scriptwriter
Sreenivasan - (born 4th April 1956) was born in a small village of Patyam,
to the east of Thalassery in Kannur, North Malabar region of Kerala State.
He completed his formal education
in Government High School, Kathiroor and Pazhassi Raja N.S.S. College Mattannur.
He got a diploma in film acting from the Madras Film Institute, Chennai
in 1977. His son Vineeth Sreenivasan is a director lyricist,
singer, director and actor.
Sreenivasan entered the film industry in the 1977
P. A. Backer
movie Manimuzhakam after finishing a course in acting from the
Film Chamber Institute. At the film institute he was coached by the then vice
principal A. Prabhakaran, who later gave him a role in his movie Mela. A
few movie roles later, he wrote his first film, Oodarathuammava Aalariyam,
in 1984. 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 films include Sandesam,
Vellanakalude Nadu, and Varavelpu.
His films like Sandesham and Varavelpu criticized the activities
of Kerala's major political parties and unions. Arabikatha
depicts the fight of a true communist in the party. Some of his movies include Vadakku Nooki Yanthram and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. His
comedies include Aram + Aram = Kinnaram, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu,
Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam and Chithram
He has written the screenplays for films such as Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
(1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu
(1987), Pattanapravesham (1988), Varavelpu
(1989), Sandesam
(1991), Midhunam
(1993), and Azhakiya Ravanan (1996) among others. As a
writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan,
Sathyan
Anthikad and Kamal. As an actor he and Mohanlal
made many films together.
As a filmmaker,
he has scripted and directed Vadakkunokkiyanthram (1989)
and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998).
He appeared in a weekly TV show on Kairali TV
called Valiya Lokavum Cheriya Sreeniyum (translation: The Big World
and the Little Sreeni). He has received various State and Asianet awards
along with other awards and citations.
He is married to Vimala and has two sons Vineeth Srinivasan who is an actor and director, and Dhyan Srinivasan.
He is married to Vimala and has two sons Vineeth Srinivasan who is an actor and director, and Dhyan Srinivasan.
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