Srinath (Kannada actor)

Early life

Narayana Swamy was born on 28 December 1943 to Ramaswamy Shastri and Lalita in Mysore, in the Kingdom of Mysore of India. Initially, he acted in amateur plays and practiced cinematography in Occupational Institute in Bangalore. He entered films with a small role in the Kannada movie Lagna Pathrike. After that, he got a chance to play the main role in a film called Madhura Milana and his name was changed to Srinath. In 1975 the stupendous success of the cult movie Shubhamangala by Puttanna Kanagal made him a popular hero in Kannada cinema.

Career

Film and television

Srinath has acted in over 350 films. Shubhamangala (ಶುಭ ಮಂಗಳ) is his biggest hit. He has won the State award as best actor for Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava and the Filmfare award for Besuge (ಬೆಸುಗೆ). In 1982 he had produced *Maanasa Sarovara (ಮಾನಸ ಸರೋವರ) *for his mentor Puttanna Kanagal. Srinath was also preparing to direct a Kannada movie. He formed a popular pair with top actress Manjula with whom he acted in a record 35 films during the 1970s and 80s.

Srinath was the Vice President of the Udaya TV Kannada Channel and hosted the Game Show Adarsha Dampatigalu (). He still continues to act in films and TV serials.

Politics

Srinath was nominated by Bharatiya Janata Party as member of legislative council from the artiste fraternity for a period of six years.

Awards and honours

In the year of 1980-81 he was honored by the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for his effective portrayal of the role of Raghavendra in the movie Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava. In year 2003, Srinath was honoured with the Kalaratna (Gem of Art) award by Adarsha Suguma Sangeeta Academy Trust, in Bangalore. The award was honoured by S.M. Shankar, the brother of S.M. Krishna, the then Chief Minister of Karnataka. In the same year, Srinath was honoured with the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava Award given by the Government of Karnataka. Then in 2013 Karnataka State Film Awards, he's honored by the prestigious Dr. Rajkumar Award for his lifetime achievement to Kannada Cinema. After completing 100 films he was given the title "Abhinaya Chakravarthy"in 1982. He is also a recipient of Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South in 2024.

Personal life

Srinath is the younger brother of renowned Kannada theatre artist as well as film actor and writer C. R. Simha. Srinath is married to Geetha Srinath. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter. His son Rohit has acted in several Kannada movies as a child artist. His daughter Amulya currently lives in the U.S. with her husband and three daughters.

Contribution to society

Srinath has set up a charitable trust called Deeya Art Foundation, to provide a helping-hand to the poor and needy who are affected by diseases like cancer, HIV and heart-related ailments. Among the objectives of the foundation are:

• Organising entertainment programs exclusively for cancer-affected patients
• Free health check-up camps
• Fund-raising camps for the physically handicapped
• Service activities at old-age homes
• Blood donation camps
• Free supply of medicines and nutritional food

Partial filmography

Kannada films

Other language films

Television

References

References

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3. "Weekend with Ramesh".
4. [http://www.chitraranga.com/en/profiles/srinath.asp Srinath's Profile at Chitranga.com] {{Webarchive. link. (5 April 2007 Retrieved on 22 April 2007)
5. [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/22683.html Srinath is nominated as MLC by BJP] {{Webarchive. link. (14 May 2007 - A report in IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved on 22 April 2007)
6. [http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/08/stories/2003090804650400.htm Nisar Ahmed, film actor Srinath honoured by Adarsha Sugama Sangeeta Academy Trust] {{Webarchive. link. (1 October 2007 - [[The Hindu]] News Report, Retrieved on 22 April 2007)
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8. "Karantaka State Film Awards announced".
9. Inauguration of the Deeya Art Foundation is mentioned in the Times of India, Bangalore Edition, newspaper dated 2007-04-24, page 2, article title: Musical start to Srinath's foundation
10. "Modala Rathri (1970) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew".
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12. "Mahendra Varma (1993) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew".
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