Sriman (actor)

Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy (born 14 February 1972), known professionally as Sriman, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Tamil films, and also some Telugu films. He is primarily known for his prominent character roles in Sethu (1999), Friends (2001) Panchathanthiram (2002), Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), Pokkiri (2007), Aegan (2008), Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) and Kanchana 2 (2015). He is the son of noted producer Kumaravatha Prakash Reddy.^[1] He has acted in over 135 films in his illustrious career.

Early life and career

Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy, better known as Sriman was born into a Telugu Hindu family in 1972.^[2] He started his film career as a child artiste in 1972 Telugu film Korada Rani and later worked in a few films^[1] till 1984 he performed and returned to continue his academic studies after acting in films directed by his uncle KS Reddy and mostly produced by his father Kumaravatha Prakash Reddy. After his college studies he returned to films. In the 90s, he played the hero's friend in several films.^[3] He was spotted by director Geetha Krishna for Keechu Rallu (1991). Tamil director Kasthuri Raja spotted him while dancing in Kala Master's dance class and introduced in Mouna Mozhi,^[4] then Vikraman spotted and gave him a supporting role in his Tamil film Pudhiya Mannargal. He enacted a supporting role in Priyam, then Vijay-starrer Love Today, which he considers as a turning point in his career".^[5] He has frequently appeared in Kamal Haasan's comedy films during the 2000s, including Pammal K. Sambandam, Panchathantiram, Nala Damayanthi, Unnaipol Oruvan, and Manmadan Ambu.^[5]

In the mid-2000s, he appeared in a series of lead roles in films with an adult theme including Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu (2005), Unarchigal (2006) and the unreleased Sati Savithri.^[6] He recalled memorable moments as a down memory lane moment in an exclusive interview, where he and Vijay had to sit in one position for a long period of time from morning to afternoon for a hilarious comic scene during film shooting of Vaseegara (2003).^[7] During his acting career, he frequently collaborated with lead actor Vijay in most of the latter's films including Love Today (1997), Nenjinile (1999), Friends (2001), Vaseegara (2003), Pokkiri (2007), Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007), Villu (2009), Sura (2010), Bairavaa (2017), Master (2021) and Varisu (2023), often appearing as a friend or assistant of him in a supporting character role.^[8][9][10] His 100th film appearance came in Vijay starrer Sura which became a box office bomb due to mixed to negative reviews.^[11] His performance as Raghava Lawrence's elder brother in Kanchana (2011) was well received by the audiences mostly appreciating and admiring his humor tone.^[11]

He made his debut as a film producer Parimala Thiraiyarangam (2011) under his film production company Wales Productions.^[11] He credited Vikram for voluntarily helping him out in terms of teaching the craft of acting during the film shooting sets of Sketch (2018) and Sriman insisted that Vikram was one of his mentors who had been influential in his acting career as Vikram taught Sriman how to perform and emote in front of camera.^[12] He was seen seen in superstar Rajinikanth starrer Darbar (2020).^[13] Sriman makes his presence felt in the comedy-drama Baby and Baby (2025).^[14]

Filmography

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Television

• Anni
• Comedy Junction
• Pandian Stores
• Kelviyin Nayagane

Streaming television

• Label
• Mansion 24

References

1. ^ "Pal of Maduraiites". The Hindu. 12 July 2004.
2. ^ "15 Tamil actors with Telugu ancestry/Ethnicity". The Times of India. 10 March 2023. Archived 13 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. ^ "Sriman: Vikram taught me nuances in acting". The Times of India
4. ^ S, Bala (27 February 2024). "விஜய் நண்பராக பல படங்களில் ஜொலித்த ஸ்ரீமன்.. அவர் அப்பா பத்தி தெரிஞ்ச தகவலால் சிலிர்த்து போன ரசிகர்கள்.." (in Tamil). Tamil Minutes. Archived 12 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
5. ^ "Cinema - The Hindu". The Hindu. 5 November 2011.
6. ^ "Dailynews - Mr. Shakila". 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005.
7. ^ "Actor Sriman recalls a scene with Vijay 20 years ago". The Times of India. 2021-08-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
8. ^ "I don't miss a chance to work with Vijay, says Sriman". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
9. ^ "Vijay welcomes Sriman saying, Va Sri, and poses for a selfie ahead of Master’s release". The Times of India. 2021-01-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
10. ^ "Master' actor Sriman reveals a big secret behind Vijay's dance". The Times of India. 2020-08-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
11. ^ "Sriman turns film producer". The New Indian Express. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
12. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (2017-04-13). "Sriman gets nostalgic". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
13. ^ "Vikram taught me acting nuances - popular actor reveals!"
14. ^ "Baby and Baby review: An unengaging mishmash of outdated conflicts and emotions"
15. ^ Jeevi (4 February 2005). "Movie review - 786 (Khaidi Premakatha)". Idlebrain.com
16. ^ Sistu, Suhas (3 November 2023). "‘Narakasura’ review: Interesting revenge drama". The Hans India

External links

• Sriman (actor) at IMDb