{{Short description|Indian actor and lawyer (born 1981)}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sricharan | image = | image_size = | birth_name = M. Sricharan Rangarajan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/business-laws/m-sricharan-rangarajans-treaties-on-arbitration-provides-a-detailed-insight-on-arbitration/article67547045.ece|title=M Sricharan RangaRajan's 'Treatise on Arbitration' provides a detailed insight on arbitration|first=Nabodita|last=Ganguly|date=19 November 2023|website=The Hindu}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|04|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu India | alma_mater = National University of Singapore; New York University School of Law | occupation = actor, Lawyer | years_active = 2008–present }}
'''Sricharan Rangarajan''' (born 24 April 1981) is an Indian actor and a lawyer based in Chennai, India.
== Career == ;As an Actor
Having debuted in the 2008 Tamil film ''Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai'', Sricharan went on to make his break with Radha Mohan's 2011 film ''Payanam'' or ''Gaganam'' where he acted in a double role.<ref name="T">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/people-think-im-crazy-sricharan/articleshow/8489862.cms|title=People think I'm crazy: Sricharan |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> He then portrayed a supporting role in the Siddharth starrer ''180'' directed by Jayendra. He played the role of a guy next door, a radio jockey in San Francisco, United States.<ref name="T"/><ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/180/telugu/180-movie-reviews-4339-2.html|title=180 Review|work=Full Hyderabad|author=Deepa Garimella}}</ref>
;As a Lawyer
He completed his dual masters of law degree in New York University School of Law and National University of Singapore.<ref name="T"/> He is a qualified practitioner primarily based out of the High Court of Judicature at Madras (Chennai, India). He was previously serving as Special Government Pleader and Additional Advocate General for the state government. In the year 2023, he was designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emmanuel |first=Meera |date=2020-08-19 |title=Tamil Nadu Government appoints two more Additional Advocates General for Madras High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/tamil-nadu-government-appoints-two-more-additional-advocates-general-for-madras-hc |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography == ;Actor {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- | 2008 || ''Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai'' || Mahesh || Tamil || Credited as Charan | rowspan="3"|<ref name="T"/> |- | rowspan="4"|2011 || ''Payanam'' || rowspan="2"|Yusuf Khan <small>(in climax)</small>,<br />Ranganath || Tamil || |- | ''Gaganam'' ||Telugu || |- | ''Nootrenbadhu'' || rowspan="2"| RJ "Sam"<br/>Sambasivam || Tamil || || rowspan="2"|<ref name="H"/> |- | ''180'' || Telugu || |- | rowspan="1"|2012 || ''Billa II'' || Bobby || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/Feb/07/billa-2-a-learning-experience-337946.html|title=Billa 2, a learning experience|date=16 May 2012|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2013 || rowspan="2"|''Gouravam'' || rowspan="2"| Venky || Tamil || || rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-cinema/dream-come-true/article4580708.ece|title=Dream come true|date=4 April 2013|work=The Hindu}}</ref> |- | Telugu || |- | 2015 || ''Thani Oruvan'' || Kathiresan IPS || Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/actor-sricharan-rangarajan-talks-about-his-film-thani-oruvan.html|title=Actor Sricharan Rangarajan talks about his film Thani Oruvan with Jayam Ravi|website=behindwoods.com}}</ref> |- | 2017 ||''Brindavanam'' || Motorcycle Driver || Tamil|| | |- |} ;As dubbing artist {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- |2017 ||''Sachin: A Billion Dreams'' ||Sachin Tendulkar ||Tamil||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sricharan-on-dubbing-for-sachin-in-the-tamil-version-of-sachin-a-billion-dreams.html|title = Sricharan on dubbing for Sachin in the Tamil version of Sachin a Billion dreams|date = 29 May 2017}}</ref> |- |}
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