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Indian actor

Sriimurali Murali during press conference of Ugramm in 2014. Born Sri Murali Gowda (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 44) Bangalore, Karnataka, India Other name Murali Dev Occupation Actor Years active 2003–present Spouse Vidya ​ (m. 2008)​ Children 2 Father S. A. Chinne Gowda Relatives See Rajkumar family

**Sri Murali Gowda** (born 17 December 1981),[1] known as **Sriimurali** and sometimes **Murali**,[2] is an Indian actor who works predominantly in [Kannada cinema](/source/Kannada_cinema). After making his lead debut in 2003 in *[Chandra Chakori](/source/Chandra_Chakori)*, he appeared in *[Kanti](/source/Kanti_(2004_film))* as the eponymous lead, a performance that won him the [Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor](/source/Karnataka_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor) in 2004.[3][4]

Murali's performance in the 2014 film *[Ugramm](/source/Ugramm)* received unanimous praise and emerged as a major success.[5] For his performance in *[Bagheera](/source/Bagheera_(2024_film))* (2024), he won the [Filmfare Best Actor](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_-_Kannada) award.[6]

## Early and personal life

Sriimurali was born on 17 December 1981 in [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore), [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka), in a family of film people. His father [S. A. Chinne Gowda](/source/S._A._Chinne_Gowda) is a film producer and brother [Vijay Raghavendra](/source/Vijay_Raghavendra), an actor. Actor [Rajkumar](/source/Dr._Rajkumar) was his uncle and actors [Shiva Rajkumar](/source/Shiva_Rajkumar) and [Puneeth Rajkumar](/source/Puneeth_Rajkumar) his cousins. He married his [Telugu](/source/Telugu_people) girlfriend, Vidya from [Andhra](/source/Andhra_Pradesh),[7] on 11 May 2008.[8][9] They have a son - Agastya and a daughter - Atheeva together, who are born in 2009 and 2014 respectively.[10] Vidya is the sister of [Prashanth Neel](/source/Prashanth_Neel), a director in [Kannada cinema](/source/Kannada_cinema), and cousin of [Aadarsh Balakrishna](/source/Aadarsh_Balakrishna), an actor in [Telugu cinema](/source/Telugu_cinema).[11]

## Career

Sriimurali made his lead debut in films in 2003 with a romance film, *[Chandra Chakori](/source/Chandra_Chakori)*. The film performed well and his performance received praise.[12][13] In *[Kanti](/source/Kanti_(2004_film))* set in the backdrop of the [Karnataka–Maharashtra border dispute](/source/Belgaum_border_dispute), he played the eponymous lead of a college student who, on falling in love with a Marathi girl, gets embroiled politically.[14] His performance won him the [Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor](/source/Karnataka_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor).[15]

Sriimurali then appeared in films such as *[Yashwanth](/source/Yashwanth)*, *[Siddhu](/source/Siddhu_(film))*, *[Shambu](/source/Shambu_(2005_film))* and *[Preethigaagi](/source/Preethigaagi)*, which did not perform well at the box office. In 2008, he appeared in *[Minchina Ota](/source/Minchina_Ota_(2008_film))*, produced by his father, also starring brother Vijay Raghavendra. He also takes care of the production responsibilities of his family banner *Sowbhagya Pictures*, under which several films produced by his father were made such as *[Sevanthi Sevanthi](/source/Sevanthi_Sevanthi)* and *[Ganesha Matthe Banda](/source/Ganesha_Matthe_Banda)*.[16] After hits *Chandra Chakori*, and *Kanti*, Sri Murali could not keep up the expectations of the audiences and all of his consecutive films were flops.[17][18]

[Prashanth Neel](/source/Prashanth_Neel) (Murali's brother in law) came up with an action drama story in 2008, exclusively for taking off Sri Murali's career again on a high note. The movie was initially named *Nandhe* and later changed to *[Ugramm](/source/Ugramm)*. It took nearly 4–5 years for completion of the project, which marked Neel's directorial debut. The film was released in 2014. In the film, Sri Murali played the role of Agastya, a mechanic, who protects Nithya (played by [Haripriya](/source/Haripriya)) from being caught alive by goons, and takes on the mafia. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success with his performance receiving acclaim.[2] A. Sharadhaa of *[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)* wrote: "This is definitely a 'comeback' film for Murali, a carefully thought-out project for him by the director. Murali is smarter than he looks and tougher than people expected him to be."[19] He received his first nominations for Best Actor in [Filmfare Awards South](/source/Filmfare_Awards_South) and [SIIMA Awards](/source/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards). Following the massive success of the film, it was reported that he was flooded with offers for film totaling to 67, all of which he rejected.[20]

## Filmography

- *Note: He was credited as Murali from 2003 to 2007. He was credited as Sriimurali from 2008 onwards*.

Key † Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year Film Role Notes Ref. 1993 Chinnari Mutha Blue shirt boy child actor; uncredited appearance in the song "Mannalli Biddonu" [21] 2003 Chandra Chakori Puttaraju 2004 Kanti Srikantha "Kanti" 2005 Yashwanth Yeshwanth credited as Murali Dev [22] Siddhu Siddharth "Siddhu" [23] Shambu Shambu [24] 2006 Gopi Gopi credited as Murali Dev [25] 2007 Preethigaagi Sanjay 2008 Minchina Ota Bhadra 2009 Shivamani Shivamani Yagna Yagna 2010 Sihigali Dharani Sri Harikathe Hari 2011 Hare Rama Hare Krishna Rama / Krishna 2012 Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri Sri Balagandhranatha Swami 2013 Loosegalu Kabira Bhajarangi Himself Special appearance in song "Bossu Nam Bossu" 2014 Ugramm Agastya Adyaksha Himself Special appearance in song "Phonu Illa" 2015 Murari Murari Rathavara Rathavara Also playback singer for song "Hudugi Kannu" 2017 Raj Vishnu Murali Special appearance Mufti Gana 2018 Iruvudellava Bittu Narrator Voice role [26] 2019 Bharaate Jagan Mohan & Jaya Ratnakara Dual role; also presenter 2021 Madhagaja Surya 2024 Bagheera DSP Vedanth Prabhakar / Bagheera [27] 2026 Ugrayudham † TBA [28] Paraak † TBA [28]

## Discography

Year Film Song Co-singer Composer Notes 2016 Zoom "Hey Diwana" Radhika Pandit S. Thaman Dombarata Tulu film[29] 2017 Mahanubhavaru "Gadige Hornu Breaku" Puneeth Rajkumar Satish Mourya

## Awards

Film Award Category Result Ref. Kanti 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Actor Won [30][3][31] Ugramm 62nd Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Nominated [32][33] 4th SIIMA Awards Best Actor Nominated [34] Mufti 7th SIIMA Awards Best Actor Nominated [35][36] Critics Choice - Best Actor Won Bharaate 9th SIIMA Awards Best Actor Nominated Bagheera 13th SIIMA Awards Best Actor Nominated [37] 70th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Won [38]

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