Srihari

Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in some Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award.

Srihari
Born	(1964-08-15)15 August 1964 Elamarru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 49) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–2013
Spouse	Disco Shanti ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	3
Relatives	C. L. Anandan (father-in-law) Lalitha Kumari (sister-in-law)

Early life

Srihari was born in 1964 in Elamarru near Gudivada in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.^[1] His parents moved to Hyderabad and settled in Balanagar, when he was still a child. He started his career as a stunt fighter. He was also an athlete in gymnastics. He was offered jobs such as sub-inspector of police and railway officer, but he rejected those offers because he was interested in pursuing an acting career.

Srihari completed his degree in 1986. He was introduced into movies by Dasari Narayana Rao with a role in the movie Brahma Nayudu (1987).

Personal life

Srihari married South Indian actress Shanti, popularly known as Disco Shanti, in 1996.^[2] The couple has two sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Akshara, died when she was just four months old. The family started the Akshara Foundation in her memory, which aims to supply fluoride – free drinking water for three villages he adopted in the Ranga Reddy district. He donated over 50% of his earnings for the cause of this foundation.^{[citation needed]} He also adopted four villages in Medchal.^[3] Their son, Meghamash, made his debut with Rajdhooth (2019).^[4]

Death

While shooting for the movie R... Rajkumar, he complained of giddiness and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital.^[5] On 9 October 2013, he died in Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, aged 49, after suffering a liver ailment. He was buried next to his daughter.^[5][6]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

• Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu) – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)

Nandi Awards^[7]

• Best Villain – Taj Mahal (1995)
• Special Jury Award – Sri Ramulayya (1998)
• Special Jury Award – Police, Ramasakkanodu (1999)
• Special Jury Award – Vijayaramaraju (2000)
• Best Supporting Actor – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)

Filmography

Telugu films

List of Srihari Telugu film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1987	Brahma Nayudu
1991	Super Express	Ratan		[8]
1992	Dharma Kshetram	Sobhanadri
	Rowdy Inspector
	Bharatham
1993	Mutha Mestri
	Allari Priyudu
	Major Chandrakanth
1994	Allari Premikudu	Hari
	Doragariki Donga Pellam
	Gharana Alludu	Ali Khan		[9]
	Hello Brother	Simhachalam
	Hello Alludu
1995	Street Fighter	S.I. Babu
	Gharana Bullodu
	Bhale Bullodu
	Raja Simham
	Telugu Veera Levara	Chowdappa		[10]
	Taj Mahal
	Alluda Majaka	Vasundhara's brother
1996	Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam	Duryodhana
	Pellala Rajyam
	Nayudu Gari Kutumbam	Kameshwara Rao		[11]
	Bobbili Bullodu
	Ramudochadu	Nagaraju
1997	Jai Bajrangbali
	Veedevadandi Babu
	Gokulamlo Seeta	Hari
	Nenu Premisthunnanu
	Bobbili Dora
	Muddula Mogudu	Rowdy
	Preminchukundam Raa	Sivudu
1998	Aavida Maa Aavide	Kirloskar
	Bavagaru Bagunnara?	Kanaka Raju
	Raayudu
	Sri Ramulayya
	O Panaipothundi Babu	Ajhar Bhai		[12]
	Pellaadi Choopista
	Suryudu
	Subhavartha
	Premante Idera	Police Officer Muralidhar
	Subhalekhalu
	Manasichi Choodu
	Abhishekam
1999	Yamajathakudu	Srinath
	Preminche Manasu
	Raja Kumarudu	Narasimha Rayudu
	Preyasi Rave	AV Rao
	Alludugaaru Vachcharu
	Premaku Velayara	Appa Rao
	Bobbili Vamsham	Madhava Rayudu
	Pedda Manushulu
	Samudram	C.I. Srihari
	Sambayya
	Telangana
	Police	Ashok
2000	Balaram	Balaram
	Ganapathi	Ganapathi
	Vijayaramaraju	Vijayaramaraju
	Ayodhya Ramayya	Ayodhya Ramayya / SP Patnaik	Dual role
	Sivaji	Sivaji		[13]
	Bagunnara
	Mechanic Mavayya	Prithvi
2001	Cheliya Cheliya Chirukopama
	Maa Aayana Sundarayya	Bangara Sundarayya
	Orey Thammudu	Srinivasa Yadav
	Evadra Rowdy	Dhanvi
	Thank You Subba Rao	Subba Rao
	Apparao Ki Oka Nela Thappindi
	Bhadrachalam	Bhadrachalam
2002	Parasuram	Parasuram
	Prema Donga
	Kubusam	Sivaram
	Prudhvi Narayana	Prudhvi / Narayana	Dual role
2003	Coolie
	Simhachalam	Simhachalam
2004	Seshadri Naidu	Seshadri Naidu
	Guri	Subhash Chandra Bose
	K.D. No.1	Krishna / Ramu	Dual role
2005	Okkade	SP Yugandhar
	Mahanandi	Swamy
	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Sivarama Krishna
2006	Hanumanthu	Hanumanthu (Dual role)
2007	Dhee	Shankar Goud
	Sri Mahalakshmi	Lakshmi Krishna Devaraya
	Viyyalavari Kayyalu	Rayudu
2008	Premabhishekam	Hari Bhai
	Ganapathi
	Saroja	ACP V. Ravichandran	Telugu version
	Poru
	King	Gnaneshwar Bhai
2009	Mesthri	Hari
	Magadheera	Sher Khan, Solomon (Dual role)
	Samrajyam	Sardar
	Srisailam	Srisailam
2010	Dasanna	Das
	Bhairava	Bhairava
	Don Seenu	Narsing
	Broker	Dharma Teja
	Brindavanam	Shiva Prasad alias Sivudu
2011	Aha Naa Pellanta	Durga
2012	Ko Ante Koti	Maya Master
	Shirdi Sai	Colonel Wales
	Yamaho Yama	Yama
2013	Jabardasth	Javed Ibrahim
	Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara	Govinda Bhagavatpada
	Toofan	Sher Khan
	Police Game
2014	Yuddham	Shankar Anna
	Jabilli Kosam Aakashamalle
	Rough	Siddharth
2020	Narthanasala	Bheem	Posthumously released

Films in other languages

List of Srihari film credits in other languages

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1989	Mappillai	Henchman	Tamil	Uncredited role
1992	Bharathan	Uttam Singh		Guest appearance
1993	Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan	Rao
1996	Alexander	Hari
1999	O Premave		Kannada
2003	Ondagona Baa
2009	Vettaikkaaran	Devaraj IPS	Tamil
2011	Markandeyan	Varada
2012	Ko Ko	Sri Hari Prasad	Kannada
2013	R... Rajkumar	Ajit Taaka	Hindi
2015	Pallikoodam Pogamale	JP	Tamil	Posthumously released

References

1. "Late veteran actor Srihari's biopic on cards?". The Times of India. 18 August 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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4. Kavirayani, Suresh (17 June 2019) [8 June 2019]. "Acting is in Meghamsh-'s genes: Disco Shanti". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. "Actor Srihari dies in Mumbai". The Hindu. 17 November 2021 [10 October 2013]. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
6. Rao, Ch Sushil. "Srihari, noted Telugu actor, passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
7. నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
8. Super Express | Telugu Full Movie | Nagendra Babu | Vandana | Kota Srinivas Rao. Telugu Movie Zone. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via YouTube.
9. "Gharana Alludu (1994)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
10. "Telugu Veera levara Cast and Crew". Moviefone. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
11. "Nayudu Gari Kutumbam (1996)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
12. "O PANAIPOTHUNDI BAABU". Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 29 January 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
13. "Sivaji". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.

External links

• Srihari at IMDb