Sridhar is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n actor in the Kannada film industry, and also a dance scholar, performer and choreographer, trained in Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam

Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...

. He also holds a degree in Engineering. Sridhar is married to Anuradha, also a Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam

Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...

 dance performer; both have performed for many dance shows as a duo.

Film career

He entered Kannada cinema as a hero in film Amrutha Ghalige

Amrutha Ghalige

Amrutha Ghalige is a 1984 Kannada movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Ramakrishna, Padmavasanthi and Sridhar.- Plot:This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine, hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man. The young man...

, directed by Puttanna Kanagal

Puttanna Kanagal

Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...

. Since then he has acted in more than 60 films and has won many awards for his performances. He has acted in five languages namely Kannada Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.

Kannada

He won the Karnataka State Government's Best Actor Award for his performance as the saint-poet Sharief, in the film "Santa Shishunala Shariefa". This film also won the prestigious Nargis Dutt award from the Central Government. His film Bannada Vesha in kannada won the regional best film award in which he portrayed the character of a yakshagana artist. He also acted in many devotional films.

Tamil

K.Balachander introduced him to the Tamil screen with his film "Manathil Uruthi Vendum

Manathil Uruthi Vendum

Manathil Uruthi Vendum is a 1987 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar and Vivek.Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances.- Plot :...

" (with Suhasini). He later acted in several Tamil films including Poo Pootta Nandavanam (with Sarita), Maha Maayi (with Shobhana).

Telegu

His performance in a character role in the Telugu film "Swarabhishekam" directed by Sri.K.Viswanath won high acclaim. Shridhar became a household name in Andhra Pradesh with his outstanding performance as Lord Shiva in the classic Telugu serial "Shivaleelalu" on E-TV.

Malayalam

He has acted in the highly acclaimed Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu

Manichitrathazhu

Manichitrathazhu is a 1993 Malayalam psychological thriller-horror-musical film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Fazil, and produced by Appachan. The film was an unusual theme in Malayalam cinema but proceeded to become a high grosser at the box-office...

 made by director Fazil. This film won many State Awards and a National award.

Hindi

He acted as the hero in the Hindi film "Bhairavi" directed by Arunaraje Patil. This film won a national award.

Notable filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Director	Notes
1984	Amrutha Ghalige Amrutha Ghalige Amrutha Ghalige is a 1984 Kannada movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Ramakrishna, Padmavasanthi and Sridhar.- Plot:This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine, hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man. The young man...		Kannada	Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...	Debut film in Kannada
1984	Bannada Vesha		Kannada	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
1987	Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum is a 1987 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar and Vivek.Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances.- Plot :...		Tamil	K. Balachander K. Balachander K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...
1990	Santha Shishunala Sharif	Shareefa	Kannada	T.S. Nagabharana	Won Karnataka State Government's Best Actor Award
1993	Manichitrathazhu Manichitrathazhu Manichitrathazhu is a 1993 Malayalam psychological thriller-horror-musical film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Fazil, and produced by Appachan. The film was an unusual theme in Malayalam cinema but proceeded to become a high grosser at the box-office...	Mahadevan	Malayalam	Fazil
1996	Bhairavi	Rajan Swamy	Hindi	Aruna Raje
2008	Budhivanta Budhivanta Budhivanta is a 2008 Kannada language blockbuster film starring Superstar Upendra in the lead role. It was directed by Ramnath Rigvedhi. It is a remake of the Tamil film Naan Avanillai. It was released on 26 September 2008...	David Fernandez	Kannada	Ramnath Rigvedhi

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