Sriman is a character artist who appears in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

, Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 and Kannada language films. He is primarily known for his prominent roles in Aayutha Ezhuthu, Panchathanthiram, Pokkiri

Pokkiri

Pokkiri is a 2007 Tamil action-thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay and Asin with Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vadivelu, Sriman and Napoleon playing supporting roles. Mumaith Khan and Prabhu Deva make guest appearances. Nirav Shah handled cinematography while Kola Bhaskar was the...

and Aegan

Aegan

Aegan is a 2008 Tamil action and comedy film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International based on the 2004 Shahrukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na...

. He is the son of noted producer, Prakash Reddy.

Early life

Sriman was born in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

. His father Prakash Reddy is a popular assistant dance director and film producer, who has produced 22 Telugu films. His mother Jaya Lakshmi is a house wife. He has two siblings, a brother Prabhakaran and a sister Surekha. His uncle K. S. Reddy was a popular film Director. He did his schooling in Bharath Higher Secondary School, Adyar. He completed B.Com. from Pachaiyappa's College

Pachaiyappa's College

Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at Popham's Broadway on January 1, 1842, from money given in Pachaiyappa Mudaliar's will. It was the first Hindu...

, Chennai. He was very fond of acting. He learnt Bharathanatyam from dance masters Sivashankar, Kala and Raghu. Other than his dancing skills, he is also trained in martial arts

Martial arts

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 and gymnastics

Gymnastics

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.

With a strong film background, he started his film career as a child artiste in the 1975 Telugu film Bangara Manushulu, but returned to continue his academic studies after acting in a few films. After his college studies he recapped his acting crown in Telugu film Dongalunnaru Jagartha. The film was not successful. He was spotted by director Vikraman

Vikraman

Vikraman is a reputed Tamil filmmaker. He is also one of the most successful Tamil directors.-Early career:Vikraman made his debut with the movie Pudhu Vasantham, a story of four unemployed friends who are musical experts. This movie released in 1989 was successful. Its hero Murali went on to...

 and gave him a supporting role in his Tamil debut film Puthiya Mannargal. He enacted a supporting role in the Vijay-starrer Love Today

Love Today (film)

Love Today is a Tamil film which was released in 1997. It was directed by debutant Balasekaran. This film stars Joseph Vijay and Suvalakshmi. The story explains a pure love of a boy who finally decides to refuse his love due to some reasons. This film is specially dedicated for to the boys who...

, which he considers as a turning point in his career". He has frequently appeared in Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

's comedy films during the 2000s, including Pammal K. Sambandam

Pammal K. Sambandam

Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the...

, Panchathantiram

Panchathantiram

Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh...

and Manmadan Ambu.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes
1975	Bangara Manushulu	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...		Child artiste
1993	Dongalunaru Jagartha	Telugu
1994	Pudhiya Mannargal Pudhiya Mannargal Pudhiya Mannargal is a 1994 Tamil film directed by Vikraman and music by A. R. Rahman. The film features Vikram and Mohini in the lead roles.,It was a super hit among the audiences and the main highlight was the message delivered in the movie. The movie now is more known for its soundtrack as they...	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
1996	Maa Inti Aadapaduchu	Telugu
1997	Love Today Love Today (film) Love Today is a Tamil film which was released in 1997. It was directed by debutant Balasekaran. This film stars Joseph Vijay and Suvalakshmi. The story explains a pure love of a boy who finally decides to refuse his love due to some reasons. This film is specially dedicated for to the boys who...	Tamil	Ravi
1998	Nilave Vaa	Tamil
1999	Nenjinile Nenjinile Nenjinile is a Tamil movie starring Vijay, Ishaa Koppikar. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by Vijay's father S.A.Chandrasekar.-Plot:...	Tamil
1999	Sethu Sethu Sethu is a 1999 Tamil romantic tragedy film directed by debutant Bala. The film stars Vikram and Abitha in the lead roles with Sivakumar and Sriman in other pivotal roles...	Tamil
2000	Vallarasu Vallarasu Vallarasu is a Tamil comedy film released in 2000. The movie stars Vijayakanth, Devayani, Raghuvaran, Karan, Vadivelu and Livingston. The music is by Deva...	Tamil	Raheem
2001	Dheena Dheena Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi and Laila in lead roles. It marks the directorial debut of A. R. Murugadoss. Ajith plays the title role of Dheena, while Suresh Gopi enacts the role of Ajith's older brother...	Tamil
2001	Vaanchinathan Vaanchinathan Vaanchinathan is a Tamil action film directed by Shaji Kailas in his tamil debut. It stars Vijayakanth, Sakshi Shivanand Ramya Krishnan and Prakash Raj pivotal roles.-Plot:...	Tamil
2001	Asokavanam	Tamil	Madhu
2001	Friends Friends (2001 film) Friends is a 2001 Tamil movie starring Vijay, Surya, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani, Abhinyashree, Vijayalakshmi, Sriman and Vadivelu. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja...	Tamil	Gautham
2001	Krishna Krishna	Tamil
2001	Narasimha	Tamil
2001	Kaatrukenna Veli	Tamil
2001	Manadhai Thirudivittai Manadhai Thirudivittai Manadhai Thirudivittai ; ) is a 2001 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by newcomer R. D. Narayanamurthy, starring Prabhudeva, Kausalya and newcomer Gayatri Jayaraman in lead roles and also stars both the comedians Vivek and Vadivelu, being their most recent colloboration in Tamil films...	Tamil	Ashok
2001	Thavasi Thavasi Thavasi is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Udaya Shankar and produced by Jayaprakash. The film features Vijayakanth in dual lead roles as father and son, with Soundarya, Jayasudha and Pratyksha in other pivotal roles...	Tamil	Thangarasu
2002	Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the...	Tamil
2002	Seshu Seshu Seshu is a 2002 Indian Telugu film starring Dr. Rajasekhar in the lead role, directed by his wife Jeevitha Rajasekhar. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu, directed by Bala, starring Vikram as the protagonist. The film, starring Kaveri, Jyoti Lakshmi, Ganesh and Nassar in supporting roles,...	Telugu
2002	Saptham	Tamil
2002	Shree Shree (film) Shree is a 2002 Tamil action film directed by Pushpavasagan which stars Suriya in the title role, with Shrutika and Gayathri Jayaram in supporting roles. The film met with a poor response, critically and commercially.-Cast:*Suriya as Surya...	Tamil
2002	Panchathantiram Panchathantiram Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh...	Tamil	Anumanth Reddy
2002	Enge Enathu Kavithai	Tamil
2002	Jaya	Tamil
2003	Vaseegara	Tamil
2003	Chokka Thangam Chokka Thangam -References:* in The Hindu...	Tamil
2003	Nala Damayanthi Nala Damayanthi Nala Damayanthi is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Mouli and written and produced by Kamal Hassan. The film stars Madhavan in the lead role, with Geetu Mohandas and Shrutika playing supporting roles...	Tamil	Badri
2003	Thennavan Thennavan Thennavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by newcomer M. Nandakumaran and produced by Vijayakanth, who plays the lead role in the film as well, by enacting the title role character...	Tamil
2003	Ramachandra	Tamil
2003	Thayumanavan	Tamil
2003	Diwan Diwan (film) Diwan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. Film is directed by Suryaprakash who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music...	Tamil
2003	Kadhal Kirukkan Kadhal Kirukkan Kadhal Kirukkan is a 2003 Indian Tamil film, directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Parthiban, Richa Pallod, Vineeth and Vadiveluin lead roles. The film, produced by A...	Tamil
2004	Indru	Tamil	Richard
2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Tamil	Dilli
2004	Kudaikul Mazhai Kudaikul Mazhai Kudaikul Mazhai is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2004.The film is a love story that is partially a thriller. Most of the film story depicts the matters or stories imagined by the hero caused by the trauma of his love failure. The film bombed at the box office but was critically acclaimed...	Tamil
2005	Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu	Tamil
2005	Thaka Thimi Tha Thaka Thimi Tha Thaka Thimi Tha is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2005.Ankitha and YuvaKrishna fall in love with each other in college. But when Yuva tells his friends about being close to Gayu and describes her , she gets angry and they split apart....	Tamil
2005	Unarchigal Unarchigal Unarchigal is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan and Kanchana in the lead roles. It is a highly sensuous film which deals with sexually Transmitted diseases. The movie ran into big trouble with the censor board. It was made in 1972, but released only in 1976. It was Kamal Hassan's first...	Tamil
2005	Thullum Kaalam	Tamil
2005	Sukran Sukran Sukran is a Tamil film which released on 7 May 2005 and was directed by S.A. Chandrasekhar. This film has Ravi Krishna in the lead role. Actor Vijay, son of Chandrasekhar had an extended guest appearance.-Plot:[red]...	Tamil
2006	Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi	Tamil	Thalapathy Agandamuthu
2006	Nenjirukkum Varai Nenjirukkum Varai Nenjirukkum Varai is a 2006 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Narain and newcomer Deepa, with Mahadevan, Nassar, Livingston and Thalaivasal Vijay in supporting roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva.-Plot:...	Tamil
2007	Pokkiri Pokkiri Pokkiri is a 2007 Tamil action-thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay and Asin with Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vadivelu, Sriman and Napoleon playing supporting roles. Mumaith Khan and Prabhu Deva make guest appearances. Nirav Shah handled cinematography while Kola Bhaskar was the...	Tamil	Saravanan
2007	Thoovanam Thoovanam Thoovanam is a Tamil language film starring Adithya and Neshtra. The film, released in September 2007.-Plot:This film won the Tamil Nadu State Govt award for the Best Family Feature film award for the year 2007....	Tamil
2007	Nam Naadu Nam Naadu Nam Naadu is a Tamil movie released in 2007, which stars Sarath Kumar and Karthiga in lead roles and is the remake of the Malayalam film Lion.-Plot:...	tamil
2007	Vegam Vegam -Plot:The Story is Copied from the English Movie Cellular.The movie revolves around Ashwin who runs an event management company romances Archana. Aswin comes to Malaysia to meet her. He comes across a telephonic call from a woman, who cries out for help.A former cop Sriman kidnaps a housewife...	Tamil
2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Tamil	Sakthi
2008	Sila Nerangalil Sila Nerangalil Sila Nerangalil is a love thriller Tamil film starring Vincent Asokan and Navya Nair. It is the first Tamil film to be directed by prominent Malayalam director Jayaraj...	Tamil
2008	Arasangam Arasangam Arasangam is a 2008 Tamil mystery-adventure film directed by R. Madhesh. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role, making this his 150th film, along with Navaneet Kaur, Sheryl Brindo, Rahul Dev, Biju Menon, Sriman, and Riyaz Khan. Produced by L. K...	Tamil
2008	Pandi Pandi (film) Pandi is a Tamil language film set to be released in 2008. It stars Raghava Lawrence and Sneha in the lead roles. The film released on 23 May 2008. This movie was much talked because of Sneha's glamour and it was a moderate success.-Plot:...	Tamil	Rajapandi
2008	Nalla Ponnu Ketta Paiyyan	Tamil	Anand
2008	Naayagan Nayagan (film) Nayagan is a 2008 Tamil language film released in India. It was directed by Saravana SakthiThe film starred J. K. Rithish, Ramana, Keerthi Chawla and Sangeetha in the lead roles. It as subsequently dubbed into Telugu as Ankusam. The film feature guest appearances in item numbers by Anita...	Tamil	Viswanath
2008	Pathu Pathu	Tamil
2008	Aegan Aegan Aegan is a 2008 Tamil action and comedy film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International based on the 2004 Shahrukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na...	Tamil
2008	Ilam Puyal	Tamil
2009	Villu Villu (film) Villu is a 2009 Tamil film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Joseph Vijay in a dual role while Nayantara and Prakash Raj play other prominent roles. Manoj K. Jayan, Vadivelu, Adithya, Geetha, and Ranjitha play supporting roles whilst Prabhu Deva, Mumaith Khan, Zabyn Khan, and Kushboo Sundar...	Tamil	Max
2009	Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval is a 2009 Tamil thriller with actors such as Kanal Kannan, Ammuvagiya Naan fame Bharathi, Livingston, Kushboo, Sethu and others. The plot has many twists and has an unexpected ending which left many viewers with good review on this movie.-Plot:A sequence of murder takes...	Tamil
2009	Thoranai	Tamil
2009	Pattayakilappu	Tamil
2009	Aarumaname	Tamil
2009	Unnaipol Oruvan	Tamil	Aravind Babu
2010	Sura Sura (film) The soundtrack of the film, composed by Mani Sharma, was released on 29 March 2010. The album features 6 songs....	Tamil	Thandapani
2010	Mandabam	Tamil
2010	Manmadan Ambu	Tamil
2011	Kanchana	Tamil
2011	Aduthadhu	Tamil
2011	Vedi	Tamil	Cheemachu alias Srinivasan
2011	Vellore Maavattam Vellore Maavattam Vellore Maavattam is a 2011 Tamil action film written and directed by R. N. R. Manohar, starring Nandha and Poorna. Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film released on 5 October 2011 on the occasion of the festival of Ayudha Pooja.-Cast:...	Tamil
2011	Sadhurangam	Tamil
2011	Anandha Thollai	Tamil		Filming
2011	Naane Varuven	Tamil		Post-production
2011	Naan Aval Adhu	Tamil		Delayed
2012	Billa II Billa 2 Billa II is a forthcoming Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and would focus on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the...	Tamil		Filming
2012	Rebel Rebel (film) Rebel is an upcoming Telugu-language film. The film stars Prabhas, Tamannaah, Deeksha Seth and Krishnam Raju. It is being directed by Lawrence Raghavendra.And graphics and title logo designed by Nihal KondaThe Movie Official Website is...	Telugu		Filming
2012	Rowdy Rathore Rowdy Rathore Rowdy Rathore is an upcoming Bollywood action film directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, the film is scheduled for release on 15 June, 2012. The filming started on 10 August 2011...	Hindi		Filming

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