Srikanth

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.037

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Mar-1945

Age

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Erode, Tamilnadu, India

Also Known As
  • Venniradai Sreekanth
  • Venniradai Srikanth
  • Sreekanth
  • Vennira Aadai Srikanth

Srikanth

Biography

Sreekanth is a veteran Indian actor who has performed in around 200 Tamil films since his debut in 1965. He is considered among the versatile actors of Tamil Cinema.He is also referred as Venniradai Sreekanth. He has played the lead hero in around 50 films between 1965 and 1979 and has also played supporting roles in films with actors Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Jaishankar in the lead roles. In the late seventies to early ninnties, he appeared as a villain opposite actors including Sivakumar, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. He has also acted in Television series like Mangai and others since 1996.


Credits

நாணல் நாணல் (1965) Character: Murali
Four jailbirds break into a rich man's house with an intent to kill and suddenly realize their humane side.
Dikkatra Parvathi Dikkatra Parvathi (1974) Character: N/A
The story espouses the evils of drink, Parvathi (Lakshmi) is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan(Sreekanth). With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she is blessed with a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be contented with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home.
கற்பூரம் கற்பூரம் (1967) Character: N/A
Karpooram is a 1967 Tamil-language film directed by C. N. Shanmugham. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film.
Ilamai Ilamai (1985) Character: N/A
A pair brother challenge their in laws to be to get married with the daughters.
ருசி ருசி (1984) Character: N/A
The life of a struggling mimicry artist changes when a one-time popular playwright gives him his script. However, when the demand for his stories grows, he is unable to live up to their expectations.
Chakravathi Chakravathi (1977) Character: N/A
Chakravarthy, Ranjith and Prakash are childhood friends. Problems arise when Ranjith suspects Chakravarthy and Prakash to be behind the rape attempt on his wife.
Edupa Kai Pillai Edupa Kai Pillai (1975) Character: N/A
Directed by K Vijayan, starring Jaishankar and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles.
Maharasi Vazhga Maharasi Vazhga (1976) Character: N/A
Seetha, a poor yet honest woman, works hard to get her sister Kamala married. But, Kamala chooses unlawful ways to acquire wealth and ends up in a brothel.
Thanga Gopuram Thanga Gopuram (1971) Character: N/A
In this film, Jaishankar played the elder brother of Jayalalithaa and he was paired opposite Venniradai Nirmala.This film is considered to be precursor of 1976 Tamil hit film Moondru Mudichu.
Vani Rani Vani Rani (1974) Character: N/A
Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.
Thambikku Entha Ooru Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984) Character: N/A
Thambikku Entha Ooru (English: Which town are you from, my brother?) is a 1984 Indian Tamil language film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Sulakshana, Sathyaraj and Senthamarai.
அன்னை வேளாங்கண்ணி அன்னை வேளாங்கண்ணி (1971) Character: N/A
Mary, a nurse in a hospital, narrates the tale of how Mother Mary helped Kamakshi and her son Sundaram in Velankanni village and turned an atheist landlord to a believer by appearing before him.
Annai Bhoomi 3D Annai Bhoomi 3D (1985) Character: N/A
Two friends are hired to kill General Prabhakar. They kidnap the general but have a change of heart when they learn that he actually tried to help them.
ராஜரிஷி ராஜரிஷி (1985) Character: Devendran
Raja Rishi is a 1985 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shankar and produced by N. Sakunthala. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan, M. N. Nambiar and Nalini in lead roles. There is a touching scene where moved by the penance of Sage Vishvamitra, formerly King Kaushika; God Shiva grants him the status of brahmarishi and totally compassionate, Rajarishi sings the Gayatri Mantra.
வியட்நாம் வீடு வியட்நாம் வீடு (1970) Character: N/A
Prestige Padmanabha Iyer retires from his company executive position and has a lonely and unhappy life with his family in the ancestral home Vietnam House, named for the constant fighting and arguing.
ராஜபார்ட் ரங்கதுரை ராஜபார்ட் ரங்கதுரை (1973) Character: Baskar
Rangadurai borrows money from Somasundaram to sustain his theatre group during a financial crunch. Enmity arises between the two when Rangadurai marries Somasundaram's daughter against his wishes.
Avalukkendru Oru Manam Avalukkendru Oru Manam (1971) Character: N/A
The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.
Vennira Adai Vennira Adai (1965) Character: Chandru (Doctor)
Sreekanth is a famous psychiatrist and has earned much praise from his mentor and people in the town. He is in love with Venniradai Nirmala. One day he is assigned a task to cure a mentally unstable women (Jayalalitha) who lives in Kodaikanal. Srikanth informs about this to his lover and request her to wait for him until he finishes this case. Srikanth promises he will return for her and sets out to Kodaikanal. On arriving, he is welcomed by Jayalalaitha's parents who are very much distressed with their daughter's condition. Srikanth questions them about her past but they conceal initially as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will be very useful for him to cure her, Jayalalitha parents reveal her awful past. Jayalalitha at a very young age got married and within hours, the couple meet with an accident and her spouse dies.
பூவா தலைய பூவா தலைய (1969) Character: House Guest
Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.
பாரதி பாரதி (2000) Character: N/A
A biographical account of the life of the Indian freedom fighter, Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiar, who defied conventional norms to bring equality in society.
ஆலயம் ஆலயம் (1967) Character: N/A
Ramalingam is an honest, principled man, working as a clerk in a company. He values integrity and discipline as the doctrines of daily life. But his honesty is put to test when his son-in-law Raghu comes to him with a big problem. Raghu has misplaced some money in the bank in which he works, and he requests Ramalingam to give him money so that he could make good the loss.
அன்னக்கிளி அன்னக்கிளி (1976) Character: Magudapathy
Thayagu is a teacher who comes to serve in a village. He struggles to attain his desires as he has an unmarried sister and mother to support.
பருவ காலம் பருவ காலம் (1974) Character: N/A
Shobana, an innocent girl, lands in trouble when she becomes pregnant. Will she be ostracized or will the society accept her?
அன்புத்தங்கை அன்புத்தங்கை (1974) Character: N/A
Ramu, a lyricist, struggles to find a job and a husband for his sister Sita. He tries to gain recognition; however, difficulties arise when his friend takes all the credit.
தேன்சிந்துதே வானம் தேன்சிந்துதே வானம் (1975) Character: N/A
Then Sindhudhe Vaanam is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan in the lead roles. It was directed by Ra. Sankaran and produced by V.C. Ganesan. V. Kumar composed the soundtracks. Two beautiful melodious songs were also the special reasons for the film's fame.
உயர்ந்தவர்கள் உயர்ந்தவர்கள் (1977) Character: N/A
A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment.
மங்கள வாத்தியம் மங்கள வாத்தியம் (1979) Character: N/A
Mangala Vaathiyam is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by Gopikrishnan son of M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendran and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் (1974) Character: Ashok
Rajan hates snakes as a snake was responsible for his mother's death, but his wife Parvathi worships the snake god. Problems surface between them because of this reason.
...அவள்! ...அவள்! (1972) Character: Sadanandh
Chandranath, a writer by profession impresses a rich girl, Geetha with his writings. He teams up with Sadanandh, his publisher to get rich using sleazy words.
Komatha En Kulamatha Komatha En Kulamatha (1973) Character: N/A
Vijaya, an orphan and good-hearted woman, takes care of Laxmi, a domestic cow, who adores and protects her. Though Vijaya faces various obstacles in life, Laxmi is always ready to help her.
வட்டத்துக்குள் சதுரம் வட்டத்துக்குள் சதுரம் (1978) Character: Karthik
When orphaned Anu decides to help her childhood friend Malathi escape a forced marriage and finance Malathi's education, Anu finds herself making unexpected decisions
சட்டம் என் கையில் சட்டம் என் கையில் (1978) Character: Senthil
Twin brothers who were separated at a young age and raised in different environments meet each other after growing up. Their facial features create confusion for their respective love interests.
ஒரு நடிகை நாடகம் பார்க்கிறாள் ஒரு நடிகை நாடகம் பார்க்கிறாள் (1978) Character: N/A
A widower falls in love with an actress and marries her against his family's wish. But when he's stifled in this relationship, he decides to part ways. However, destiny has other plans in store.
ராமச்சந்திரா ராமச்சந்திரா (2003) Character: Chief Minister
Due to his honesty and refusal to meet the demands of those in power, inspector Ramachandran is often transferred from one town to another. Soon, he finds himself in an area that is highly terrorised.
Puthiya Theerpu Puthiya Theerpu (1985) Character: N/A
Puthiya Theerpu is a 1985 Tamil action drama film, starring Vijayakanth and Ambika in lead roles
சக்கப்போடு போடு ராஜா சக்கப்போடு போடு ராஜா (1978) Character: N/A
Sakka Podu Podu Raja is a 1978 Tamil-language film starring Jaishankar, Jayachitra in the lead roles. Kamal Haasan and Phataphat Jayalaxmi played guest roles.
நீயா? நீயா? (1979) Character: Sri
After Kamal's friends accidentally kill a female serpent, another female serpent follows them and kills them one-by-one, before disguising herself into a human being to kill Kamal.
ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருத்தி ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருத்தி (1975) Character: N/A
Vijaya is put behind bars by her husband who falsely accuses her of a crime. Lakshmi, her lawyer and friend, decides to represent her in court and help her find justice.
Maria, My Darling Maria, My Darling (1980) Character: N/A
A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.
சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள் சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள் (1975) Character: Prabhu
A university student from an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family is sexually abused by a stranger who offers her lift on a rainy night, then kicked out of her family for it. After all this she becomes determined to make it on her own.
Enga Ooru Kannagi Enga Ooru Kannagi (1981) Character: N/A
Enga Ooru Kannagi is a 1981 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha, Madhavi and Seema in lead roles.
காசேதான் கடவுளடா காசேதான் கடவுளடா (1972) Character: Mali
A young man collaborates with his cousin and friend to steal money from his stingy stepmother.
நூற்றுக்கு நூறு நூற்றுக்கு நூறு (1971) Character: The Investigator
A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.
பாமா விஜயம் பாமா விஜயம் (1967) Character: Suresh
The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.
எதிர் நீச்சல் எதிர் நீச்சல் (1968) Character: Kittu
Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.
நவக்ரகாம் நவக்ரகாம் (1970) Character: Eeswaran
Written & Directed by K. Balachander. Comedy Drama.
தங்கப்பதக்கம் தங்கப்பதக்கம் (1974) Character: Jagan
S. P. Choudhry, a respected police officer, arrests his son after he becomes rebellious and indulges in unethical activities creating nuisance in the society.
வேலைக்காரன் வேலைக்காரன் (1987) Character: N/A
Ragupathy leaves his village for the city and finds a job at a 5-star hotel owned by a man in a relationship with his mother. When his life is threatened, Ragupathy decides to ensure his safety.
தேவதையை கண்டேன் தேவதையை கண்டேன் (2005) Character: Judge
Babu, a tea vendor, loves Uma, a rich girl. She too loves him for his sincerity. When she receives a proposal from a doctor, she accepts for the sake of a secure future. Babu sues her for cheating.
காதல் கொண்டேன் காதல் கொண்டேன் (2003) Character: Divya's Father
A genius-yet-introverted orphan, raised by a church priest, is sent to college where he turns out to be a social outcast. Although he is shunned by the majority of the other students, one girl shows him kindness and befriends him. Things take a turn when he falls for her, and she in turn falls for another classmate.



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