Srikanth

Biography

Srikanth is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He is credited as Sriram in Telugu films. He debuted in K. Balachander's tele serial Jannal – Marabu Kavithaigal (1999).

His film debut was in the romantic film Roja Kootam (2002) and went on to star in more such films including April Maadhathil (2002), Parthiban Kanavu (2003), and Okariki Okaru (2003). He subsequently went on to portray action roles in Drohi (2010). In 2012, he starred in Nanban, the Tamil remake of 3 Idiots, directed by S. Shankar.

Srikanth was born to a Telugu father (from Chittoor) and a Tamil mother (from Kumbakonam) in Chennai. His family hailed from Tirupati and he was raised in Hyderabad. His father worked in the State Bank of India.

 Srikanth had an elder brother who died due to dengue after he returned from the United States. Srikanth uses the name Sriram in Telugu films to avoid ambiguity with his contemporary Srikanth.

He married Vandana on 7 September 2008, who had completed her MBA in Australia.[7][8] The couple has two children.

Looking to step into an acting career after beginning as a model, Srikanth was coached in acting skills by then-assistant directors such as Vetrimaaran and Mysskin in the early 2000s. Srikanth was selected to play the lead role in Kathir's Kadhal Virus (2002) and spent a year preparing for the film, before being replaced by fellow newcomer Richard.

 He was then considered to make his acting debut through Jeeva's 12B, but the role went to another newcomer Shaam. 

Further potential projects directed by Bharathiraja and K. Balachander also did not work out, before he was cast by Sasi in Roja Kootam (2002), after the original lead actor had opted out.  After the film's success, he became popularly known as Roja Kootam Srikanth for a while.

In 2019, his next movie was Rocky: The Revenge, a Tamil action crime thriller centered on dogs.[24] The film was a box office failure. He also appeared in the Telugu film Raagala 24 Gantallo (2019), where he played the cop.