Sridhar, known as Master Sridhar was an Indian actor in the
Tamil film industry
Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...
. He acted in about 150 films. He was introduced to Tamil cinema as a
child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in film, movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associa ...
.
Personal life
Sridhar married actress Indira (also known as Baby Indira) who was also a famous child artist in 1970s movies. The couple had two sons named Prashanth and Rakshith. He lived with his family in Chennai
Kottivaakkam Karpagamabal Nagar.
Film career
Beginning his career as a child artist, Sridhar acted in many films, including ''
Kandan Karunai'',
''Karnan'' and
''Swamy Ayyappan''. He was cast as the hero in
K.S. Gopalakrishnan's ''
Kurathi Magan'', starring
Gemini Ganesan
Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred as Kaadhal Mannan (King of Romance) for his romantic roles in films. G ...
and
K.R. Vijaya. He was known for his performance as Lord Muruga in the classic movie ''
Kandan Karunai''.
''Adi Parasakthi'' (Raj TV), ''Gnyaanaanandham'' (Podhigai) and ''Indrajith'' (Jaya TV) were some of the serials in which he was featured.
His last film in Tamil was ''Bhagavan Ayyappan'', released in 2007.
Partial filmography
Death
He had asthma for a long period and died on 11 December 2013 morning due to a sudden heart attack.
References
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Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Male actors in Tamil cinema
2013 deaths
1953 births