Sreedhar (born Sreedhar Surapaneni; 1939–2007
) was an Indian actor who worked in
Telugu films
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telug ...
. He started acting in small roles in early 1970s. He became popular with ''
Mutyala Muggu
''Mutyala Muggu'' () is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language drama film adaptation of Uttara Ramayana from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu. The film stars Sangeeta, Sreedhar, Kanta Rao, Rao Gopal Rao, Mukkamala, Allu Ramalingaiah an ...
'' in 1975 directed by
Bapu. He played heroes, villains and supporting characters in over 150 films.
Personal life
Sreedhar was born and brought up in Kummamuru,
Krishna district
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,
Andhra Pradesh
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.
He had three daughters with wife.
He died on 11 July 2007 in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
from a
cardiac arrest
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.
Filmography
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Telugu male actors
2007 deaths
Indian male film actors
1939 births
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