Sridhar is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry,About Sridhar
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/ref> Sridhar is married to Anuradha, also a Bharatanatyam dance performer; both have performed for many dance shows as a duo.

Film career

He entered Kannada cinema as a hero in the film '' Amrutha Ghalige'', directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Since then he has acted in more than 60 films and has won many awards for his performances. He has acted in five languages- Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. ;Kannada He won the Karnataka state government's Best Actor Award for his performance as the saint-poet Sharief, in the film ''Santa Shishunala Shariefa''. This film also won the Nargis Dutt award from the Central Government. His film ''Bannada Vesha'' in Kannada won the regional best film award in which he portrayed the character of a Yakshagana artist. He also acted in many devotional films. ;Tamil K. Balachander introduced him to the Tamil screen with his film '' Manathil Uruthi Vendum'', (with Suhasini). He later acted in several Tamil films, including ''Poo Pootta Nandavanam'' (with Sarita) and ''Maha Maayi'' (with Shobhana). ;Telugu His performance in a character role in the Telugu film ''Swarabhishekam'', directed by K. Viswanath won high acclaim. Shridhar became a household name in Andhra Pradesh with his outstanding performance as Lord Shiva in the classic Telugu serial ''Shivaleelalu'' on ETV Telugu. ;Malayalam He has acted in the highly acclaimed Malayalam film '' Manichitrathazhu'' directed by Fazil. This film won many State Awards and a National film award. He acted opposite Rudra as P. Mahadevan, a poet and professor.Awards for Manichitrathazhu
/ref> ;Hindi He acted as the hero in the Hindi film ''Bhairavi'', directed by Arunaraje Patil. This film won a National award.

Notable filmography

;Films ;Serials *''Shivaleelalu'' (ETV) *''Thiruvilayadal'' (Sun TV)

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* Male actors in Kannada cinema Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema 1960 births 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{india-actor-stub