Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his

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Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making his film debut in 2003 Chandra Chakori. His first major film as a lead actor was ''

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'' (2008) which opened to positive reviews with his performance being noted. Following this, he featured in many feature films, notably '' Mathe Mungaru'' (2010), '' Savari'' (2009), '' Hudugaru'' (2011) and '' Sanju Weds Geetha'' (2011). The success of these films recognized him as one of the best actors in

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Family and early background

Kitty comes from a joint family where he is the last child born to his parents. He is married to TV producer Bhavana Belegere and is the son-in-law of noted writer, journalist and TV Presenter Ravi Belagere.

Career

Television

He started his career early as a Child artist with TV serials like – ''Malanadina Chitragalu'', ''Doddamane'', ''Kandana Kavya'' among many others. During this time, he was even active in stage plays and acted in plays like ''Kaadu'', ''Kappe Bhavi Nakshatra'', ''Akka'', ''Namma Nimmagalobba'', ''Sanje Mallige''. Post his education, he starred TV serials for ETV, Udaya and Suvarna – prominent among them being, ''Chandrika'', ''Preethigagi'', ''Ananda Sagara'', ''Mane Mane Kathe'' and ''Bhoomi''.

Films

Kitty made his debut in films with the 2003

film '' Chandra Chakori'', in which he appeared in a negative role. He then appeared in negative roles with films like '' Gowdru'', Love Story,

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, '' Ayya'' and Vishnusena most of which releases in the year 2005. He made his debut in a lead role in ''Giri'' and followed it with ''

'' which gave him stardom. He then appeared in '' Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara'', ''Janumada Gelathi'', '' Mathe Mungaru'', '' Savari'', ''Male Barali Manju Irali'', ''

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'', '' Sanju Weds Geetha'' and '' Hudugaru'', all of which saw moderate success with ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' and ''Hudugaru'' seeing success at the box-office. His performance in ''Savari'' won him the Filmfare Special Jury Award. Gifted with a great baritone, Kitty has also lent his voice for the character of Lord Ram in a

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titled ''Radio Ramayana'' which is aired on Fever 104 FM, Bangalore. In 2014, Kitty appeared in a triple role in the film '' Bahuparak'' and also sang the song "Simple Preethige" for the film.

Filmography

As actor

Cameo appearance

References

External links

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Srinagara Kitty filmography
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