Srinivasa Prabhu is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry and a

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artist in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

, India. Some of the notable films of Srinivasa Prabhu as an actor include ''Bimba - Those 90 Minutes'' (2018), '' Kanooru Heggadithi'' (1999), Hudugaru (2011), Humble Politician Nograj (2018) etc.

Personal life

Srinivasa Prabhu did his MA from Central College in Bengaluru, securing the first rank (gold medal) in the state. He graduated from the prestigious National School of Drama, New Delhi, in 1981.

Career

He worked as a voice-over dubbing artist for Ravi Chandran in most of his early blockbuster films such as Premaloka,

Anjada Gandu ''Anjada Gandu'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles alo ...

and

Ranadheera ''Ranadheera'' ( kn, ರಣಧೀರ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada language musical action film starring Ravichandran and Khushbu. Directed by Ravichandran himself, the film was produced by his father N. Veeraswamy under Eshwari Productions. Kushboo ...

. He was part of many soap/serials including ''Janani, Aasare, Sanje Mallige, Muktha, Naaku Thanthi, Kutumba, Maneyondhu Mooru Bagilu, Gupthagamini, Kadambari, Geethanjali, Thakadhimi Thaa and Punyakoti'' etc. At one point in the 2000s, it was nearly impossible to switch on a Kannada Daily Soap channel and not spot Mr. Prabhu, which led to him being given the title of "Kirutereya Badshah" ("King of the Small Screen" / "King of Television") by popular media publications. He is also a

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singer, trained by the legendary Shyamala Bhave. Srinivasa Prabhu has also written the lyrics for 13 songs in the play ''′Gulle Nari′'' (an adaptation of Benjamin Jonson's ''′

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′''). He has also authored two cook books in Kannada under the title "Siri Paaka".

Selected filmography

* '' Accident'' (1985) * '' Kanooru Heggadithi'' (1999) * ''Karmugilu'' (2002) * '' Hudugaru'' (2011) * '' Puttakkana Highway'' (2011) * ''

Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad di ...

'' (2006) * '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' (2014) *''

Karvva ''Karvva'' (also spelled as ''Karva'') is a 2016 Indian Kannada horror film written and directed by Navaneeth. The film was produced by Krishna Chaithanya under the banner of Sri Swarnalatha Productions and its theater distribution was handled by ...

'' (2016) * '' Smile Please'' (2017) * ''

Humble Politician Nograj ''Humble Politician Nograj'' is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Saad Khan. The film stars Danish Sait, who plays the title character of Nograj, a narcissistic politician. The film was produced by Pushkara Mallik ...

'' (2018) * ''

Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine *Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...

'' (2018)

Awards and recognition

* Karnataka Nataka Academy Award (2008) * URF World Record (2019) for 'Bimba' as the first single-shot, single-actor feature film in the world * India Book of Records National Record for 'Bimba' (2019) * 'Natya Shiromani' National Award, Orissa * 'Rangashree Sagar' award for excellence in theatre * 'Aryabhata - Best Actor Award' for 'Kutumba' (Udaya TV) * Sandalwood Seva Ratna Award (2022) * 'Best Regional Film award at Rajasthan International Film Festival (2019) for 'Bimba' * 'Best Dialogue' award for 'Bimba' by Raghavendra Chitravani Samsthe * Kannada International Music Award (KiMA) for 'Best Lyrics' and 'Best Music' in Theatre for the play 'Gulle Nari' (2014)

References

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