Sreenivasan (Malayalam:ശ്രീനിവാസന്, born 6 April 1956) is an award winning Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is noted for his satirical, screwball, and black comedy screenplays. As an actor he is famous for his comic performances.
Sreenivasan entered the film industry in the 1977 P. A. Backer movie Manimuzhakam after finishing a course in acting from the Film Chamber Institute. At the film institute he was coached by the then vice principal A. Prabhakaran, who later gave him a role in his movie Mela. A few movie roles later, he wrote his first film, Oodarathuammava Aalariyam, in 1984. His most famous movies as actor-writer include Varavelpu, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Nadodikkattu and its two sequels, Pattanapravesham and Akkare Akkare Akkare. He also made his mark as a director with his two award-winning movies, Vadakkunokkiyanthram and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala.Sathyan anthikkad-Sreenivasan team was one of the most popular and acclaimed writer-director combination of malayalam cinema.Their first collaboration was for the film T.P.Balagopalan M.A.The film had mohanlal and shobhana on the lead.The movie was well received by critics and audience.The film gave mohanlal his first state award for best actor.After the huge success of their first collaboration the team made a number of movies together in the 80's.After the movie golanthara vartha they stopped working together but rejoined for narendran makan jayakanthan vaka in 2001 after 8 years.
National Film Awards:
- 1999 - Best Film on Other Social Issues - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
- 2007 - Best Popular Film - Katha Parayumbol (produced and written by Sreenivasan)
- 2006 - Special Jury Award - Thakarachenda
- 1998 - Best Popular Film - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (written and directed by Sreenivasan)
- 1995 - Best Screen Play - Mazhayethum Munpe
- 1995 - Best Popular Film - Mazhayethum Munpe (screenplay by Sreenivasan)
- 1991 - Best Screen Play - Sandesam
- 1989 - Best Film - Vadakkunokkiyantram
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