Shraddha Srinath

In this Indian name, the name Srinath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shraddha.

Shraddha Srinath
Shraddha in 2017
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 34)
Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Alma materBangalore Institute of Legal Studies
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Shraddha Rama Srinath (born 29 September 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[1] She is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and a South Indian International Movie Award.[2][3]

Shraddha made her debut with the Malayalam film Kohinoor (2015) and gained acclaim for her role in the Kannada psychological thriller U Turn (2016), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She went onto establish herself with her performances in Urvi (2017), Vikram Vedha (2017), Operation Alamelamma (2017), Jersey (2019), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Chakra (2021) and Irugapatru (2023). For Operation Alamelamma, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada.[4][5]

Early life

Shraddha was born on 29 September 1990 to a Kannada-speaking family in the town of Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir.[6][7][8] Her father was an officer in the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army and her mother was a school teacher.[9] After completing her schooling from the Army School, Secunderabad, Shraddha moved to Bangalore to study law at the Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies.[2]

Shraddha Srinath: Complete Biography

Career

After graduating from law school, she started working as a real estate lawyer with a Bangalore-based real estate company and then moved to a French retail company as a real estate legal advisor. However, along with her full-time corporate job, she continued to act in plays and also appeared in several advertisements.[10]

Shraddha was called to play the second female lead in the Malayalam film called Kohinoor, directed by Vinay Govind, which released in September 2015.[11] Her Kannada debut came in 2016 with U Turn which was directed by Pawan Kumar which premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival and then subsequently released in India and worldwide.[12] Shraddha received critical acclaim for playing a journalist and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror noted that she gave a "class performance".[13] While, Sunayana Suresh stated, "Shraddha is a good find and she is a talent to look out for in the future."[14]

Shraddha started 2017 with the release of Urvi, directed by B. S. Pradeep Varma.[15] She debuted in the Tamil industry with Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai.[16] Later she played the female lead in R. Kannan's movie Ivan Thanthiran opposite Gautham Karthik.[17] In Richie she paired opposite Nivin Pauly, directed by Gautham Ramachandran.[18] Later, she appeared in a song of The Villain, along with Shiva Rajkumar.[19] Shraddha also played a lawyer in Pushkar Gayatri's Vikram Vedha opposite R. Madhavan.[20] It was a box office success and Vikram Venkateswaran of The Quint noted, "Shraddha delivers a brilliant, but undersold performance. She has barely a few scenes to establish her presence."[21][22] She then appeared in Operation Alamelamma as a teacher opposite Rishi.[23] A Shraddha of The New Indian Express stated that she ably supports the flow of the film.[24]

In 2019, her first release was her Bollywood debut with Ali Fazal in Milan Talkies,[25] which is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. After Milan Talkies, Shraddha marked her Telugu debut opposite Nani in the sports drama Jersey.[26] She played a working wife of an ex-cricketer and the film was a commercial success.[27][28] Janani K of India Today stated, "Shraddha Srinath makes a brilliant Telugu debut with Jersey. As Sarah, she is an ever-supporting wife and not the one who will withstand all the troubles caused by her husband."[29]

Shraddha's next release of the year was her Tamil movie K-13,[30] where she is paired opposite Arulnithi. Her next release of the year was her Kannada movie Rustum,[31] where she is paired opposite Shiva Rajkumar. Her next after Rustum was Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of Hindi movie Pink, with Ajith.[32] Her next release of the year was Jodi,[33] where she is paired opposite Aadi Saikumar. In 2021 her releases were Tamil films Maara and Chakra.[34] In 2022, her first release was Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Aaraattu.[35]

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Shraddha has established herself as a leading actress in Kannada cinema.[36] In the Bangalore Time Most Desirable Women list, she was placed 5th in 2017, 9th in 2018,[37][38] 28th in 2019 and 16th in 2020.[39][40]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2015 Kohinoor Nancy Malayalam
2016 U Turn Rachana Kannada [41]
Mungaru Male 2 Doctor Kannada Cameo appearance
2017 Urvi Suzie Kannada
Kaatru Veliyidai Girija Kapoor Tamil Cameo appearance
Ivan Thanthiran Asha Tamil
Vikram Vedha Priya Tamil
Richie Megha Tamil
Operation Alamelamma Ananya Kannada
2018 The Villain Herself Kannada Special appearance in the song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019 Milan Talkies Maithili / Janak Kumari Hindi
Jersey Sarah Fernandes Telugu
K- 13 Malarvizhi Tamil
Rustum Anjana "Anju" Kannada [42]
Nerkonda Paarvai Meera Krishnan Tamil
Jodi Kanchana Mala Telugu
2020 Krishna and His Leela Sathya Telugu [43]
2021 Maara Parvathy Tamil [44]
Chakra Gayathri Tamil [45]
2022 Aaraattu Anjali Malayalam [46]
Dear Vikram Nitya Kannada [47]
Witness Parvathy Tamil [48]
2023 Irugapatru Mithra Manohar Tamil [49]
2024 Saindhav Manognya Telugu [50]
Mechanic Rocky Apsara / Maya Telugu [51]
2025 Daaku Maharaaj † Nandini Telugu Completed [52]
TBA Aaryan † TBA Tamil Post-production [53]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2017 U -Turn 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Won [54]
6th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Kannada Won [55]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress – Kannada Won [56]
2018 Operation Alamelamma 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [57]
Critics Best Actress – Kannada Won [58]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [59]
Vikram Vedha 7th SIIMA Awards Best Debutant Actress – Tamil Nominated [60]
10th Vijay Awards Best Actress Nominated [61]
2020 Nerkonda Paarvai Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Actress Nominated [62]
Jersey 3rd Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Actress Nominated [63]
Best Find of the Year - Female Won
9th SIIMA Awards Best Actress - Telugu Nominated [64]
2022 Chakra & Maara Santosham Film Awards Best Actress – Tamil Won [65]
2024 Irugapatru Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Actress Nominated [66]
69th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Tamil Nominated [67]
3rd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress- Tamil Nominated [68]

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