Srinivas Avasarala

Srinivas Avasarala
Avasarala in 2016
Born (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981[1]
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India[2]
Other namesSrini
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (Diploma in screenwriting)University of North Dakota (M.S.) KL College of Engineering (B. Tech)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • racquetball player
Years active2007 – present
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Srinivas Avasarala (born 19 March 1981) is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award.[3]

Early life

Srinivas Avasarala was born on 19 March 1981 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1][2] His father worked at Andhra Bank. By virtue of his work, they had to travel across different locations. Hence, Avasarala completed his education in 4 cities – Kakinada, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam.[2] He did his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from KL College of Engineering, Vijayawada.[4] Avasarala holds a master's in Mechanical Engineering with focus on Finite Element Analysis from University of North Dakota and worked for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.[5][6]

He is also a professional racquetball player who represented India in the Racquetball Asian championships.[7]

Career

Avasarala holds a screenwriting diploma from University of California, Los Angeles and took acting classes for a year at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York City. He did theatre in New York and then worked as an assistant director for a film called Blind Ambition.[5] He also hosted one of the quiz shows, Champion which aired on ETV Telugu for the first season.

He made his acting debut with the film Ashta Chamma- an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. His portrayal of Anand, Algernon in the play, received wide critical acclaim. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu romantic-comedy, Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014). He also essayed the role of Uday Bhaskar in the film which earned him South Indian International Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has essayed character actor roles in works such as Pilla Zamindar, Anthakamundhu Aatharvaatha, and Kanche which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.

Filmography

Films

As actor

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
As an actor
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ashta ChammaAnand
2010 OrangeAjay
Saradaga KasepuSrinivas
2011 Vara Prasad Potti PrasadVara Prasad
MugguruAnji
Pilla ZamindarKanna Babu
2013 Amrutham ChandamamaloAmrutha Rao
AddaKishore
Anthaka Mundu Aa TarvathaViswa
Aravind 2Film director
SukumaruduANR
Chammak ChalloKishore
2014 Govindudu AndarivadeleDr. N. Raju
Oohalu GusagusaladeUday Bhaskar Also writer and director
2015 JilAjay
Yevade SubramanyamPrabhakar
BandipotuCheekati
KancheDas
2016 Nannaku PremathoAbhiram's brother
Raja Cheyyi VestheChakri
A AaShekhar Benarjee
GentlemanVamshi
Oka ManasuSatya
2017 Babu Baga BusyMadhav / Maddy
Ami ThumiVijay
Meda Meeda AbbayiCBCID Officer Naresh
PSV Garuda VegaPrakash
Okka KshanamSrinivas
2018 AweShiva
MahanatiL. V. PrasadCameo appearance
SammohanamHimself Special appearance
DevadasRajan
Antariksham 9000 KMPHMohan
2019 NTR: KathanayakuduD. V. Narasa RajuCameo appearance
Kathanam
Oorantha AnukuntunnaruShiva Raman Iyer
2020 NishabdhamPoorna Chandra Rao Shot simultaneously in Tamil
SilenceSurya Kandasamy
2021 Nootokka Jillala AndagaduGotti Surya Narayana Also writer[8]
2022 Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku CheppaliDr. Varun
2023PindamLoknath
2024KismatVivek
Vidya Vasula Aham[9]
Kalki 2898 ADBhairava's proposed buyerCameo appearance
2025 Sankranthiki VasthunamSatya Akella / PremDual role
Baapu
Sarangapani JathakamJogeshwar
AnaganagaRaja Reddy
Mowgli

As director or writer

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2011 Golconda High SchoolNo Dialogue
2014 Oohalu GusagusaladeYes Yes
2016 Jyo AchyutanandaYes Yes
2021 Nootokka Jillala AndagaduNo Yes [8]
2022 BrahmāstraNo Dialogue Telugu dubbed version[10]
2022 Avatar: The Way of WaterNo Dialogue Telugu dubbed version[11]
2023 Phalana Abbayi Phalana AmmayiYes Yes [12]

Television

Acting roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2019 Mrs. SubbalakshmiSubramanyam Zee5Web debut [13][14]
2021 Pitta KathaluHarsha NetflixSegment: Pinky
UnheardAnwar Disney+ Hotstar[15]
2025 Constable KanakamPresident Prakash Rao ETV Win
Katha SudhaDr.Malikarjuna Prasad Segment: Lekkala Master

Awards and nominations

South Indian International Movie Awards
Nandi Awards

References

  1. ^ ab"Happy Birthday Srinivas Avasarala: Take a look at the actor-director's career path - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ abcAli and Srinivas Avasarala (6 September 2021). Alitho Saradaga | Srinivas Avasarala (Actor) | 6th September 2021 | Full Episode | ETV Telugu. ETV Telugu. Event occurs at 3m18s. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^TNN (12 September 2013). "Srinivas Avasarala turns director". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^"KL University Alumini Association". KL University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ ab"rediff.com: From Princeton to Ashta Chamma". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ^"Avasarala Srinivas". The Times of India. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^"Srinivas Avasarala is playing for India". The Times of India. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ ab"Nootokka Jillala Andagaadu to be out on May 7". Cinema Express. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^"OTT Review : Vidya Vasula Aham - Telugu movie on Aha". 123telugu. 16 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^"Brahmastra Telugu Movie Trailer Out Now". Telugu Filmnagar. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. ^"Avatar 2 Telugu Dialogues by Srinivas". India Herald. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  12. ^"Naga Shaurya - Srinivas Avasarala film". The Times of India. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ^"Mrs Subbalakshmi review: Lakshmi Manchu's web-series turns a progressive idea into an insipid drama". Firstpost. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ^"Lakshmi Manchu's 'Mrs Subbalakshmi' to release on March 8". The News Minute. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  15. ^"Disney Plus Hotstar's Telugu series Unheard gets release date". The Indian Express. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  16. ^"SIIMA AWARDS | 2015 | winners | |". siima.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  17. ^"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2014". APSFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. ^"Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2016". APSFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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