Sreenivasan (actor)

Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan
Born	1956 (age 60–61) Pattyam, Thalassery, Kerala State, India (now Thalassery, Kerala, India)
Other names	Sreeni
Alma mater	Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur Madras Film Institute
Occupation	Actor, scriptwriter, director, producer, farmer
Years active	1977–present
Notable work	Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala, Mazhayethum Munpe, Thakarachenda, Sandesam, Udayananu Tharam, Katha Parayumbol, Vadakkunokkiyantram
Spouse(s)	Vimala
Children	Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan
Parent(s)	Thalassheri Paadiyathu Unni, Lakshmi
Awards	National Film Awards: Best Film on Other Social Issues (1998)

Sreenivasan (born 1951) is an Indian film actor and screenwriter known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He has written for over 50 films and has acted in over 200 films. He has also directed and produced two films each.

Sreenivasan wrote the screenplay for films such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Pattanapravesham (1988), Varavelpu (1989), Thalayanamanthram (1990), Sandesam (1991), Midhunam (1993), Mazhayethum Munpe (1995), Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), and Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu (1998) among others. As a writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikad and Kamal. As an actor, he has collaborated several times with Mohanlal. As a filmmaker, he scripted and directed Vadakkunokkiyanthram (1989) and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998).

Sreenivasan's scripts in 1980s and 1990s brilliantly portrayed the amusing part of pulp fiction stories appeared in majority substandard Malayalam magazines while not to mention about his valiant effort in explaining the negative influence of such contents to the society. Through his subtle humor he was, on the other hand, pretty successful in providing incredible insights into the militant labor unions that are largely responsible for the closure of many industries in Kerala.

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