Sreekanth is a veteran Indian actor who has performed in Tamil films since the 1960s. He made his acting debut in the 1965 Tamil film Vennira Aadai directed by Sridhar.^[1] A close associate of actor Venniradai Moorthy,^[2] Srikanth was employed in the American Consulate before entering films.^[3] He often portrays supporting characters to actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Jaishankar and in the later period he appeared as villain opposite actors like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Rajini's first film as hero, Bairavi had Srikanth playing the main villain role. He played the lead role in the 1974 Tamil film Dikkatra Parvathi which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 1975.^[4]

Selected filmography[link]

Sreekanth has acted in over 200 films in Tamil.

• Vennira Aadai (1965)
• Naanal (1965)
• Rajapart Rangadurai (1973)
• Anbu Thangai (1974)
• Vairam (1974)
• Thangapathakkam (1975)
• Bairavi (1978)
• Kaadhal Kondein (2003)

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