Sreenivasan was a genius who made Malayalis laugh and think. He acted in more than two hundred films. A 48-year-long film career has come to an end.
Actor, screenwriter, and director Sreenivasan (69) has passed away. He breathed his last at the Tripunithura Taluk Hospital. He had been undergoing treatment for a long illness. He had left home this morning for dialysis. His health condition worsened upon reaching Tripunithura. His wife was with him.
He was a genius who made Malayalis laugh and think. He acted in more than two hundred films. A 48-year-long film career has come to an end. Sreenivasan had a special talent for presenting the problems of ordinary people with a touch of humor. He received the Kerala State Film Award five times.
He was born on April 4, 1956, in Patyam, near Thalassery. He studied at Kadirur Government School and Pazhassiraja NSS College. Later, he earned a diploma in film acting from the Film Chamber Institute in Madras. He entered the film industry in 1977 with the film Manimuzhakkam, directed by P. A. Backer. In 1984, he wrote the story for the film Odaruthammava Aalariyam. Films directed by Sreenivasan, such as Vadakkunokkiyanthram and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala, gained immense popularity. Vimala is his wife. His sons are Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan.