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{{Infobox person<br />
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| name = Sreenivasan<br />
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| image = Sreenivasan 2008.jpg<br />
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| caption = Sreenivasan<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|04|06|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pattiom|Pattiam]], [[Thalassery]], [[Madras State]] (present day [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]]), [[India]]<!-- at the time of his birth there was no state of Kerala, Thalassery was under the then Madras State--><br /><br />
| other_names = Sreeni<br />
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur]]|[[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Madras Film Institute]]}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Film director]]|[[Film producer]]|[[Farmer]]}}<br />
| years_active = 1977—present<br />
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''|''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]''|'' [[Aathmakatha]]''|''[[Thakarachenda]]''|''[[Sandesam]]''|''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''|''[[Katha Parayumbol]]''|''[[Vadakkunokkiyantram]]''}}<br />
| spouse = Vimala Sreenivasan<br />
| children = {{unbulleted list|[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]|[[Dhyan Sreenivasan]]}}<br />
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Thalassery Paadiyathu Unni| Lakshmi}}<br />
| awards = '''National Film Awards:'''<br />[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues (1998)]]<br />
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'''Sreenivasan''' (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, [[screenwriter]], [[film director|director]] and [[film producer|producer]] who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/17/stories/2005041708920300.htm Sreenivasan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164114/http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/17/stories/2005041708920300.htm |date=5 November 2012 }} ''The Hindu'' 17 April 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2012.</ref> Sreenivasan has starred in over 200 films. Considered among the best screenwriters of [[Malayalam cinema]], he is known for his rich and detailed screenplays based on the social and political scenario of [[Kerala]]. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ''[[Odaruthammava Aalariyam]]'' (1984), ''[[Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam]]'' (1986), ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]'' (1986), ''[[Nadodikkattu]]'' (1987), ''[[Pattanapravesham]]'' (1988), ''[[Varavelpu]]'' (1989), ''[[Thalayanamanthram]]'' (1990), ''[[Sandesam]]'' (1991), ''[[Mithunam (1993 film)|Midhunam]]'' (1993), ''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]'' (1995), ''[[Azhakiya Ravanan]]'' (1996), '' [[Oru Maravathoor Kanavu]]'' (1998), ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]'' (2005), ''[[Katha Parayumpol]]'' (2007), and ''[[Njan Prakashan]]'' (2018) among which the latter is one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Highest-grossing Malayalam films|highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time]]. He has won two [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Kerala State Film Awards for Best Screenplay]], for ''Sandesam'' and ''Mazhayethum Munpe''.<br />
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As a writer and actor he has frequently collaborated with directors such as [[Priyadarshan]], [[Sathyan Anthikad]] and [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]. As a [[filmmaker]], he scripted and directed ''[[Vadakkunokkiyanthram]]'' (1989) and ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]'' (1998). While ''[[Vadakkunokkiyantram|Vadakkunokkiyanthram]] (1989)'' won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]], ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]'' (1998) won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Popular Film]] Award at the 29th Kerala State Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2008/chinthavishtayaya-shyamala-hindi-remake-041208.html |title=Sreenivasan's Chintavishtayaya Shyamala|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712234956/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2008/chinthavishtayaya-shyamala-hindi-remake-041208.html |archive-date=12 July 2012|work=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=2008-12-04}}.</ref> He co-produced ''[[Katha Parayumpol]]'' (2007) and ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' (2012) under the banner Lumiere Film Company, along with actor [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]. <br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sreenivasan was born in Patyam, a village near [[Thalassery]] in [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[North Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]]. He has a sister and two brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/13608/ |title=Sreenivasan Interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219074117/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/13608/ |date=19 December 2013|work=Mathrubhumi website|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> His mother was a homemaker and his father a school teacher.<ref>[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Sreenivasan Sreenivasan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220040708/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Sreenivasan |date=20 February 2014 }} MSIDB</ref> Sreenivasan completed his formal education at [[Kuthuparamba]] Middle School and [[GVHSS Kadirur (Goverment VHSS Kadirur)|Government High School, Kadirur]]. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from [[Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur|PRNSS College, Mattanur]]. In 1977, Sreenivasan studied at the [[Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu]], [[Chennai]].<ref>[http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=52&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= Actor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619051139/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=52&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= |date=19 June 2015 }} Cinidiary.</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:SREENIVASAN OIL PAINTING.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
Sreenivasan debuted in the 1977 [[P. A. Backer]] movie ''[[Manimuzhakkam]]''. At film school, he was enrolled by Aniyeri Prabhakaran, who later cast him in ''[[Mela (1980 film)|Mela]]'' (1980). In 1984, Sreenivasan wrote his first film, ''[[Odaruthammava Aalariyam]]''. He both wrote and acted in ''[[Varavelpu]]'', ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]'', '' [[Nadodikkattu]]'' and its two sequels, ''[[Pattanapravesham]],'' and ''[[Akkare Akkare Akkare]]''. As a director he filmed ''[[Vadakkunokkiyanthram]]'' and ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''. His comedies include ''[[Aram + Aram = Kinnaram]]'', ''[[Kinnaripuzhayoram]]'', ''[[Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu]]'', [[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]], [[Artham]], [[Azhakiya Ravanan]], [[Chithram]] etc.''<ref>[http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/44605 Lifestyle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203070946/http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/44605 |date=3 December 2013 }} Mangalam.</ref>''<br />
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Sreenivasan's scripts in the 1980s and 90's brilliantly portrayed the amusing part of people who were obsessed with pulp fiction stories that appeared in substandard Malayalam magazines while not to mention his subtle approach in explaining the negative influence of such contents to the society of which the majority were jobless. Through sagacious humor, he was, on the other hand, pretty successful in providing incredible insights into anarchy caused by the militant labor unions that are largely responsible for the closure of industries in Kerala. Sreenivasan has created a new dimension for Malayalam cinema by way of humor to tell stories in the simplest manner.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Sreenivasan is married to Vimala, a school teacher (retired). His elder son, [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], is a director, lyricist, playback singer, dubbing artist and actor. His younger son, [[Dhyan Sreenivasan]], made his debut in ''[[Thira (film)|Thira]]'', a thriller movie directed by his brother.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 August 2013|title=Interview|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/384687/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819124003/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/384687/|archive-date=19 August 2013|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> Dhyan's directorial debut [[Love Action Drama]] was a [[romantic comedy]] genre movie starring [[Nivin Pauly]] and [[Nayanthara]].<br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Award Category & Work<br />
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|1989<br />
| rowspan="3" |''[[Kerala State Film Award]]s''<br />
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – ''[[Vadakkunokkiyantram]]''<br />
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|1991<br />
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story]] – ''[[Sandhesam]]''<br />
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|1995<br />
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screen Play]] & Best Popular Film – ''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]'' ([[screenplay]] by Sreenivasan)<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[National Film Awards]]''<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]] – ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[Kerala State Film Award]]s''<br />
|Best Popular Film – ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]'' (written and directed by Sreenivasan)<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[Filmfare Awards South]]''<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam]] – ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
| rowspan="4" |''[[Asianet Film Awards]]''<br />
|Best Film Award – ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Director|Best Director Award]] – ''[[Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actor|Best Actor Award]] – ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Script Writer|Best Script Writer Award]] – ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
| rowspan="2" |''[[Kerala State Film Award]]s''<br />
|[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]] (Acting) – ''[[Thakarachenda]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Popular Film]] – ''[[Katha Parayumpol]]'' (producer and Story and scriptwriter)<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
| rowspan="2" |''[[Asianet Film Awards]]''<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Lifetime Achievement]] for various films<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Film|Best Film Award]] – ''[[Katha Parayumpol]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[Filmfare Awards South]]''<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam]] – ''[[Kadha Parayumbol|Katha Parayumpol]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''[[Asianet Film Awards]]''<br />
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award]] for various films & [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – ''[[Makante Achan]], [[Passenger (2009 film)|Passenger]]''<br />
|}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{{Main||Sreenivasan filmography}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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