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{{Short description|Indian actor, director, and producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Srinivasa Murthy
| image =
| birth_name = J. K. Srinivasa Murthy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|05|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jadalathimmanahalli, [[Kolar district|Kolar]], [[Mysore State]] (now in [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]], [[Karnataka]]), India
| occupation = Actor, television director
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Srinivasamurthy
| spouse = Pushpa
| children = 4; including [[Naveen Krishna]]
}}

'''Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy''' (born 15 May 1949),<ref name="ig1"/> known popularly as '''Srinivasa Murthy''', is an Indian actor and [[television director]]. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in [[Kannada language|Kannada]], beginning in 2001, based on the lives of various Kannada philosophers and poets, and adaptations of the works of popular Kannada writers. As an actor, he is known for his work in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]], appearing often in supporting roles. He began his career as a stage artiste in both professional and [[amateur theatre]], before taking to films in 1977. Known for his graceful acting, he is a disciplined actor who has carved out a niche in historical and emotional roles, and is a two-time recipient of the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. His elder son [[Naveen Krishna]] is also an actor in Kannada films.

== Career ==
=== Films ===
Srinivasa Murthy debuted under the tutelage of director [[Siddalingaiah]] in the movie Hemavati. The movie was based on an inter-caste love story between a high-caste girl with a lower-caste boy. His acting was lauded by the Kannada Industry and he was warmly welcomed into the industry. He did not immediately get more Hero offers, but was called in supporting characters to the heroes. But he accepted what he was offered and displayed extreme range and grace in his acting. He has acted in close to 300 Kannada movies. His roles in Mane Mane Ramayana, Guru Shishyaru, [[Kaviratna Kalidasa]] are remembered for his excellent acting. In [[Kaviratna Kalidasa]] he played the role of Raja Bhoja, along with Kannada actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] playing the role of Kalidasa. The camaraderie the two actors shared was a grand success. Even Rajkumar praised his efforts in that role. [[Siddalingaiah]] presented him as a conventional hero opposite the ruling heroine [[Aarathi]] in [[Parajitha]] (1982). The movie was a moderate success. Somehow Srinivasa Murthy continued to get offers for strong supporting roles rather than conventional hero roles at that time.

Srinivasa Murthy became a producer of Kannada films quite early. He started off producing films with his friend [[Jai Jagadish (Kannada actor)|Jai Jagadish]]. He made films like Maathru Devo Bhava and a comedy film Thaayigobba Tharlemaga with Kashinath and cast struggling actress [[Chandrika (Kannada actress)]] who went on to become a popular heroine after the film. Followed by Nambidare Nambi Bittare Bidi directed by Umesh which introduced [[Shruti (actress)|Shruthi]] and [[Hosamane Aliya]] with [[Anant Nag]] and [[Bhavya]]. He then became a director with the children film Devara Makkalu that won lot of appreciation from critics. It also won an award for Best Children Film from the State government of Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unusual children's film|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/17/stories/2003101701640500.htm|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=20 November 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120135529/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/17/stories/2003101701640500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Television ===
Parallel to his career in films, Murthy directed and starred in many [[Soap opera|television soaps]]. He made his debut as a director in 2001, with a [[Kannada language|Kannada]] series Anna Basavanna, also starring as the eponymous lead role [[Basava]], a 12th-century philosopher and Kannada poet. The 70-episode series concluded in April 2002, and was aired on [[Colors Kannada|ETV Kannada]]. Following this, in the same year, he directed Pathala Bhairavi, a children fantasy series consisting of 52 episodes, based on the 11th-century Kashmiri poet [[Kshemendra]]'s work of the same. Murthy appeared in the role of a [[Mantrik]] in the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Basavanna By Srinivasamurthy|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/interviews/3379-anna-basavanna-by-srinivasamurthy.html|publisher=chitraloka.com|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203349/http://www.chitraloka.com/interviews/3379-anna-basavanna-by-srinivasamurthy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, he directed Triveni Sangama, a series based on the works of [[Anasuya Shankar]] (pen name, Triveni). He also starred in the series alongside [[C. R. Simha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Committed murthy|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/committed-murthy-kannada-news-28277.html|website=indiaglitz.com|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170813/http://www.indiaglitz.com/committed-murthy-kannada-news-28277.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, he made a series based on the life of [[Kanaka Dasa]], a 16th-century philosopher and Kannada poet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanaka Dasa Starts|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kanaka-dasa-starts-kannada-news-111651.html|website=indiaglitz.com|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=25 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825001326/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kanaka-dasa-starts-kannada-news-111651.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Srinivasa Murthy was born on 15 May 1949 to Krishnappa and Nagamma in a village, Jadalathimmanahalli, in the [[Kolar district]] of the erstwhile [[Mysore State]] (in present-day [[Chikkaballapura district]] in [[Karnataka]]). Murthy served in the Survey Department under the Government of Karnataka, before entering films in 1977 with ''Hemavathi''.<ref name="ig1">{{cite web|title=Srinivasamurthy @ BH|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/srinivasamurthy--bh-kannada-news-93938.html|website=indiaglitz.com|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924185447/http://www.indiaglitz.com/srinivasamurthy--bh-kannada-news-93938.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is married to Pushpa and they have four children together—two sons, [[Naveen Krishna]] and Nitil Krishna, both of whom are actors—and two daughters—Yogithaa Naag and Santhoora Naag (deceased).

== Filmography ==
=== As actor ===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''Hemavathi'' (1977)
* ''[[Guru Shishyaru]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Keralida Simha]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Hosa Belaku]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Parajitha]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa]]'' (1983) as [[Bhoja]]
* ''[[Bhaktha Prahalada]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Marali Gudige]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Avala Antharanga]]'' (1986)
* ''Thayi Karulu'' (1988)
* ''[[Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Kaliyuga Seethe]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Dore (film)|Dore]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata]]'' (1996)
* ''Mane Mane Ramayana'' (1996)
* ''[[Mungarina Minchu]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Chandramukhi Pranasakhi]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' 2002
* ''Vijayadashami'' (2003) as Narasimha
* ''[[Valmiki (2005 film)|Valmiki]]'' (2005)
* ''Mr Bakra'' (2005)...Bettappa
* ''[[My Autograph]]'' (2006)
* ''[[No 73, Shanthi Nivasa]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Yodha (2009 film)|Yodha]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Gilli (film)|Gilli]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Prithvi (2010 film)|Prithvi]]'' (2010) as Prithvi Kumar's father
* ''[[Haggada Kone]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Shivam (2015 Kannada film)|Shivam]]'' (2015)
* ''Mahakali'' (2015)
* ''Mana Mechida Bangaru'' (2015)
* ''[[Thippaji Circle]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Vamshodharaka]]'' (2015)
* ''Tyson'' (2016)
* ''Yuva Samrat'' (2016)
* ''Sri Omkara Ayyappane'' (2016)
* ''[[Doddmane Hudga]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Raj Vishnu]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Natasaarvabhowma]]'' (2019)
{{div col end}}

=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Year !! Credit
|-
| ''Devara Makkalu'' || 2003 || Director
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Character !! Notes !! Channel
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''Anna Basavanna''
| [[Basava]]
| Also director
| [[Colors Kannada|ETV Kannada]]
|-
| 2002
| ''Pathala Bhairavi''
| A [[mantrik]]
| Also director
| ETV Kannada
|-
| 2009
| ''Rathasapthami''
|
|
| [[Udaya TV]]
|-
| 2007
| ''Triveni Sangama''
|
| Also director
|
|-
|
| ''Shakthi''
|
|
|
|-
| 2020-present
| ''Sathya''
| Ramachandra
|
| Zee Kannada
|-
|-
|2021
|''[[Kasturi Nivasa (TV series)|Kasthuri Nivasa]]''
|Brahmachari
|Special appearance
|[[Udaya TV]]
|-
|-
|}

== Awards ==
;[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
* 1981–82: Best Supporting Actor—''Naari Swargakke Daari''
* [[1999–2000 Karnataka State Film Awards|1999–2000]]: [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]—''[[Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu]]''
* Awarded Honorary [[Dr. Rajkumar Award|Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award]] in [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/karnataka-state-film-awards-2018-raghavendra-rajkumar-and-meghana-raj-bag-top-honours-check-out-all-winners/articleshow/73186197.cms|title=KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS|date=10 January 2020|access-date=21 January 2020|website=Bangalore Mirror|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125091339/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/karnataka-state-film-awards-2018-raghavendra-rajkumar-and-meghana-raj-bag-top-honours-check-out-all-winners/articleshow/73186197.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5675977|Srinivasa Murthy}}
* [http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/srinivasa-murthy/filmography.html Srinivasa Murthy filmography]

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