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Srihari

Indian actor (1964-2013)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ7586371
Source-derived summary

Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in some Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award.

Early life

Srihari was born on 15 August 1964 in Elamarru near Gudivada in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents moved to Hyderabad and settled in Balanagar, when he was still a child. He had worked as a newspaper boy and milkman. He started his career as a stunt fighter. He was also an athlete in gymnastics. He was offered jobs such as sub-inspector of police and railway officer, but he rejected those offers because he was interested in pursuing an acting career.

Srihari completed his degree in 1986.

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The public source identifies “Srihari” as indian actor (1964-2013). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Srihari, Indian and actor.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1964, 2013, 1986—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1964-08-15. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Srihari, Indian and actor providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7586371. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1964, 2013 and 1986.

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This entry incorporates text from Srihari” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.