V. K. Sreeraman
Indian actor
Vettiyattil Krishnan Sreeraman (born 6 February 1953) is an Indian actor, writer, TV anchor and social worker. He acted in more than 150 films.
Personal life and education
He was born into a middle-class family at Cheruvathani village near Kunnamkulam, situated in Thrissur district of Kerala. His father V. C. Krishnan of the Vettiyattil family worked in Ceylon as a Hotel Manager while his mother Bhargavi Krishnan was a teacher by profession. Sreeraman is the second son of his parents, following an elder brother named Jayaprakash (b. 1948), and preceding an unnamed younger brother, who died soon after he was born. He had his education from Vaduthala Upper Primary School (Where his mother worked), St. George High School Thozhiyoor, Government Higher Secondary School Kunnamkulam and College of Fine Arts, Thrissur. He is married to Geetha, and has two children - a daughter named Lakshmi, and a son named Harikrishnan.
Career
His acting career started with one of India's greatest filmmaker G. Aravindan in his internationally acclaimed film Thampu (1978).
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