Srihari (actor)

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Srihari
Born	Raghumudri Sri Hari (1964-08-15)15 August 1964 Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 49) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	"Real Star"
Occupation	Film actor
Spouse(s)	Disco Shanti
Children	3

Raghumudri Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013), also known as Srihari, was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema.

Biography

Srihari was born near Vijayawada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents were from Gudivada. They moved to Hyderabad, and settled in Balanagar when he was still a child.^[1] He started his career as a stunt fighter and 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 since he had an interest in pursuing his acting career

Personal life

He got married to South-Indian actress Shanti, popularly known as Disco Shanti in 1991. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Akshara, died when she was just four months old. Srihari started Akshara Foundation in her memory. He also adopted four villages in Medchal.^[2]

Death

It was while he was shooting for the movie R... Rajkumar where he complained of giddiness and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital.^[3] On 9 October 2013, he died in Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, aged 49, after suffering from a liver ailment. He was buried next to his daughter's grave.^[4][5]

Awards and nominations

• Awarded Nandi awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana^[6]
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu) in 2005 for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana^[7]

Filmography

Actor