Sreekanth is a veteran Indian actor who has performed in Tamil films

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 since the 1960s. He made his acting debut in the 1965 Tamil film Vennira Aadai

Vennira Aadai

Vennira Aadai is a 1965 Tamil-language Indian film directed by Sridar with music by M.S.Viswanathan. It starred Sreekanth, Jayalalitha, Nirmala and Moorthy....

directed by Sridhar

C. V. Sridhar

C Sridhar was a South Indian screenwriter and film director. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School , where he began writing and staging plays while he was in Grade 7. He entered films as a dialogue writer when...

. A close associate of actor Venniradai Moorthy

Venniradai Moorthy

Venniradai Moorthy is a Tamil film comedian. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also essayed supporting roles. He is lawyer by profession and holds a B.L. degree in addition to being a self proclaimed astrologer. He is also a well known script-writer...

, Srikanth was employed in the American Consulate before entering films.
He often portrays supporting characters to actors like Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Muthuraman

R. Muthuraman

R. Muthuraman was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 60's and 70's and was fondly called Navarasa Thilakam. He has paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik Muthuraman is...

, Jaishankar

Jaishankar

Jaishankar is a yester-year actor of the Tamil Film Industry. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond . His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and so on...

 and in the later period he appeared as villain opposite actors like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

. Rajini's first film as hero, Bairavi

Bairavi

Bairavi is a 1987 Tamil film directed by M. Bhaskar. It was Rajinikanth's first movie as a hero in Tamil cinema. He was also given the "Superstar" title through this film by producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film stars Sripriya as the female lead and Geetha playing the title role as Rajini's sister...

 had Srikanth playing the main villain role. He played the lead role in the 1974 Tamil film Dikkatra Parvathi

Dikkatra Parvathi

Dikkatra Parvathi is a 1974 Tamil language film starring Sreekanth and Lakshmi in the lead roles. Written by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The movie was adapted from a novel by the same name written by C. Rajagopalachari.-Plot:...

which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

The following lists the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The year in the header refers to the date when the film was censored and submitted for the awards, without of regard of when the award was presented. Apart from the Silver Lotus Award "Certificate of Merit" was also given...

 in 1975.

Selected filmography

Srikanth has acted in over 200 films in Tamil.

• Vennira Aadai
  Vennira Aadai
  Vennira Aadai is a 1965 Tamil-language Indian film directed by Sridar with music by M.S.Viswanathan. It starred Sreekanth, Jayalalitha, Nirmala and Moorthy....
  
  (1965)
• Naanal (1965)
• Rajapart Rangadurai (1973)
• Anbu Thangai
  Anbu Thangai
  Anbu Thangai is a Tamil language film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Muthuraman and Jayalalitha in the lead roles. It has Jaya as Muthuraman's sister and Jayalalitha as his love interest. Srikanth played an important role as Muthuraman's friend. Kamal Haasan plays a guest role in the film as...
  
  (1974)
• Thangapathakkam (1975)
• Bairavi
  Bairavi
  Bairavi is a 1987 Tamil film directed by M. Bhaskar. It was Rajinikanth's first movie as a hero in Tamil cinema. He was also given the "Superstar" title through this film by producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film stars Sripriya as the female lead and Geetha playing the title role as Rajini's sister...
  
  (1978)
• Kaadhal Kondein (2003)