Meet actor whose debut was a superhit, worked with Thalapathy Vijay, three months after marriage wife made shocking allegations, got addicted to drugs, his name is…
For the unversed, the actor in question is none other than Tamil actor Srikanth. Born in Hyderabad, Srikanth's father was an employee in SBI Bank. He completed his schooling in Chennai. His elder brother died during college due to dengue. After finishing his studies, he focused on modeling and then got a chance in films. Srikanth's run in Tamil cinema
Srikanth was initially supposed to work in 'Kaadhal Virus' and Shyam's '12th', but he missed the opportunity due to circumstances. Later, he got a chance to work in Bharathiraja and Balachander's films, but he missed that too. Finally, the success of the film 'Roja Kootam' brought him recognition.
Director Sasi's 2002 film Roja Kootam brought Srikanth recognition. The audience noticed him, and his young and passionate acting caught everyone's attention. After this, he worked in films like April Mathathil, Manasellam, and Parthiban Kanavu.
He made his debut in Telugu cinema with the film 'Okriki Okaru'. This film also praised his acting. After this, his films 'Varnajalam', 'Bose', 'Kana Kanden', 'Oru Naal Oru Kanavu' (2005) and 'Bambara Kannale' (2005) received mixed response.
After this, his films could not achieve great success due to mistakes in story selection. Vijay's film 'Nanban' directed by Shankar was expected to be his comeback, but it did not happen.
Srikanth's personal life
Meanwhile, while Srikanth was busy with films, he and Vandana from Chennai fell in love. They got married without informing their families and lived as husband and wife for three months. Later, Vandana complained to the police that Srikanth refused to accept her as his wife. The case went on in the court for almost a year, and the verdict came in Vandana's favour. Later, both families compromised and got Srikant and Vandana married in 2008. The couple now has two children.
Why was Srikanth arrested?
Currently, Srikanth is in jail after being arrested in a drug case. He was consuming drugs for one and a half years. He admitted, 'I consumed drugs, but did not sell them to anyone.' This has become another problem for Srikanth who is facing continuous failures in films.
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