Master Sridhar

Sridhar was an Indian film actor in the Tamil film industry. He has acted about 150 films and he was introduced to Tamil cinema as a child artist. He was famous for his child performance in many movies and so called as Master Sridhar.[3]

Master Sridhar
Born
Sridhar

1953[1]
Died11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 60)[2]
Chennai, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesMaster Sreedhar, Master Sreethar
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Baby Indira[2]
ChildrenPrashanth
Rakshith Balaji[3]

Personal life

Sridhar married actress Indira aka Baby Indira and she was also a famous child artist in 70s movies. The couple have two sons named Prashanth and Rakshith. He was residing with his family in his residence in Chennai Kottivaakkam Karpagamabal Nagar.[3]

Film career

Beginning his career as a child artist, Sridhar acted in many films, including Kandan Karunai, Karnan, Swamy Ayyappan. He proved his mettle in social genre too cast as hero in K.S. Gopalakrishnan’s Kurathi Magan, starring Gemini Ganesan and K.R. Vijaya. He was well known with his gracious performance as Lord Muruga in the classic old movie Kandan Karunai.

Adi Parasakthi (Raj TV), Gnyaanaanandham (Podhigai) and Indrajith (Jaya TV) were some of the serials in which he was featured.

His last film in Tamil was 2007 released Bhagavan Ayyappan.[3]

Partial filmography
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1962Avana IvanTamil
1966Marakka Mudiyumaa?Tamil
1967Sri Purandara DasaruKannada
1964KarnanTamilMeghanathan
1967Kandan KarunaiTamilChild Muruga
1967ChithramelaMalayalam
1969Ballatha PahayanMalayalam
1970Namma KuzhanthaigalTamil
1972Kurathi MaganTamil
1974PanathukkagaTamilRavi
1976DasavatharamTamilPrince Lakshmanan
1977SnehamMalayalam
1982KrodhamTamilSiva
1986Nambinar KeduvathillaiTamil
1987Mupperum DeviyarTamil
1996Vetri VinayagarTamilNarathar

Death

He was suffering from Asthma for long period and died on 11 December 2013 morning due to sudden heart attack. He is survived by his wife Baby Indira and sons Prashanth and Rakshit Balaji.[4]

References
  1. "Master Sridhar Passed Away". www.kollywoodtoday.net. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Versatile talent". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. "Actor Master Sreethar Died..!!". tamilplex.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. "நடிகர் "மாஸ்டர் ஸ்ரீதர்" மாரடைப்பால் காலமானார்! - Old actor Master Sridhar Dead". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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