Acting

Sreenivasan

Born April 6, 1956 · Thalassery, Kerala, India

Died December 20, 2025 · aged 69

Sreenivasan was an Indian film actor and screenwriter known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He has written for over 50 films and has acted in over 200 films. He has also directed and produced two films each. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplay for films such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Pattanapravesha…

Known For

Sakhavu

Sakhavu · 2017

Comrade Krishna Kumar wants to make it big in politics but lacks the ideals a sakhavu should possess. He is ruthless enough to even get rid of friends who might be possible hurdles on his way up. His paths cross with that of a veteran comrade, sakhavu Krishnan and the film depicts how his life influences Krishna Kumar.

Chithram

Chithram · 1988

MovieComedyDrama

A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

Ninnishtam Ennishtam · 1986

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

MovieDramaRomance

Sreekuttan falls in love with Shalini. Shalini's family is in financial trouble. Sreekuttan's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be Shalini's benefactor and suitor.

Billu

MovieComedyDrama

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe · 2009

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu · 1987

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

MovieComedyDrama

Sreedharan is a single man in his late-20s who runs a car repair shop. He is on the lookout for a bride, but he is only interested in girls who did graduation since Sreedharan himself was unable to study so far. The movie deals with the introduction of his cousin and his wooing to marry her.

Khatta Meetha

Khatta Meetha · 2010

MovieComedyDrama

Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha · 2011

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

MovieDramaComedy

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

Filmography

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Sakhavu

Sakhavu · 2017

Comrade Krishna Kumar wants to make it big in politics but lacks the ideals a sakhavu should possess. He is ruthless enough to even get rid of friends who might be possible hurdles on his way up. His paths cross with that of a veteran comrade, sakhavu Krishnan and the film depicts how his life influences Krishna Kumar.

Doctor

Chithram

Chithram · 1988

MovieComedyDrama

A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.

Story

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

Ninnishtam Ennishtam · 1986

Ninnishtam Ennishtam

MovieDramaRomance

Sreekuttan falls in love with Shalini. Shalini's family is in financial trouble. Sreekuttan's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be Shalini's benefactor and suitor.

Jithinlal / Mithunlal

Billu

MovieComedyDrama

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

Story

Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe · 2009

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

A Writer

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu · 1987

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

MovieComedyDrama

Sreedharan is a single man in his late-20s who runs a car repair shop. He is on the lookout for a bride, but he is only interested in girls who did graduation since Sreedharan himself was unable to study so far. The movie deals with the introduction of his cousin and his wooing to marry her.

Writer

Khatta Meetha

Khatta Meetha · 2010

MovieComedyDrama

Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.

Original Story

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha · 2011

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

MovieDramaComedy

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

Narrator

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

Gandhinagar 2nd Street · 1986

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

MovieComedyFamily

Sethu, an unemployed youth, struggles to find a job. When a spate of robberies takes place in his friend's neighborhood, he poses as a Gurkha to get a job as a security guard.

Screenplay

Varavelpu

Varavelpu · 1989

Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in the Gulf for seven years. He decides to settle in his hometown, but things do not go as expected.

Writer

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam · 1990

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam

MovieThrillerComedy

Kunjoottan, a village simpleton, is not allowed to go out of his house as his overprotective father dreamt of a mishap befalling Kunjoottan. But he escapes with his childhood friend to a city.

Kunjoottan

Aakasha Gopuram

Aakasha Gopuram · 2008

Aakasha Gopuram

MovieDramaRomance

The film, in Malayalam and made by the Indian film maker K P Kumaran, AkashaGopuram is set among the Indian immigrant community in London and tells the story of Albert Samson (Mohanlal), a middle-aged architect who has clawed his way to prominence.

Dr. Isaac

Nettippattam

Nettippattam · 1991

Peethambaran (Sreenivasan) is an unemployed man who is addicted to solving other people's problems. He gives more priority to the people in his village than his family. His well intended actions though leads him to troubling situations.

Peethambaran

Pavithram

Pavithram · 1994

MovieFamilyDrama

A young man's relationship with his career, fiancee and brother is brought under stress by the birth of an unexpected sister. The film deals with the relationship between siblings Unnikrishnan and Meenakshi who have an almost 30 year age difference between them.

Dr. Ramakrishnan

Vellanakalude Naadu

Vellanakalude Naadu · 1988

Vellanakalude Naadu

MovieDramaComedy

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Writer

Chidambaram

Chidambaram · 1985

Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.

Muniyandi

Ayur Rekha

Ayur Rekha · 2007

MovieComedyCrime

Doctor Aparna is the Managing Director of a hospital, whose divorce with her husband is in progress. However, when she is found dead, a police officer sets out to find the culprit

SP S.K. Jacob George IPS

Oru Naal Varum

Oru Naal Varum · 2010

MovieCrimeDrama

Nandhakumar, an honest police officer, lays a trap to capture Gopi Krishnan, a corrupt town planner. Though his attempts fail, Nandhakumar is not ready to give up.

Writer

Kadathanadan Ambadi

Kadathanadan Ambadi · 1990

Kadathanadan Ambadi

Kadathanadan Ambadi is a 1990 Malayalam-language Indian sword and sorcery film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Sajan Vargeese, starring Mohanlal, Swapna, Raadhu and Prem Nazir. The film was in production from 1985 and was stalled due to financial crisis faced by the producer Sajan Vargeese. The film is a sequel to 1964 film Thacholi Othenan. Few shots from Tacholi Othenan is shown in this movie also.The film was released after the death of Prem Nazir.

Moosakkutty

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam · 1986

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

MovieComedyDrama

The only way Gopalakrishnan can escape from certain bankruptcy is to sell the property he owns in the city and use the proceeds to settle his debts. To do that, he has to evict his tenants from there first. Unfortunate for him, his tenant is the feisty Meera and her family, who absolutely refuses to vacate the house. Gopalakrishnan uses an obscure clause in the contract to take up residence at the house, and tries his best to smoke his tenants out.

Writer

Love 24x7

Love 24x7 · 2015

MovieRomanceDrama

A love story set in the backdrop of media. The movie is written and directed by debutante Sreebala K Menon. Dileep plays Rupesh Nambiar, who works in a news channel. Nikhila Pavithran plays the female lead. She does the role of news reader Kabani. Sreenivasan plays the channel editor Ummer Abdulla. The movie showcases many interesting facts about media.

Umar Abdullah

Thenmavin Kombath

Thenmavin Kombath · 1994

Thenmavin Kombath

MovieComedyFamily

Sreekrishnan unknowingly falls in love with the woman his best friend, Manikyan, loves. Though Sreekrishnan tries his best to woo her, she resists, leading to a battle that ensues between the friends.

Appakkala

Honey Bee 2: Celebrations

Honey Bee 2: Celebrations · 2017

Honey Bee 2: Celebrations

MovieAdventureComedy

Sebastian and Angela are all set to get married until their difference of opinions and cultural conflicts between the families threaten their union.

Adv. Thampi Antony

Vadakkunokkiyantram

Vadakkunokkiyantram · 1989

Vadakkunokkiyantram

MovieComedyDrama

A man with a serious case of inferiority complex is married to a beautiful girl. Soon, his love and care turns into suspicion.

Director