Gudipoodi Srihari (8 September 1934 – 5 July 2022)[1] was a journalist who worked as a film and art critic for Eenadu and later The Hindu.
[2][3] He worked as a news broadcaster for the Hyderabad station of All India Radio and introduced M. S. Ramarao, whose Sundara Kanda became famous.
[1] In 1995, he received a threat from Chiranjeevi fans on a satellite television channel for publishing a negative film review.
[6] In an interview in 2000, Srihari recalled "not missed a single Telugu film" and that he was called cynic for doing so.
[2] He published two books: one on the cultural heritage’ of Andhra Pradesh and one on the Telugu film industry.