Sridhar is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry,[1] and also a dance scholar, performer and choreographer, trained in Bharatanatyam.
[2] In 2014, he received Doctorate (D.Lit) for his thesis on the 'Socio-cultural aspects of the Male Dancer in Bharatanatyam' from the Kannada University, Hampi.
[3] He entered Kannada cinema as a hero in the film Amrutha Ghalige, directed by Puttanna Kanagal.
He won the Karnataka state government's Best Actor Award for his performance as the saint-poet Sharief, in the film Santa Shishunala Shariefa directed by Nagabharana.
K. Balachander gave him a opening in the Tamil screen with his film Manathil Uruthi Vendum, (with Suhasini), even though he has also acted in Aan Paavam a hit of 1985, He later acted in several Tamil films, including Poo Pootta Nandavanam (with Sarita) and Mahamaayi (with Shobhana).