Right from his childhood days, Srinivas was interested in theatre and cinema and was a regular participant in his school and college plays.

During one of these plays, he caught the eye of another theatre artist M. P. Shankar, whom he later went on to star with in many Kannada films.

Srinivas then became a regular member of Shankar's camp and had to discontinue his education during his pursuing of a Bachelor of Science from St. Philomena's College, Mysore.

He went on to appear in many other successful films such as Mayor Muthanna, Bangaarada Panjara, Gandhada Gudi, Kalla Kulla, Vasantha Lakshmi and Sahasa Simha.

He received appreciation for his roles in films such as Sipayi Ramu, Giri Kanye and Bhagyavantharu.