Gudipoodi Srihari
{{Short description|Journalist (1934–2022)}}
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Gudipoodi Srihari (8 September 1934 – 5 July 2022){{Cite web |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=5 July 2022 |title=Veteran journalist and art critic Gudipoodi Srihari passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gudipoodi-srihari-was-a-contributor-to-the-hindu-for-over-five-decades-and-as-the-writer-and-art-critic-set-a-precedent-in-film-and-art-reviews/article65602126.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705090729/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gudipoodi-srihari-was-a-contributor-to-the-hindu-for-over-five-decades-and-as-the-writer-and-art-critic-set-a-precedent-in-film-and-art-reviews/article65602126.ece |archive-date=5 July 2022 |work=The Hindu}} was a journalist who worked as a film and art critic for Eenadu and later The Hindu.
Life and career
Gudipoodi Srihari did his Bachelor of Science at Andhra University and his master's degree in Delhi University. He taught PUC students mathematics and physics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_gudipoodi.html|title=Interview with Gudipoodi Srihari|last=Jeevi|date=25 December 2000|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305184754/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_gudipoodi.html|url-status=live}} He was the writer for the Harivillu column of Eenadu, which was a social commentary, for twenty-five years. He wrote reviews for the Friday Review and Sunday Magazine sections of The Hindu starting in 1969.{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-veteran-journalist-gudipoodi-srihari-passes-away|title=Hyderabad: Veteran journalist Gudipoodi Srihari passes away|first=|last=|date=July 5, 2022|website=Telangana Today|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221044603/https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-veteran-journalist-gudipoodi-srihari-passes-away|url-status=live}} He worked as a news broadcaster for the Hyderabad station of All India Radio and introduced M. S. Ramarao, whose Sundara Kanda became famous.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/Jul/06/veteran-scribe-art-critic-srihari-passes-away-2473368.html|title=Veteran scribe, art critic Srihari passes away|first=|last=|date=July 6, 2022|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714062631/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/jul/06/veteran-scribe-art-critic-srihari-passes-away-2473368.html|url-status=live}} He published music reviews in the 1970s.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XigJAQAAMAAJ&q=Gudipoodi+Srihari|title=Music Criticism|date=2006|first=R.|last=Sathynarayana|publisher=Vidwan R.K. Srikantan Trust|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063307/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Music_Criticism/XigJAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&printsec=frontcover|url-status=live}} He also worked on the cultural monthly Pallavi.
In 1995, he received a threat from Chiranjeevi fans on a satellite television channel for publishing a negative film review.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JXtYEAAAQBAJ&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&pg=PT141|title=Media and the Constitution of the Political|publisher=SAGE PUBLICATIONS PVT LIMITED|date=2022|isbn=978-93-5479-084-3 |access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063423/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Media_and_the_Constitution_of_the_Politi/JXtYEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&pg=PT141&printsec=frontcover|url-status=live}} In an interview in 2000, Srihari recalled "not missed a single Telugu film" and that he was called cynic for doing so. He published two books: one on the cultural heritage’ of Andhra Pradesh and one on the Telugu film industry. Srihari also served as the president of the Film Critics Association. He was the first writer of Great Andhra and worked there until 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/veteran-critic-gudipudi-srihari-passes-away-122166|title=Veteran Critic Gudipudi Srihari Passes Away|last=Venkat|date=5 July 2022|work=Great Andhra|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705051627/https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/veteran-critic-gudipudi-srihari-passes-away-122166|url-status=live}} He was given the ANR National Award in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ANR-award-to-senior-journalist/article15005778.ece|title=ANR award to senior journalist|date=September 29, 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063329/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ANR-award-to-senior-journalist/article15005778.ece|url-status=live}}