Sreenath

{{Infobox person

| name = Sreenath

| image = Sreenath.jpg

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| birth_name = {{nowrap|Sreenath Thoppil Inchora}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|8|26}}

| birth_place = Kuzhur, Kerala, India

| death_date = {{death date and age |2010|04|23|1956|08|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = Kothamangalam, Kerala, India

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1978–2010

| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Shanthi Krishna|1984|1995|end=divorce}}|{{marriage|Latha Sreenath|1999|2010}}}}

| children = 1

}}

{{Given name hatnote|Sreenath|Thoppil Inchora|lang=Malayali}}Sreenath Thoppil Inchora (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Sarvakalashala, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thirupuram/Malayalam-actor-Sreenath-found-dead-in-hotel-room/articleshow/5847406.cms|title=Malayalam actor Sreenath found dead in hotel room|date=23 April 2010|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 April 2010}}

Sreenath was a Shiv Sena candidate from the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

Personal life

At the start of his film career, he worked with actress Shanthi Krishna in a few hit movies and fell in love during the shoot of Ithu Njangalude Katha.{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=7121935&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Manorama Online {{!}} Movies {{!}} History of Movie {{!}} |website=www.manoramaonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007110802/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=7121935&programId=7940855&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=2010-10-07}} He later married her at Guruvayoor Temple in September 1984. They parted ways in September 1995.{{cite news|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?articleType=Malayalam+Home&contentId=7117137&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL|title=നടൻ ശ്രീനാഥിനെ മരിച്ച നിലയിൽ കണ്ടെത്തി|publisher=manoramaonline.com|access-date=23 April 2010}}

He married Latha in 1999. The couple have a son named Viswajith.{{cite web|url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=94d49543425c6b6f1f17938a7a9bf4f4|title=നക്ഷത്രമായില്ലെങ്കിലും|publisher=news.keralakaumudi.com|language=Malayalam|access-date=23 April 2010}}

Career

Sreenath began his film career in the 1980s, but slowly shifted his focus to television acting although he continued to act in films occasionally. He completed two years of acting courses at South India Film Chambers.

His popular films include Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, Kireedam, and Devaasuram. Sreenath's last film was 2009's Kerala Cafe, a movie that had 10 short films woven around a common theme.

Sreenath was winner of the state award for best TV actor twice.{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-actor-sreenath-found-dead-in-hotel/113808-8-70.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425020638/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-actor-sreenath-found-dead-in-hotel/113808-8-70.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2010|title=Malayalam actor Sreenath found dead in hotel|publisher=ibnlive.in.com|access-date=26 April 2010}}

Death

Sreenath was found dead with his wrists slashed in a hotel room in Kothamangalam in Kerala on 23 April 2010.{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional-/malayalam/Malayalam-actor-Sreenath-found-dead-in-hotel-room/articleshow/5847901.cms|title=Malayalam actor Sreenath found dead in hotel room|publisher=movies.indiatimes.com|access-date=23 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426142010/http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional-/malayalam/Malayalam-actor-Sreenath-found-dead-in-hotel-room/articleshow/5847901.cms|archive-date=26 April 2010|df=dmy-all}} He had been in Kothamangalam for the shooting of the Malayalam film Shikar. His body was later shifted to Thiruvananthapuram and cremated at Shanthikavadam Crematorium with full state honour. His death suspected as murder by his family. Mystery about his death remains to this day.

Awards

Kerala State Television Awards Best Actor 2000

Filmography

=Malayalam=

Year	Title	Role
class="wikitable sortable"
1978	Shalini Ente Koottukari	Unnikrishnan
1979	Manasa Vacha Karmana	Rameshan's friend
rowspan=2 \| 1980	Sathyam	Ramakrishna Nair
Kalika	Kariya
rowspan=4 \| 1981	Arayannam	Vijayan
Attimari	Babu
Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam
Oothikachiya Ponnu	Dr. Samuel
rowspan=3 \| 1982	Pooviriyum Pulari	Raghu
Ithu Njangalude Katha	Raghu
Chilanthivala	Suresh
rowspan=7 \| 1983	Swapnalokum
Visa	Balachandran
Eenam
Kingini Kombu
Professor Janaki
Belt Mathai	Tony
Saagaram Santham	Dr. Madan Mohan
rowspan=8 \| 1984	NH 47	Sunny
Thacholi Thankappan	Basheer
Mangalam Nerunnu	Madhu
Sandhya Mayangum Neram	Mohan
Piriyilla Naam	Gopi
Itha Innu Muthal	Gopi/Jimmy Fernandez
Muthodu Muthu	Gopi
Odaruthammava Aalariyam	Govindan
rowspan=6 \| 1985	Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya	Police Officer
Snehicha Kuttathinu	Satheesh Chandran
Aarodum Parayaruthu
Oru Nokku Kanan
Ayanam	Joy
Koodum Thedi	Jayakumar
rowspan=4 \| 1986	Oru Yugasandhya	Karunan
Hello My Dear Wrong Number	SI Rajagopal
Bhagavan
Vivahithare Ithile
rowspan=10 \| 1987	Archanapookkal
Nirabedhangal	Balan
Amme Bhagavathi	Thirumeni
Vrutham	James Chacko
Sarvakalashala	Jeevan
Jaalakam	Anchal Sasi
Thoovanathumbikal	Madhavan
Irupatham Noottandu	Jeevan
Kaiyethum Doorathu	Murali
Ezhuthapurangal	Sreenivasan
rowspan=7 \| 1988	Moonnam Mura	DySP Raju
Marikkunnila Njan
Kudumbapuranam	Sivan
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu	Sunny
Innaleyude Baakki	Balu
Vicharana	Raghuvaran
August 1	Gopi
rowspan=8 \| 1989	Swagatham	Sajan
Innale	Gafoor
Douthyam	Shekhar
Aazhikkoru Muthu	Chandran
V. I. P.	Rajendran
The News	Jeevan
Kireedam	Keshu
Adikkurippu	S. I. Raju
rowspan=3 \| 1990	Enquiry
Naale Ennundengil
Mathilukal	Aniyan
rowspan=2 \| 1992	Apaaratha	Sudhakaran
Malootty	Raghavan
rowspan=4 \| 1993	Ottayadipathakal	Anoop
Sabarimalayil Thanka Sooriyodayam
Chenkol	Keshu
Devaasuram	C. S.
rowspan=4 \| 1995	Achan Kombathu Amma Varampathu	Balan
Bali
Saadaram	Ravichandra Menon
Maanthrikam	Kernel
rowspan=2 \| 1996	Thooval Kottaram	Mathew
Kaalapani	Satyasheelan, a prisoner
rowspan=2 \| 1999	Vazhunnor	Adv. Simon Thevakkattu
Agnisakshi
2000	Varnakkazhchakal	Adv. Satheesh
2001	Meghamalhar	Bhoominathan
2003	Vasanthamallika	Balakrishnan's father
2004	Sethurama Iyer CBI	Sunny
2006	Balram vs. Tharadas	Jayakrishnan
rowspan=2 \| 2007	Sketch
The Trigger
rowspan=2 \| 2009	Bhagavan
Kerala Cafe	Sajeevan	Segment: "Makal"

=Tamil=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2 \| 1981	Rail Payanangalil
Chinna Mul Peria Mul	Dr. Arun
1983	Kal Vadiyum Pookkal
1987	Poovizhi Vasalile	Micheal	Guest appearance