Shraddha Srinath

Shraddha Srinath (born 29 September 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films. She is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and a SIIMA Award.

Shraddha made her debut with the Malayalam film Kohinoor (2015) and gained acclaim for her role in the Kannada thriller U Turn (2016), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada. She went on to establish herself with her performances in Urvi (2017), Vikram Vedha (2017), Operation Alamelamma (2017), Jersey (2019), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Chakra (2021) and Irugapatru (2023). For Operation Alamelamma, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada.

Early life Shraddha was born on 29 September 1990 to a Kannada-speaking family in the town of Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir. Her father was an officer in the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army and her mother was a school teacher. After completing her schooling from the Army School, Secunderabad, Shraddha moved to Bangalore to study law at the Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies.

Shraddha was called to play the second female lead in the Malayalam film called Kohinoor, directed by Vinay Govind, which released in September 2015. Her Kannada debut came in 2016 with U Turn which was directed by Pawan Kumar which premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival and was subsequently released in India and worldwide. Shraddha received critical acclaim for playing a journalist and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror noted that she gave a "class performance". While Sunayana Suresh stated, "Shraddha is a good find and she is a talent to look out for in the future."

Shraddha started 2017 with the release of Urvi, directed by B. S. Pradeep Varma. She debuted in the Tamil industry with Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai. Later she played the female lead in R. Kannan's Ivan Thanthiran opposite Gautham Karthik. In Richie she paired opposite Nivin Pauly, directed by Gautham Ramachandran. Later, she appeared in a song of The Villain, along with Shiva Rajkumar. Shraddha also played a lawyer in Pushkar Gayatri's Vikram Vedha opposite R. Madhavan. It was a box office success and Vikram Venkateswaran of The Quint noted, "Shraddha delivers a brilliant, but undersold performance. She has barely a few scenes to establish her presence." She then appeared in Operation Alamelamma as a teacher opposite Rishi. A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express stated that she ably supports the flow of the film.

In 2019, her first release was her Bollywood debut with Ali Fazal in Milan Talkies, which is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. After Milan Talkies, Shraddha marked her Telugu debut opposite Nani in the sports drama Jersey. She played a working wife of an ex-cricketer and the film was a commercial success. Janani K of India Today stated, "Shraddha Srinath makes a brilliant Telugu debut with Jersey. As Sarah, she is an ever-supporting wife and not the one who will withstand all the troubles caused by her husband." Her next release of the year was her Tamil movie K-13, where she is paired opposite Arulnithi. Her next release of the year was her Kannada movie Rustum, where she is paired opposite Shiva Rajkumar. Her next after Rustum was Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of Hindi movie Pink, with Ajith. Her next release of the year was Jodi, where she is paired opposite Aadi Saikumar. In 2020, she appeared in Krishna and His Leela opposite Siddhu Jonnalagadda.

Career expansion (2021–present) In 2021, Shraddha appeared in two Tamil films – Maara and Chakra. In 2022, her first release was Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Aaraattu. She then appeared in Kannada film Dear Vikram opposite Sathish Ninasam and Tamil film Witness. Her only release of 2023 was Irugapatru opposite Vikram Prabhu, a commercial success. In 2024, she first appeared in Saindhav opposite Venkatesh. Her next release came with Mechanic Rocky, where she appeared opposite Vishwak Sen. Aditya Devulapally of The New Indian Express stated, "Shraddha brings depth to an otherwise underwritten role, leaving you wishing for a better backstory."

Shraddha's first release of 2025 came with Daaku Maharaaj, where she played an IAS officer Nandini opposite Bobby Deol. The film was a box office success and became her highest grossing release. BH Harsh of Cinema Express noted, "Shraddha gets an interesting character to play and leaves an impression despite limited screen time." She then appeared in Kaliyugam.

Media image Shraddha has established herself as a leading actress in Kannada cinema. In the Bangalore Time Most Desirable Women list, she was placed 5th in 2017, 9th in 2018, 28th in 2019, and 16th in 2020.

Filmography Films

Television

Awards and nominations