Srinagara Kitty

Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his stage name Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making his film debut in 2003 Chandra Chakori.

His first major film as a lead actor was Inthi Ninna Preethiya (2008) which opened to positive reviews with his performance being noted. Following this, he featured in many feature films, notably Mathe Mungaru (2010), Savari (2009), Hudugaru (2011) and Sanju Weds Geetha (2011). The success of these films recognized him as one of the best actors in Kannada cinema.

Family and early background Kitty comes from a joint family where he is the last child born to his parents. He is married to TV producer Bhavana Belegere and is the son-in-law of noted writer, journalist and TV Presenter Ravi Belagere.

Career Television He started his career early as a Child artist with TV serials like – Malanadina Chitragalu, Doddamane, Kandana Kavya among many others. During this time, he was even active in stage plays and acted in plays like Kaadu, Kappe Bhavi Nakshatra, Akka, Namma Nimmagalobba, Sanje Mallige.

Post his education, he starred TV serials for ETV, Udaya and Suvarna – prominent among them being, Chandrika, Preethigagi, Ananda Sagara, Mane Mane Kathe and Bhoomi.

Films Kitty made his debut in films with the 2003 Kannada film Chandra Chakori, in which he appeared in a negative role. He then appeared in negative roles with films like Gowdru, Love Story, Aadhi, Ayya and Vishnusena most of which releases in the year 2005.

He made his debut in a lead role in Giri and followed it with Inthi Ninna Preethiya which gave him stardom. He then appeared in Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara, Janumada Gelathi, Mathe Mungaru, Savari, Male Barali Manju Irali, Swayamvara, Sanju Weds Geetha and Hudugaru, all of which saw moderate success with Sanju Weds Geetha and Hudugaru seeing success at the box-office. His performance in Savari won him the Filmfare Special Jury Award.

In 2014, Kitty appeared in a triple role in the film Bahuparak and also sang the song "Simple Preethige" for the film.

Filmography As actor +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role Notes 2003 Chandra Chakori Mahesh 2004 Abbabba Entha Huduga Gowdru Nanjunda 2005 Ayya Aadi Manoj Giri Giri Love Story Vishnu Sena Gopi 2006 Iruvar Mattum Azhagu Sundaram Tamil filmCredited as Abhay 2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya Rajeeva Credited as Krishna Janumada Gelathi Gowri Shankar 2009 Savari Gaali Seenu WonFilmfare Special Award – South Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Balachandra "Balu" Male Barali Manju Irali Vishwas 2010 Swayamvara Ajay Mathe Mungaru Narayan "Nani" 2011 Sanju Weds Geetha Sanjay "Sanju" Hudugaru Chandru Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada Panchamrutha Purushottam 2012 Ko Ko Kitty Kilady Kitty Kitty 2013 Tony Tony Also co-producer Appayya Appayya Kariya Kanbitta Special appearance 2014 Savaari 2 Srinivas "Seenu" Paru Wife of Devadas Deva Bahuparak Manas, Mani & Mouni Triple role Namaste Madam Nanda Gopal 2016 Whatsupp Love Special appearance 2017 Siliconn City Sanjay 2022 Avatara Purusha Kumara Garuda ACP Sampath 2023 GowliGowli Veeram Narasimha 2024 Avatara Purusha 2 Kumara 2025 Sanju Weds Geetha 2 Sanjay "Sanju" Maadeva Samudra 2026Terror Bharath Das Basappa / Basamma Filming Post-production

Cameo appearance Year Film Role Notes 2011 I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona 2012 Ball Pen Also co-producer 2013 Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Love Guru 2013 Bhajarangi Himself Special appearance in song "Bossu Nam Bossu" 2014 Nan Life Alli 2014 Adyaksha Himself Special appearance in song "Phonu Illa" 2015 Buguri Karthik 2015 Abhinetri 2015 Ring Road 2016 Whatsapp Love 2016 Happy Birthday