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Early life

Srikanth was born on 23 March 1968 in Gangavati of present-day Karnataka, India. His father, Meka Parameswara Rao (19462020), was a wealthy landlord who migrated from Mekavaripalem of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to Gangavati. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Karnataka University, Dharwad and moved to Chennai to pursue a career in films.

Personal life

Srikanth married Ooha on 20 January 1997, and has two sons, Roshan and Rohan and a daughter, Medha. The family lives in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

Career

In 1990, Srikanth joined Madhu Film and TV Institute of Acting in Hyderabad and completed a one-year course in acting. His first film ''People's Encounter'' was released in 1991. Srikanth played minor roles as a villain and supporting artiste early in his career. He became a lead actor with the film ''One by Two''. He has starred in more than 100 Telugu films as a lead. His first hit film as a lead actor was ''Taj Mahal'', which was released in 1995.Srikanth collaborated with film directors like S.V. Krishna Reddy, Krishna Vamsi, Jayanth C. Paranjee, G. Neelakanta Reddy, EVV Satyanarayana and K. Viswanath to give hits like ''Varasudu'', ''Vinodam'', ''Egire Paavurama'', ''Aahvaanam'', ''Maa Nannaki Pelli'', ''Khadgam'', ''Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'', ''Pellam Oorelithe'', ''Evandoi Srivaru'', ''Kshemamga Velli Labamgarandi'', ''O Chinnadana'', ''Shankar Dada Zindabad'', ''Operation Duryodhana'', ''Mahatma'', and ''Govindudu Andarivadele''. He has starred in more than 100 Telugu films as a lead. His first hit film as a lead actor was ''Taj Mahal'', which was released in 1995.Srikanth collaborated with film directors like S.V. Krishna Reddy, Krishna Vamsi, Jayanth C. Paranjee, G. Neelakanta Reddy, EVV Satyanarayana and K. Viswanath to give hits like ''Varasudu'', ''Vinodam'', ''Egire Paavurama'', ''Aahvaanam'', ''Maa Nannaki Pelli'', ''Khadgam'', ''Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'', ''Pellam Oorelithe'', ''Evandoi Srivaru'', ''Kshemamga Velli Labamgarandi'', ''O Chinnadana'', ''Shankar Dada Zindabad'', ''Operation Duryodhana'', ''Mahatma'', and ''Govindudu Andarivadele''.