Srinivasa Murthy

Srinivasa Murthy se convirtió en productor de películas en kannada muy pronto. Comenzó produciendo películas con su amigo Jai Jagadish . Realizó películas como Maathru Devo Bhava y la comedia Thaayigobba Tharlemaga con Kashinath y la actriz Chandrika . Le siguieron Nambidare Nambi Bittare Bidi, dirigida por Umesh, que lanzó a la fama a Shruthi , y Hosamane Aliya con Anant Nag y Bhavya . Posteriormente, debutó como director con la película infantil Devara Makkalu, que recibió muchos elogios de la crítica. También ganó el premio a la Mejor Película Infantil otorgado por el gobierno estatal de Karnataka. ^{[ 2 ]}

Parallel to his career in films, Murthy directed and starred in many television soaps. He made his debut as a director in 2001, with a Kannada series Anna Basavanna, also starring as the eponymous lead role Basava, a 12th-century philosopher and Kannada poet. The 70-episode series concluded in April 2002, and was aired on ETV Kannada. Following this, in the same year, he directed Pathala Bhairavi, a children fantasy series consisting of 52 episodes, based on the 11th-century Kashmiri poet Kshemendra's work of the same. Murthy appeared in the role of a Mantrik in the series.^[3] In 2007, he directed Triveni Sangama, a series based on the works of Anasuya Shankar (pen name, Triveni). He also starred in the series alongside C. R. Simha.^[4] In 2014, he made a series based on the life of Kanaka Dasa, a 16th-century philosopher and Kannada poet.^[5]