Srinivas Avasarala

Srinivas Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, racquetball player, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award.

Early life
Srinivas Avasarala was born on 19 March 1984 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father worked at Andhra Bank. By virtue of his work, they had to travel across different locations. Hence, Avasarala completed his education in 4 cities – Kakinada, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam. He did his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from KL College of Engineering, Vijayawada. Avasarala holds a master's in Mechanical Engineering with focus on Finite Element Analysis from University of North Dakota and worked for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

He is also a professional racquetball player who represented in India in the Racquetball Asian championships.

Career
Avasarala holds a screenwriting diploma from University of California, Los Angeles and took acting classes for a year at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York City. He did theatre in New York and then worked as an assistant director for a film called Blind Ambition. He also hosted one of the quiz shows, Champion which aired on ETV Telugu for the first season.

He made his acting debut with the film Ashta Chamma- an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. His portrayal of Anand, Algernon in the play, received wide critical acclaim. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu romantic-comedy, Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014). He also essayed the role of Uday Bhaskar in the film which earned him South Indian International Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has essayed character actor roles in works such as Pilla Zamindar, Anthakamundhu Aatharvaatha, and Kanche which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.

Awards and nominations

 * South Indian International Movie Awards
 * Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) – Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014) – won


 * Nandi Awards
 * Special Jury Award – Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014) – won
 * Best Dialogue Writer – Jyo achyutananda (2016) – won