Actor, producer and director · Telugu cinema
Srinivasa Reddy
Srinivasa Reddy movies: 144 Telugu films on file (143 as actor, 2 as producer, 1 as director), 2001–2026. Earliest on file: Navvuthu Bathakalira (2001). Latest release: Rambha Urvasi Menaka (4 September 2026).
- Films on file
- 144 (143 as actor, 2 as producer, 1 as director)
- Years on file
- 2001–2026
- Born
- 23 February 1973 · February birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Eega, 1: Nenokkadine, Iddarammayilatho
- Record
- Q7586456 on Wikidata
Srinivasa Reddy (Yaramala Srinivasa Reddy) is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema. He began as a television comedy anchor and became a popular comedian, appearing in more than 100 films. His breakthrough came with Idiot (2002). He later played leads in Geethanjali (2014) and Jayammu Nischayammu Raa (2016), and made his directing debut in 2019.
Early life
Srinivasa Reddy was born in Chinakorukondi, a village in Khammam district. His father, Yaramala Rami Reddy, was a village development officer and stage actor, and his involvement in theatre gave his son an early taste of performing. As a boy, Srinivasa Reddy admired Charlie Chaplin, N. T. Rama Rao and Chiranjeevi, and he did well in school plays. During his intermediate studies he became a popular mimicry artist in Khammam district. He later earned a B.Com degree and was named “Man of the University” at Gulbarga University.
Television and debut
He moved to Hyderabad around 1997 and appeared in TV serials such as Chanakya on Doordarshan. After a road accident in 1998 briefly interrupted his career, he became known as the anchor of comedy shows such as Fun Tonic and Navvu Navvinchu on Gemini TV. Through these shows he was introduced to Puri Jagannadh. He made his film debut in Ishtam (2001).
Comedy career
His breakthrough came in Puri Jagannadh’s Idiot (2002), playing the friend of Ravi Teja‘s character. His “Boost” scene became one of the most memorable moments in Telugu cinema. He went on to appear in hits such as Venky, Desamuduru, Parugu, Darling and Solo, usually as the hero’s friend.
Popular catchphrases
His lines in Pataas (2015) and Raja the Great (2017) became catchphrases, and he also worked as an assistant director on Raja the Great. He often worked with Brahmanandam and directors such as S. V. Krishna Reddy and E. V. V. Satyanarayana.
Lead roles and direction
Srinivasa Reddy showed another side in Geethanjali and Jayammu Nischayammu Raa. The latter won him recognition for moving from comedy to a more dramatic lead, as an innocent and intelligent man who wins the woman he loves. In 2019 he directed and produced Bhagyanagara Veedhullo Gammattu under his banner Flying Colours Entertainment. The film did not succeed commercially.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Career on file
Srinivasa Reddy has 144 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2001 to 2026: 143 films as actor, two films as producer and one film as director. The earliest of them is Navvuthu Bathakalira (2001), and the most recent release is Rambha Urvasi Menaka (2026). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Eega (2012), 1: Nenokkadine (2014) and Iddarammayilatho (2013). Other recent releases on file are Jetlee (2026), Vishnu Vinyasam (2026) and Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 45 films with Srinivasa Reddy, followed by Prakash Raj (19) and Kota Srinivasa Rao (18). Among directors, Srinu Vaitla cast Srinivasa Reddy most often, in eight films; next are Anil Ravipudi (7) and Puri Jagannadh (6). Music on 16 of them is by Devi Sri Prasad, with Mani Sharma (15) and S. Thaman (15) next. Sri Venkateswara Creations produced nine of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 97 different directors, 60 music directors and 272 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 105 of them; they average 149 minutes, and the longest is Maharshi at 178 minutes. 56 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (47), 2010s (66) and 2020s (31).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.