If you have been keeping up with the news lately, you might already be aware that veteran Malayalam actor and director, Sreenivasan, passed away today, on December 20, 2025. He was 69 years old when he breathed his last. His untimely passing has left a hole in the Malayalam film industry as it has lost one of its most honest and fearless voices. Now, all that’s left behind is his legacy of cinematic classics filled with numerous memorable characters. Some of his most well-known films include Manimuzhakkam, Varavelpu, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, and Nadodikkattu, among others.
Before his five-decade-long film career began, Sreenivasan received training at the prestigious MGR Government Film and Television Training Institute. Many might not know, but here, he studied with Tamil cinema icon, Rajinikanth. While studying together, the duo developed such a strong bond that, years later, after Sreenivasan formally became an actor, one of his films left Rajinikanth in tears.
Sreenivasan said he made Rajinikanth cry and hug him for a long time
