A. Srinath

A. Srinath
A. Srinath
Cabinet Minister ; Government of Tamil Nadu
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 May 2026
Governor	Rajendra Arlekar
Chief Minister	C. Joseph Vijay
Ministry and Departments	Fisheries
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 May 2026
Chief Minister	C. Joseph Vijay
Preceded by	P. Geetha Jeevan
Constituency	Thoothukkudi
Personal details
Born	Srinath Alnath; 18 July 1973 (age 52); Madras, Tamil Nadu, India; (present-day Chennai)
Party	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Children	1
Parent	Alnath (father);
Profession	Actor; Director; Politician;

A. Srinath (born 18 July 1973) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Thoothukkudi representing the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.^[1] He was also an actor and film director in the Tamil cinema industry prior to his political career.

Personal life and career

Srinath is the eldest son of Mr. Alnath Fernando, son of Mr. Richard Fernando from Manapad. His grandfather, Mr. Richard Fernando, owned and operated a sailing ship (Dhoni) (TN.30 Eric Allnath) in Thoothukudi.

He has been a friend of Tamil actor Vijay since they were in college and has worked with him in several films.^[2]^[3]

He worked as an assistant director with director Jeeva, who gave him a break as an actor with films like Ullam Ketkumae (2005) and Unnale Unnale (2007).^[4]

He is known for his roles in films like Santosh Subramaniam (2008), Maasilamani (2009) and Vettaikkaaran (2009), turned into a director with Muthirai (2009) ^[5] followed by Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (2014), starring Santhanam.^[6] For his third directorial venture, Leg Piece (2025) starring Yogi Babu in the lead with an ensemble of comedy stars.^[7]

In 2026, he contested and won for TVK in Thoothukkudi.^[8]

Filmography

All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Naalaya Theerpu	Vijay's friend
1996	Maanbumigu Maanavan	Sundar
2001	12B	Bolt	Also assistant director
2002	Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke!	Ravi
2002	Kadhal Virus	Postman
2003	Alai	Aathi's friend
2005	Ullam Ketkumae	Pathchu
2006	Vattaram	Veena's brother
2007	Unnale Unnale	Vaidyanathan	credited as Vaidyanathan
2008	Bheema	Guru
	Singakutty	Kathir's friend
	Santosh Subramaniam	Guna
	Dhaam Dhoom	Chinnavar
	Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar	Vaidyanathan
2009	Aadatha Aattamellam	Ashok's friend
	Anandha Tandavam
	Maasilamani	Kadhir
	Eeram	Vicky
	Vettaikkaaran	Valayaapathi
2010	Kutty	Arjun's right-hand man
2010	Uthamaputhiran	David
2011	Vaada Poda Nanbargal
	Aadu Puli	Idhayakanni's friend
	Rowthiram	Ashok
	Mahaan Kanakku	Professor Varadharajan
2012	Manam Kothi Paravai	Nayar
2012	Etho Seithai Ennai
2013	Karuppampatti	Anglee
2013	Yaaruda Mahesh	Randy
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu
	Angusam	Shiva's friend
	Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham		Also director; special appearance
2016	Uyire Uyire	Shiva's coworker
2017	Aarambamey Attakasam
2019	Kaaviyyan	Bhaskar
2021	Master	JD's friend
	Pazhagiya Naatkal
	Kaadan	Attorney
	Mathil	Sub-inspector
2023	Echo	Rajesh
	Let's Get Married	Deepa's husband
	Moondram Manithan	Gautham
2024	Saala	Saala's friend
2025	Leg Piece	"Pei" Murugesan
	Sumo	Kasa Kasa Asahi Sake
	Kumki 2
2026	Jana Nayagan †	TBA	Post-production^[9]

Director

Muthirai (2009)
Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (2014)
Leg Piece (2025)

Television

2007-2008: Kadhalikka Neramillai

References

^ "TN election results: Actor Srinath registers first win for Vijay's TVK". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ "Vijay's friends Sanjeev, Sriman and Srinath join Thalpathy 64". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "Unseen: 'Master' actor Srinath shares Vijay's school days picture". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ "Jeeva's blue-eyed boy: Srinath". Times of India. 14 January 2017.
^ "When 'Muthirai' fails to impress". The new Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ "Review: Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham is a forgettable film". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Leg Piece trailer: Yogi Babu leads a talented ensemble of comedy stars". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
^ "Srinath, THOOTHUKUDI constituency, TVK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu.
^ Rao, Anisha (26 January 2025). "Thalapathy Vijay's last film titled Jana Nayagan, first look out". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

External links

A. Srinath at IMDb

[1] "TN election results: Actor Srinath registers first win for Vijay's TVK". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[2] "Vijay's friends Sanjeev, Sriman and Srinath join Thalpathy 64". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[3] "Unseen: 'Master' actor Srinath shares Vijay's school days picture". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[4] "Jeeva's blue-eyed boy: Srinath". Times of India. 14 January 2017.

[5] "When 'Muthirai' fails to impress". The new Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

[6] "Review: Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham is a forgettable film". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[7] "Leg Piece trailer: Yogi Babu leads a talented ensemble of comedy stars". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 February 2025.

[8] "Srinath, THOOTHUKUDI constituency, TVK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu.

[9] Rao, Anisha (26 January 2025). "Thalapathy Vijay's last film titled Jana Nayagan, first look out". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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