( 1927Â )
Born to Kamakshamma and Satyanarayana, Sriramulu is a well-known male character actor; trained initially by his father, he was shaped later by Vedantam Parvatisam and Chinta Krishna Murthy. Associated with Venkatarama Natyamandali in the initial years of his performance, donning the roles of Dhirodatta nayakas (the elevated and the valorous heroes); was particularly attractive in his roles of Aniruddha, Rama, Lakshmana, Devendra, Rukmangada and Vipranarayana; adept in conducting the dance dramas as Sutradhara.
