Sri Murali Gowda (born 17 December 1981),[1] known as Sriimurali and sometimes Murali,[2] is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in Chandra Chakori, he appeared in Kanti as the eponymous lead, a performance that won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor in 2004.[3][4] His performance in the 2014 Kannada film Ugramm received unanimous praise and emerged as a major success.[5]
