Sree Vishnu

Sree Vishnu (born Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan; 29 February 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with Prema Ishq Kaadhal (2013). He later starred in supporting roles in films such as Second Hand (2013), Appatlo Okadundevadu (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017). For the lattermost, he got a SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.^[5]

Sree Vishnu
Born	Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan[1] (1984-02-29) 29 February 1984 (age 41)[2][3] Antarvedipalem, Andhra Pradesh, India[4]
Alma mater	Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

He expanded to leading roles in successful comedies like Mental Madhilo (2017), Brochevarevarura (2019), Raja Raja Chora (2021), Samajavaragamana (2023), Om Bheem Bush (2024) and Single (2025).

Early life

Sree Vishnu was born in Antarvedipalem of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated in Bachelor of Business Management (Honors) from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam. He worked as a web designer in Hyderabad till 2006, after which he quit to pursue a career in the film industry and started as an assistant director.^[6]

While in college he was a member of the theatre group. He also played for the under-19 Andhra cricket team.^[7] Vishnu is a friend of fellow actor Nara Rohit and has collaborated with him in several films.^[8]

Career

Vishnu acted in several short films. One of them, "Bewars" directed by Pavan Sadineni, became popular on YouTube. His first film roles were minor ones in Baanam and Solo. In 2013, he was approached by Pavan Sadineni, for a lead role in the film Prema Ishq Kaadhal.^[9] In a review of Second Hand (2013) by The Times of India, the reviewer wrote that "Vishnu sparkles with his dialogue delivery".^[10] In 2014, he acted in Nara Rohit's Prathinidhi as a home minister's son.^[9]

Following a few other minor roles, in 2016 he had a lead role in the film Appatlo Okadundevadu.^[11][9] He later starred in notable films Brochevarevarura (2019) and Samajavaragamana (2023).^[12][13]

In 2024, he featured in Om Bheem Bush, directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti^[14] and Swag.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Baanam	Academy officer		[15]
2011	Solo	Vishnu
2012	Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi	Rupesh	Uncredited role; Tamil film
	Naa Ishtam	Ganesh's friend
	Life Is Beautiful	Ashok
2013	Prema Ishq Kaadhal	Royal Raju
	Second Hand	Chaitanya
	Okkadine	Sailaja's brother
2014	Prathinidhi	Srikar
2015	S/O Satyamurthy	Bhadram
	Asura	Himself	Cameo appearance in the song "Sukumaara"
2016	Appatlo Okadundevaadu	Railway Raju
	Jayammu Nischayammu Raa	Kantha Rao
2017	Maa Abbayi	Abbayi
	Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi	Vasu	Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
	Mental Madhilo	Aravind Krishna
2018	Needi Naadi Oke Katha	Rudraraju Sagar
	Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu	Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu "Nikhil"
2019	Brochevarevarura	Rahul
	Thipparaa Meesam	Mani Shankar
2021	Gaali Sampath	Suri
	Raja Raja Chora	Bhaskar		[16]
	Arjuna Phalguna	Arjuna
2022	Bhala Thandanana	Chandra		[17]
	Alluri	Alluri Sita Ramaraju
2023	Samajavaragamana	Balu
2024	Om Bheem Bush	Krishnakanth "Krish" Gundagani and Madhana Manoharudu[a]	Dual role	[18]
	Swag	King Bhavabhuthi, Yayathi, Vibhuthi (Dhanabuthi) and SI Bhavabhuthi, Singareni "Singa"[b]	Five roles	[19]
2025	Single	Vijay		[20]
TBA	Mrithyu'n'jay †	TBA
TBA	Vishnu Vinyasam †	TBA		[21]
TBA	SV20 †	TBA