Sreenivasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He has written for over 50 films and has acted in over 200 films. Sreenivasan was born in a small village of Patyam, to the east of Thalassery in Kannur, North Malabar region of Kerala State.[3] He completed his formal education in Koothuparamb High School, Government High School, Kathiroor and Bachelors in Economics from Pazhassi Raja N.S.S. College Mattannur. He got a diploma in film acting from the Madras Film Institute, Chennai in 1977.