Popular dubbing artist Srinivasa Murthy dies of cardiac arrest

Hyderabad: Prominent dubbing artist Srinivasa Murthy passed away in Chennai after a heart attack on Friday. Srinivasa lent his voice to actors like Surya, Ajith, Vikram, Hrithik Roshan, Mohanlal, Jayaram, and Rajasekhar. He is known for his fantastic voice, which has impressed audiences for decades.

A native of Viziangaram, Andhra Pradesh, he is the son of veteran playback singer AVN Murthy. Srinivasa Murthy started his dubbing career in Tollywood in the 1990s when Arjun's Oke Okkadu gave him a break. However, after he lent his voice to Suriya's character in 'Singham,' his popularity skyrocketed, and he became the permanent voice for all of Surya's Telugu dubbed films.

Srinivasa is a skilled and experienced dubbing artist who has worked on more than a thousand movies. The voice actor has played heroes, villains, and comedians. But unfortunately, dubbing artists often go unnoticed as they work behind the scenes.

He specialised in translating Hollywood and Bollywood movies into southern regional languages, particularly Telugu. He is well-known for his work in the Fast and Furious franchise and has lent his voice to superstars like Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. His hard work and dedication have been recognised with several awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist in 1998 for his work on the Telugu film Sivayya.

Some of his dubbed movies lists include Sivayya (Rajasekhar), Premikudu (Prabhu Deva), Janatha Garage (Mohanlal), Singham (Suriya), Aparachithudu (Vikram), Viswasam (Ajith), Rocketry (R.Madhavan), and The Jungle Book (Shere Khan). He has also been the Tamil and Telugu voice for Robert Downey Jr. and Vin Diesel's characters (Return of Xander Cage and Fast and Furious).

Srinivasa Murthy was an irreplaceable asset, and his death will be a terrible loss for Indian cinema.