Srikanth's versatile acting had made him a towering thespian, with a long-living legacy. While Srikanth played the role of hero in Jayalalithaa's first movie, he has acted as a villain for Rajinikanth in the movie 'Bairavi', which was released in 1978.

However, in later years, he had played the roles of villain and became one of the celebrating antagonists in the Tamil cinema. In his nearly five-decade-long career, Srikanth had earned prominence by appearing as a protagonist. Srikanth had also played the role of a comedian in an everlasting movie 'Kassethan Kadavuleda' and played the lead role in more than fifty movies. Besides being played as Jayalalithaa's co-star in the latter's first movie, Srikanth had also acted in lead roles in several movies directed by legendary filmmaker K Balachander, including 'Poovaa Thalaiyaa', 'Ethir Neechel', and 'Bama Vijayam'. The veteran actor has been suffering from his age-related ailments for some time and the Tamil Nadu Nadigar Sangam had announced his demise on Tuesday. Hundreds of fans and celebrities including Rajinikanth had paid tribute to Srikanth and consoled his family. The late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had made her debut in the Tamil cinema through the movie 'Vennira Aadai', which was released in 1965, in which she co-starred with Srikanth. Condolences have been pouring in for the deceased veteran, who was Jayalalithaa's first co-star. Popular actor Srikanth has passed away on Tuesday in Chennai at the age of 82 due to age-related ailments.

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