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Mimicry Srinivos 
Background information Birth name Sreenivas Chinchapattana Gomatham Born December 25, 1961 Genres Ventriloquist, Mimic Occupations Mimicry, Ventriloquism Years active 1977-present Mimicry Srinivos is an international impressionist (entertainment), ventriloquist and very first sound illusionist from India. For past 34 years he performed more than 6000 shows all over India and around the world, including US, UK, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Sharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. He is a disciple of world renowned mimic Padmashri Dr. Nerella Venumadhav and learnt ventriloquism from Prof. M.M. Roy of Chennai, India and later he graduated in ventriloquism from Mahers institute of ventriloquists,Colorado,US. He is a member of " North American Association of Ventriloquists". He is also known as "Mimicry Seenu", "Mimicry Sreenivas" "Mimicry Srinivos" and "Mimicry Srinivas".
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Early life
Sreenivos was born in a small village called Kesamudram in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh state in 1961. When he was a kid, got impressed by Dr Nerella Venumadhav's performance and started practising imitation of various voices. Fortunately he got an opportunity to learn more and improve his skills when his parents moved to Warangal which is hometown of Dr Venumadhav. Soon he became a favorite desciple of Dr Venumadhav. He started performing on stage when he was 15 years old and quickly became a popular artist with his new and bold experiments in mimicry and ventriloquism. He is also a graphic artist and as a teenager he ran his own graphic art business 'Navata Arts' in Warangal during late 70s.
Education
He graduated in 'Bachelor of Arts' from Arts and Science College (affiliated to Kakatiya University), Warangal, Andhra Pradesh state, India in the year 1982.
Career
Srinivos is the first Indian mimic to perform ventriloquism and sound illusion. Srinivos has enthralled audiences all over India.He performed and entertained world wide including cities like Newyork,Newjercy,Philadelphia,Chicago,Springfield (IL), Pittsburgh,Washington D.C.,Atlanta,Huntsville,Sanfransisco, Sanjose,Berkely, Los angelese,Dullas, Houston,New orleans,London, Stoke on trent, Dubai, Sharjah,Bahrain, Kuwait,Riyadh, Dammam,Dar es salam,Arusha,Colombo,Walatgama, Singapore, Kualalumpur, Bagandatho, Kulim to name a few.
Srinivos created "Dhwanyavadhaanam", a unique feat in the world history of mimicry in the year 1990 and performed it first time in Tyagaraya gana Sabha auditorium in Hyderabad. He was awarded the title Dhwanyavadhaana Samrat.
He set a sensational world record by performing 32-hour nonstop mimicry show in 1990 at Tyagaraja Ganasabha auditorium in Hyderabad. It was organised by the Hyderabad Film & Cultural Circle under the Chairmanship of noted Telugu Novelist S.P.Chari. It was a very successful show. At least 50,000 spectators enjoyed that event. It was showed live on big screens outside the auditorium for those who were unable to enter in.
He is wellknown for his presentation skills and most importantly for his analysis of voices of various movie stars and popular figures, comparing how those voices changed from time to time. He always says the secret for his success is that he does not do different mimicry but does it differently. He inspired and taught mimicry and ventriloquism to many popular artists performing in Andhra Pradesh today. Srinivos is often considered as the successor to Dr Venumadhav. He made the art so popular that 'Mimicry' has become part of his name. Later many mimics in India followed the same trend by adding 'Mimicry' to their name.
His performances include 'Mimicry Jugalbandi' and 'Group Mimicry' and unbelievable items in ventriloquism like Voice Throwing, Sound Perspective, Sound in Liquid, Distant Ventriloquism, Caricature Illusion, Close-up Sound Illusion, Point-blank Sound Illusion, etc. He was hired by Indian Railways as a cultural representative and he currently works for South Central Railways, Hyderabad, India. He apprears very often in various Telugu television channels. Srinivos performs in English, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and Telugu.
Titles and Awards
He has received various titles and awards for the past 33 years:
Dhwanyanukarana Tapaswi
Dhwanyanukarana Praveena
Dhwanyaukarana Chakravarthi
Dhwanyavadhana Samrat
Man of the Year
Out Standing Young Person of the State from JCI
Kanakaraju kalamantapam award
Best Mimic Award
Indian Best Ventriloquist of the Decade (1999) from Walker Town Junior Chamber
Rotary Vocational Excellence Award in the year 2000
Kamal Patra -2000 by Indian Junior Chamber (Jaycees)
Master of Mimicry from His excellency Dr. Deboshish Chakraborthy, Indian High Commissioner, Tanzania
Dhwani kalaanidhi by Lions club 2010 at HyderabadReferences
http://www.mimicrysrinivos.com
http://www.123oye.com/mimicry-careers.htm
http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/tana_jul3.php
http://www.mimicryinstitute.comExternal links
Categories:- Ventriloquists
- Impressionists (entertainers)
- Telugu people
- People from Warangal
- Living people
- 1961 births
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