U. Srinivas

U. Srinivas
ఉప్పలపు శ్రీనివాస్
U. Srinivas
U. Srinivas
Background information
Birth nameUppalapu Srinivas
Also known asU. Srinivas, Mandolin Srinivas
Born(1969-02-28)28 February 1969
Palakollu, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
OriginAndhra Pradesh, India
Died19 September 2014(2014-09-19) (aged 45)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresIndian classical music
OccupationMusician (Mandolin Maestro)
InstrumentElectric Mandolin[1]
Years active1978–2014
LabelsReal World Records
Virgin Classics/EMI
WebsiteMandolin U Shrinivas
In this Telugu name, the surname is Uppalapu.

Uppalapu Srinivas (28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014) was an Indian mandolin player in Carnatic classical music and composer. U. Srinivas was called the Mozart of classical Indian music and he was a child prodigy.[3][4][5][6]

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, by the Government of India.[7] He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2009 given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, which is the National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama, in India.

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  3. ^ "Uppalapu Srinivas – aka Mandolin Srinivas, The Mozart of Classical Carnatic Indian Music". Beaninspirer.com. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Mandolin U Srinivas – Mozart of Indian Classical Music". riyazapp.com. 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Remembering Mandolin Hero U. Srinivas". NPR.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ Ramamoorthy, Mangala (17 June 2006). "'We move around like brothers'". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India). Retrieved 8 March 2009.