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'''Gudipoodi Srihari''' (8 September 1934 – 5 July 2022)<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Mary |first=S. B. Vijaya |date=5 July 2022 |title=Veteran journalist and art critic Gudipoodi Srihari passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gudipoodi-srihari-was-a-contributor-to-the-hindu-for-over-five-decades-and-as-the-writer-and-art-critic-set-a-precedent-in-film-and-art-reviews/article65602126.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705090729/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gudipoodi-srihari-was-a-contributor-to-the-hindu-for-over-five-decades-and-as-the-writer-and-art-critic-set-a-precedent-in-film-and-art-reviews/article65602126.ece |archive-date=5 July 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> was a journalist who worked as a film and art critic for ''[[Eenadu]]'' and later ''[[The Hindu]]''.<br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
Gudipoodi Srihari did his [[Bachelor of Science]] at [[Andhra University]] and his [[Master of Arts|master's degree]] in [[Delhi University]].<ref name="H"/> He taught [[Pre-university course|PUC students]] mathematics and physics.<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_gudipoodi.html|title=Interview with Gudipoodi Srihari|last=Jeevi|date=25 December 2000|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305184754/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_gudipoodi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For 25 years, he wrote the ''Harivillu'' column of ''[[Eenadu]]'', which was a social commentary.<ref name ="H"/> Starting in 1969, he wrote reviews for the ''Friday Review'' and ''Sunday Magazine'' sections of ''[[The Hindu]]''.<ref name="I" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-veteran-journalist-gudipoodi-srihari-passes-away|title=Hyderabad: Veteran journalist Gudipoodi Srihari passes away|first=|last=|date=July 5, 2022|website=Telangana Today|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221044603/https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-veteran-journalist-gudipoodi-srihari-passes-away|url-status=live}}</ref> He worked as a news broadcaster for the Hyderabad station of [[All India Radio]] and introduced [[M. S. Ramarao]], whose [[Ramayana|Sundara Kanda]] became famous.<ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/Jul/06/veteran-scribe-art-critic-srihari-passes-away-2473368.html|title=Veteran scribe, art critic Srihari passes away|first=|last=|date=July 6, 2022|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714062631/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/jul/06/veteran-scribe-art-critic-srihari-passes-away-2473368.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He published music reviews in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XigJAQAAMAAJ&q=Gudipoodi+Srihari|title=Music Criticism|date=2006|first=R.|last=Sathynarayana|publisher=Vidwan R.K. Srikantan Trust|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063307/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Music_Criticism/XigJAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&printsec=frontcover|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked on the cultural monthly ''Pallavi''.<ref name="H"/><br />
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In 1995, he received a threat from [[Chiranjeevi]] fans on a satellite television channel for publishing a negative film review.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JXtYEAAAQBAJ&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&pg=PT141|title=Media and the Constitution of the Political|publisher=SAGE PUBLICATIONS PVT LIMITED|date=2022|isbn=978-93-5479-084-3 |access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063423/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Media_and_the_Constitution_of_the_Politi/JXtYEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Gudipoodi+Srihari&pg=PT141&printsec=frontcover|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview in 2000, Srihari recalled "not missed a single Telugu film" and that he was called cynic for doing so.<ref name="I"/> He published two books: one on the cultural heritage’ of [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] and one on the Telugu film industry.<ref name="N"/> Srihari also served as the president of the Film Critics Association.<ref name="N"/> He was the first writer of ''Great Andhra'' and worked there until 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/veteran-critic-gudipudi-srihari-passes-away-122166|title=Veteran Critic Gudipudi Srihari Passes Away|last=Venkat|date=5 July 2022|work=Great Andhra|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705051627/https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/veteran-critic-gudipudi-srihari-passes-away-122166|url-status=live}}</ref> He was given the [[ANR National Award]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ANR-award-to-senior-journalist/article15005778.ece|title=ANR award to senior journalist|date=September 29, 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603063329/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ANR-award-to-senior-journalist/article15005778.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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He died on 5 July 2022.<ref name="H"/><br />
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