Srinu Boddupalli, known by his stage name Getup Srinu, is an Indian film actor, stand-up comedian and television host who works primarily in the Telugu entertainment industry. He earned the nickname “Getup” for his many costumed appearances in Telugu TV’s comedy show “Jabardasth” and its extended version “Extra Jabardasth”. In the show, he imitated Telugu film actors from Sudigali Sudheer’s team. He is also known for hosting the ETV Plus show Cinema Chupista Mama. Apart from his television career, he has also starred in several Telugu films such as Rangasthalam (2018), Zombie Reddy (2021), and Waltair Veerayya (2023).
Wiki/Biography
Srinu Boddupalli was born on Wednesday, December 12, 1984 (age 38 years; as of 2023) in Chinamillipadu village, Akividu Mandal, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. His parents came from a humble background and came to Kalingagudem as migrant workers from Skakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Srinu grew up on a small farm next to the village’s crop canal. He studied at Siddapuram High School till class 10th. He completed his internship at Dumpagadapa Government College. When he grew up, he would go to work with his parents and imitate his coworkers for fun, making everyone laugh. He moved to Hyderabad in search of better opportunities.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Bodupally Ramaswamy and his mother’s name was Dharama. He has an elder brother Appanapalli Boddepalli and a younger sister.
Getup Srinu and his family
Getup Srinu and his mother
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) with his brother Appanapalli Boddepalli and sister
wife and children
On October 23, 2012, he married Sujatha Srinivas, who runs shopping and retail website Sujisrin Collection. They had a son named Himansh.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) and his wife Sujatha on their wedding day
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) with wife Sujatha and son
religion
Srinu Boddupalli follows Hinduism.
Srinu Boddupalli makes Pooja with family
Profession
television
Srinu Boddupalli came into limelight in 2013 with the Telugu comedy show Jabardasth. Later, he also appeared in Extra Jabardasth, an extended version of Jabardasth. He earned nicknames such as “Jabardast Srinu” and “Getup Srinu” for his various costumes while performing comedy sketches on the show. He is also known as “Bulli tera Kamal Haasan” (small screen Kamal Haasan).
Getup Srinu in Telugu comedy show Jabardastth
In 2020, he appeared as a celebrity guest on the show Celebrity Challenge along with Jabardast Ram Prasad and Sudigali Sudheer.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli), Jabardasth Ram Prasad and Sudigali Sudheer in the show Celebrity Challenge (2020)
Movie
telugu
He made his Tollywood debut in 2013 with Telugabbai.
Poster of Telugu movie Telugabbai (2013)
He has since appeared in several Telugu films such as Where Is Vidya Balan (2015), Nenorakam (2017) and Touch Chesi Chudu (2018 Year). In 2018, he starred in the period action film “Rangasthalam” starring Ram Charan as the main supporting role.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) opposite Ram Charan in Rangasthalam (2018)
Thereafter, he played various supporting roles such as Shankar’s friend in iSmart Shankar (2019), Manikyam in Nani’s Gang Leader (2019) and an assistant beggar in Bhagyanagara Veedullo Gamattu (2019). In 2020, he played the protagonist Phani, an aspiring film director, in the comedy film “Three Monkeys.”
In 2021, he starred in the action zombie comedy movie “Zombie Reddy”, playing Kas Reddy in the film.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) plays Kasi Reddy in the action zombie comedy film Zombie Reddy (2021)
In 2021, he played the role of Balija in the Telugu thriller Maa Oori Polimera. He also appears in the 2023 sequel.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) in Maa Oori Polimera 2 (2023)
His other Telugu films include Cauliflower (2021), F3: Fun and Frustration (2022), Happy Birthday (2022), Bora Shankar (2023) and “Bedulu Lanka 2012” (2023).
Hindi
In 2022, he made his debut in Bollywood with the sports action film “Liger”, in which he played Ganapath.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) plays Ganapath in the Hindi film Liger (2022)
Web Series/OTT
In 2020, he made his digital platform debut with the Telugu sitcom Amrutham Dhvitheeyam, a standalone sequel to the television sitcom Amrutham (2001-2007).
Poster of Telugu sitcom Amrutham Dhvitheeyam (2020)
In 2021, he played the role of agent Balu in ZEE5’s Telugu comedy “Oka Chinna Family Story”. In 2023, he played a police inspector in ZEE5’s Telugu comedy “For Sale in Maya Bazaar”.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) plays a police inspector in ZEE5’s Telugu comedy Maya Bazaar (2023)
car collection
He purchased a Hyundai Creta in 2018.
Getup Srinu and his wife Sujatha pose with their Hyundai Creta in 2018
Facts/Trivia
- In 2014, he won the Best Artist Award at the 4th Padmamohana Television Awards for the comedy show “Jabardastth”.
- He is good at playing drums.
Getup Srinu (Srinu Boddupalli) drums
- Getup Srinu’s wife’s business page on Instagram Sujishreen Collection was hacked in 2021. So she created a new account.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education