A. Srinivasa Murthy was the son of A. V. N. Murthy, a
playback singer and dubbing artist. Murthy began his career as a model at the age of three and continued until he was fifteen. Encouraged by his father, he transitioned to
voice-overs for radio and television commercials. In the early 1990s, Murthy entered the film-dubbing industry with the guidance of writer Sri Ramakrishna, initially dubbing for supporting roles. His first notable work was in
Mani Ratnam's
Donga Donga (1993), where he dubbed for actor
Prashanth. He subsequently dubbed for
Sunil Shetty in
Anth (1994) and
Rajasekhar in
Omkaram (1997). He also contributed to
Hollywood films dubbed in Telugu, lending his voice to
Daniel Craig in
James Bond films and to the character
Shere Khan in Disney's
The Jungle Book (2016). Over his career, he dubbed for more than 3,000 films. He received several accolades, including the
Nandi Award in 1998 for his work dubbing Rajasekhar's role in
Sivayya. == Death ==