U. Srinivas

U. Srinivas
ఉప్పలపు శ్రీనివాస్
U. Srinivasఉప్పలపు శ్రీనివాస్
	Srinivas performing in Pune, January to December 2009
Background information
Birth name	Uppalapu Srinivas
Also known as	U. Srinivas, Mandolin Srinivas
Born	28 February 1969; Palakollu, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Origin	Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	19 September 2014 (aged 45); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres	Indian classical music
Occupation(s)	Musician (Mandolin Maestro)
Instruments	Electric Mandolin
Years active	1978–2014
Labels	Real World Records; Virgin Classics/EMI
Website	Mandolin U Shrinivas

Uppalapu Shrinivas (Telugu: ఉప్పలపు శ్రీనివాస్; 28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014), better known by his stage name U. Srinivas, was an Indian mandolinist and music educator. He performed under the Carnatic musical tradition. He was given many awards including: Padma Shri (1998) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2010). He worked with musicians such as John McLaughlin, Michael Nyman, and Michael Brook.

Srinivas was born in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh. He was married to Sree from 1994 until their divorce in 2012. They had one son, Sai Krishna who is also known as Nani Krish.

Srinivas died from liver failure on 19 September 2014 in Chennai. He was 45.^[1]