| S. Sreesanth Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 6, 1983 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
S. Sreesanth is an Indian former cricketer, actor, dancer, television personality, and politician. He played all forms of cricket and served as a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. He was a member of the Indian cricket team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup (notably taking the winning catch in the 2007 final) as well as the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He played for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as became the first Kerala Ranji player to have played Twenty20 cricket for India. After his involvement in spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL, he was banned for life but the ban was later reduced to seven years in August 2019. In addition to that, S. Sreesanth has also been a part of a number of television shows and films which include the likes of Aksar 2, Team 5, Cabaret, Kempe Gowda 2, Bigg Boss, Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, D 4 Dance, Udan Panam, Star Challenge, Vismayaravu, Dare the fear, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9, Top Singer, Panam Tharum Padam, Super Kudumbam, and Dancing Stars.
Born Name
Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth
Nick Names
S. Sreesanth, Sree, Gopu
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Nationality
Occupation
Former Cricketer, Actor, Television Personality, Politician
Family
- Father – Santhakumaran Nair
- Mother – Savithri Devi
- Siblings – Dipu Santhan (Older Brother) (Has owned a music company in Kochi), Nivedita (Older Sister) (Television actor in Kerala), Divya (Older Sister)
- Others – Hirendra Singh Shekhawat (Father-In-Law), Muktha Singh (Mother-In-Law), Madhu Balakrishnan (Brother-In-Law, Divya’s Husband) (South Indian playback singer)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Role
Bowler
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
74 kg or 163 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
S. Sreesanth has dated –
- Raai Laxmi – It was RUMORed that he had a fling with model and actor Raai Laxmi in the past. However, the two denied the speculations and Sreesanth told the press, that “I happened to visit Lakshmi Rai on the sets of her Kannada film, and before you knew it, the tabloids called us an item.”
- Shriya Saran (2008)
- Ranjini Haridas (2011) – It was RUMORed in 2011 that S. Sreesanth was romantically involved with television presenter, actor, model, and YouTuber Ranjini Haridas.
- Bhuvneshwari Kumari (2013-Present) – S. Sreesanth tied the knot with Bhuvneshwari Kumari (aka Nain Shekhawat) at Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple in Kerala on December 12, 2013. She belongs to Jaipur’s Shekhawat family. The couple has been blessed with 2 children – a son named Suryasree and a daughter named Sree Sanvika.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Aggressive attitude on the cricket field
Brand Endorsements
S. Sreesanth has appeared in a commercial for Zomato along with his former teammate Harbhajan Singh.
Religion
Hinduism
S. Sreesanth Facts
- He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 25, 2016, and unsuccessfully contested the Kerala Assembly elections from Thiruvananthapuram as he secured a total of 34,764 votes but lost the election to VS Sivakumar of the Congress by 11,710 votes.
- Along with Zareen Khan, Gautam Rode, and Abhinav Shukla, S. Sreesanth co-starred as a lawyer named Gaurav in the 2017 Hindi-language erotic thriller film Aksar 2. It serves as a sequel to the 2006 film Aksar.
- In 2018, he appeared as a contestant on the 12th season of the television reality show Bigg Boss. His fellow contestants for the season included Dipika Kakar, Karanvir Bohra, Sourabh Patel, Neha Pendse, Anup Jalota, Srishty Rode, Saba Khan, Romil Chaudhary, and others. Sreesanth concluded his journey on the show as a runner-up.
- S. Sreesanth brought to life the character of Deshmukh in the 2019 Kannada action film Kempegowda 2. For this role, he won the 17th Santosham Film Award in the “Best Villain – Kannada” category.
- In December 2023, he received a legal notice from Legends League Cricket (LLC) for breaching his contract as he was involved in a fight with Gautam Gambhir. He called Gambir a ‘fixer’ in his videos uploaded online.
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