Kannur Sreelatha hails from Kannur, is a known theatre, serial and cinema actress. She has acted as the heroine of Mammootty in the 1980’s. Her father was also a theatre artist, and they have acted together in several dramas when she was young. Kannur Aravindaksha Samithi’s Bhaktapriya was her first drama at the age of 12. Her other plays were Kainnati, Sangamam. She won the Kerala State Theatre Artist Award for 1981-82. She has also won the Nana Television Best Actress Award.
She first entered the Malayalam film Industry in the movie Prasnam Gurutharam in 1983, directed by
Balachandra Menon
. She has acted in more than 50 films in the supporting role. Her popular movies are Appunni (1984), Snehadoothu, Ayal Kathayezhuthukayannu, Kannezhuti Pottum Thottu, Pakalppooram, Crazy Gopalan, etc.
She has acted in many popular tele serials like Mayamadhavam, Mohakkadal and many other Doordarshan serials in the late 80’s.
Sreelatha is married to Vinod, and they live in Kollam.