A. L. Srinivasan was a Tamil film producer who is known for having introduced many directors in Tamil cinema. Srinivasan was the sixth child in a family that had nine children. His younger brother Kannadasan was a poet and lyricist in Tamil cinema.[ Starting his career as a financier, Srinivasan slowly graduated to become a distributor and producer. He also owned film studios in Madras and Coimbatore. As a producer, he is credited for having introduced directors such as A. Bhimsingh, Puttanna Kanagal, K. S. Gopalakrishnan and P. Madhavan. Srinivasan was married to S. Varalakshmi, a Telugu and Tamil actress.