Actor and playwright (center) Hrudai Srivatsa, 12, holds his first check as a paid actor with his mother (left) Deepashree Abnhaya and father, Srivatsa Prahallada on the set of “The Oscar Nominee.” Photo by Michael Howard Youth actor Hrudai Shrivatsa, 12, of Bernardo Heights Middle School, performed to a rousing ovation Saturday at the Patio