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Saranya Mohan Born 20 February 1989[1]
Alappuzha, Kerala IndiaOccupation Actress Years active 1997–1998; 2005; 2008–present Saranya Mohan (Malayalam: ശരണ്യ മോഹന്; born 20 February 1989) is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.
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Early life
sarrr was born on 20 February 1989 in Alappuzha, Kerala as the eldest daughter to Malayali parents Mohan and Devika, and has a younger sister named Sukanya.[2] Her mother, Devika, is a trained classical dancer, who runs a dance school in Alappuzha, where Saranya herself also learnt dancing bharatanatyam. She studied at St. Joseph's College in Alappuzha, completing her B. A. degree in English literature.[3]
Career
She was brought to light by Malayalam director Fazil, who had seen Saranya dancing at her dancing school.[4] After approaching and persuading her parents, he casted her for a child character in the 1997 Malayalam film Aniyathi Pravu and its Tamil remake, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. Following two more roles as a child artiste, she took a break, concentrating on her studies,[5] before enacting a supporting role in another Fazil directorial, Oru Naal Oru Kanavu (2005), in which she acted as a sister to the male lead character.
Her subsequent release, the Dhanush-Nayantara starrer Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), brought her into limelight. Her comedic performance as the younger sister to the lead female, who has a crush on her sister's love interest, won her fame and many accolades. She subsequently appeared in a number of Tamil films, which, however, were less successful. 2009, she had six releases, four of which being Tamil projects. Out of her Tamil releases, the tragedy sports film, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, directed by debutante Suseenthiran, and the supernatural thriller Eeram proved to be commercially as well as critically successful. Later that year, she made her Telugu debut with Village Lo Vinayakudu and made her comeback to Malayalam films, starring in Chemistry. In 2011 she acted in M.Raja's Velayudham which turned out to be a huge hit. Her role as Vijay's sister won her a lot of good reviews. She is currently actly in Dharani's Osthi which is pitted to release soon.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 1997 Aniyathi Pravu Malayalam Child artiste 1997 Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Tamil Child artiste 1998 Harikrishnans Malayalam Child artiste 1998 Rakthasakshigal Zindabad Malayalam Child artiste 2005 Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Tamil 2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini Pooja (Anandhavalli) Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actress Award
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress2008 Jayamkondaan Archana Durairaj Tamil 2008 Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar Keerthana Tamil 2008 Panchamirtham Seetha Tamil 2009 A Aa E Ee Eeswari Tamil 2009 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Village girl Tamil 2009 Eeram Divya Sreeriraman Tamil 2009 Arumugam Mallika Tamil 2009 Village Lo Vinayakudu Kavya Telugu 2009 Chemistry Parvathy Malayalam 2010 Bheemli Kabadi Jattu Village girl Telugu 2010 Happy Happy Gaa Priya Telugu 2010 Kalyanram Kathi Haritha Telugu 2011 Nadakame Ulakam Nandhana Malayalam 2011 Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai Rani Tamil 2011 Velayudham Kaveri Tamil 2011 Mudra Telugu Filming 2011 Ennai Etho Seithu Vittai Tamil Filming 2011 Osthi Tamil Filming 2011 Innaanu Aa Kalyanam Aisha Malayalam Filming 2011 Paramashiva Kannada Filming 2011 Ee Bhoomi Aa Baanu Kannada Filming References
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/saranya-mohan-celebrates-her-birthday-news-tamil-lcvmdvdfiig.html
- ^ http://infertech.blogspot.com/2008/11/interview-with-up-coming-saranya-mohan.html
- ^ http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-saranya-mohan-261009.html
- ^ http://infertech.blogspot.com/2008/11/interview-with-up-coming-saranya-mohan.html
- ^ http://connect.in.com/saranya-mohan/biography-249011.html
External links
Categories:- Tamil film actors
- Malayali people
- Living people
- Indian people
- Indian film actors
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