Portrait of Shriya Saran

Shriya Saran

Acting

Biography

Shriya Saran also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress, model and presenter. She has worked in mulitple of the regional industries of Indian cinema, including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada. Saran made her film debut in 2001 with Ishtam and had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Santhosham (2002). She would subsequently appear in several Telugu films, while making in-roads in the Hindi and Tamil film industries. In 2007, Saran starred in Sivaji: The Boss, the highest grossing Tamil film at that time. Her following projects include such Tamil films as Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007) and Kanthaswamy (2009), as well as high-budget Hindi productions like Mission Istanbul (2008), her roles in which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in the American-Indian co-production The Other End of the Line. Apart from her work in films, Saran has been the brand ambassador for several stores across India, endorsing beauty and health products. Among other activities, she has taken part in a number of charity organisations, and has recently opened a spa employing visually challenged people.

Born: September 11, 1982

Place of Birth: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Filmography

2025
Mirai

as Ambika

2025
Retro

as Blue Thorn

2024
Showtime

as Mandira

2023
Kabzaa

as Madhumitha

2022
Drishyam 2

as Nandini Salgaonkar

2022
Tadka

as Madhura

2022
RRR

as Alluri Sarojini

2021
Gamanam

as Kamala

2020
Sab Kushal Mangal

as Special Appearance

2018
Phamous

as Lalli

2017
Paisa Vasool

as Sarika

2017
Nakshatram

as Special Appearance in "Time Ledu Guru"

2017
Gautamiputra Satakarni

as Vashishthee Devi

2016
Oopiri

as Priya (Cameo)

2015
Drishyam

as Nandini Salgaonkar

2015
Gopala Gopala

as Meenakshi

2014
Manam

as Rama Lakshmi / Anjali

2014
Chandra

as Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy

2013
Zila Ghaziabad

as Special Appearance in "Chhamia No 1" Song

2012
2012
2012
2012
Casanovva

as Sameera Zacharia

2011
Rajapattai

as special appearance

2011
Rowthiram

as Priya

2010
2010
Uthama Puthiran

as Kalpana (Guest Appearance)

2010
Komaram Puli

as Special Appearance in "Dochey" Song

2010
Don Seenu

as Deepu

2010
Pokkiri Raja

as Aswathy

2010
Kuchh Kariye

as Alpana

2010
Jaggubhai

as Monisha Jagannathan

2010
Kutty

as Geetha

2009
Kanthaswamy

as Subbulakshmi

2009
Thoranai

as Indhu

2009
2008
Mission Istaanbul

as Anjali Sagar

2007
2007
Tulasi

as Special Appearance in song "Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini"

2007
Awarapan

as Aaliyah

2007
Sivaji: The Boss

as Tamizhselvi Ramalingham

2007
2007
The Other End of the Line

as Priya R. Sethi

2007
Arasu

as Cameo

2006
Baabul

as Cameo Appearance

2006
Boss

as Sanjana G. Khanna

2006
2005
The Blue Umbrella

as Binya's friend

2005
Bhageeratha

as Shweta

2005
Chatrapathi

as Neelu

2005
Mazhai

as Shailaja

2005
Sada Mee Sevalo

as Suryakantham

2005
Naa Alludu

as Meghana

2005
Balu

as Priya

2004
2004
Arjun

as Roopa

2004
Nenunnanu

as Anu

2003
2003
Tagore

as Devaki

2003
Ela Cheppanu

as Actress

2003
2002
2002
2002
Santosham

as Bhanu

2001
Ishtam

as Neha