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Shriya Saran
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Shriya Saran (born Shriya Saran Bhatnagar; 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, as well as international and Malayalam productions. Trained in Kathak, she appeared in the music video "Thirakti Kyun Hawa" by Renu Nathan before beginning her acting career.
Saran made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Ishtam* (2001), followed by roles in *Santosham* (2002) and *Nuvve Nuvve* (2002). Her subsequent films include V. V. Vinayak's *Tagore* (2003), *Nenunnanu* (2004), S. S. Rajamouli's action film *Chatrapathi* (2005), and Shankar's Tamil film *Sivaji: The Boss* (2007). She made her Hindi leading debut in Mohit Sur…
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Shriya Saran (born Shriya Saran Bhatnagar; 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, as well as international and Malayalam productions. Trained in Kathak, she appeared in the music video "Thirakti Kyun Hawa" by Renu Nathan before beginning her acting career. Saran made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Ishtam* (2001), followed by roles in *Santosham* (2002) and *Nuvve Nuvve* (2002). Her subsequent films include V. V. Vinayak's *Tagore* (2003), *Nenunnanu* (2004), S. S. Rajamouli's action film *Chatrapathi* (2005), and Shankar's Tamil film *Sivaji: The Boss* (2007). She made her Hindi leading debut in Mohit Suri's crime drama *Awarapan* (2007) and appeared in Susi Ganesan's superhero film *Kanthaswamy* (2009). Her English-language credits include James Dodson's *The Other End of the Line* (2008) and Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's *Midnight's Children* (2012). She also appeared in Vikram K. Kumar's *Manam* (2014) and Krish Jagarlamudi's historical film *Gautamiputra Satakarni* (2017). She portrayed Nandini Salgaonkar in Nishikant Kamat's crime thriller *Drishyam* (2015) and its sequel *Drishyam 2* (2022), both opposite Ajay Devgn. She played Sarojini in S. S. Rajamouli's *RRR* (2022), appeared in the multilingual period action film *Kabzaa* (2023), and played Mandira Mathur in Mihir Desai's drama series *Showtime* (2024). Her later credits include Karthik Ghattamaneni's Telugu fantasy adventure *Mirai* (2025), Karthik Subbaraj's *Retro* (2025), and the space drama series *Space Gen: Chandrayaan* (2026).
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BODY OF WORK
Shriya Saran's Filmography
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Dharman
Drishyam: The Conclusion
as Nandini Salgaonkar
No Poster
Sandakari
as Maya Azhagan
Awarapan 2
as Aaliyah Hamid
Mirai
as Ambika
Retro
as Blue Thorn
Music School
Kabzaa
as Madhumitha
Drishyam 2
as Nandini Salgaonkar
Tadka
as Madhura
RRR
as Alluri Sarojini
Gamanam
as Kamala
Sab Kushal Mangal
as Special Appearance
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
as Prabha
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu
as Neelima
Phamous
as Lalli
Gayatri
Paisa Vasool
as Sarika
Nakshatram
as Special Appearance in "Time Ledu Guru"
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
as Selvi
Gautamiputra Satakarni
as Vashishthee Devi
Oopiri
as Priya (Cameo)
Drishyam
as Nandini Salgaonkar
Gopala Gopala
as Meenakshi
Manam
as Rama Lakshmi / Anjali
Chandra
as Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy
Pavithra
Zila Ghaziabad
as Special Appearance in "Chhamia No 1" Song
Life Is Beautiful
as Parvati
Midnight's Children
as Parvati
Nuvva Nena
Gali Gali Chor Hai
as Nisha
Casanovva
as Sameera Zacharia
Rajapattai
as special appearance
Rowthiram
as Priya
Chikku Bukku
as Anu
Uthama Puthiran
as Kalpana (Guest Appearance)
Komaram Puli
as Special Appearance in "Dochey" Song
Don Seenu
as Deepu
Pokkiri Raja
as Aswathy
Kuchh Kariye
as Alpana
Cooking With Stella
as Tannu
Jaggubhai
as Monisha Jagannathan
Kutty
as Geetha
Kanthaswamy
as Subbulakshmi
Thoranai
as Indhu
Ek: The Power of One
as Preet Kaur
Mission Istaanbul
as Anjali Sagar
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
as Abhinaya
Thulasi
as Special Appearance in song "Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini"
The Blue Umbrella
as Binya's friend
Awarapan
as Aaliyah
Sivaji: The Boss
as Tamizhselvi Ramalingham
Munna
The Other End of the Line
as Priya R. Sethi
Arasu
as Cameo
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
as Priya
Baabul
as Cameo Appearance
Boss
as Sanjana G. Khanna
Game
Bommalata
Devadasu
Bhageeratha
as Shweta
Chatrapathi
as Neelu
Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu
Mazhai
as Shailaja
Subash Chandra Bose
Soggadu
Sada Mee Sevalo
as Suryakantham
Naa Alludu
as Meghana
Balu
as Priya
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart
as Sanam K. Jindal
Arjun
as Roopa
Nenunnanu
as Anu
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
as Reshma
Tagore
as Devaki
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Ela Cheppanu
as Priya
Tujhe Meri Kasam
as Girija
Nuvve... Nuvve...
as Anjali
Chennakesava Reddy
as Preeti
Santosham
as Bhanu
Ishtam
as Neha
No Poster
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