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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Shriya Saran the Indian film actress.

Shriya Saran ( born September 11, 1982), 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.
In 2008, she made a special appearance in the Vadivelu-starrer Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan which turn out to be her only Tamil release of 2008. She then acted in the Hindi film Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istanbul with Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi and Shabbir Ahluwalia. She played the character of Anjali Sagar which was inspired by the character of Romila Dutta played by Preity Zinta in the film Lakshya; a journalist who desires to have a child with her husband, which leads to their separation, since he is reluctant. Rediff and Bollywood Hungama critics said that her character was totally wasted and also had a weak characterizatio However, she did pick up the Stardust Exciting New Face Award.
Saran then made her Hollywood debut in Ashok Amritraj's The Other End of the Line. She played the role of Priya Sethi who works as a telephone operator in an India Call Centre, while acting alongside Jesse Metcalfe, Anupham Kher and Tara Sharma. Shriya's performance was praised by critic, particularly her on-screen chemistry with Jesse Metcalfe.
In 2009, she appeared in Tamil film Kanthaswamy, gaining her a nomination at the Vijay Awards, and her third award win, this time the Amrita Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actress in Tamil.
In 2010, Saran made her Malayalam debut with Pokkiri Raja in which she appeared opposite Mammootty and Prithviraj. The film created big hype among the audience in Kerala and was declared a super hit in the first week, breaking the record in Malayalam cinema by grossing over Indian Rupee ₹22,100,000 (US$490,620) in its first week of release, surpassing the old record holder Twenty:20. Saran herself was appreciated for her performance. She then enacted her first lead role in a Telugu film after five years, in the successful action-comedy film Don Seenu opposite Ravi Teja.

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