Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (pronounced [ʃrɪja səɾən]; mononymously known as Shriya, is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film Ishtam, and had her first commercial success with Santhosham. She is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in south cinema industry, and has acted in over 75 films.
Naa Alludu is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Vara Mullapudi from a story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Jr. NTR, Ramya Krishna, Shriya, and Genelia while Suman, Rajiv Kanakala, Charan Raj, Brahmanandam, and Ali play supporting roles.
Santosham is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Dasaradh who co-wrote the film with Gopimohan and Trivikram Srinivas. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Prabhu Deva, Gracy Singh and Shriya Saran. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film won two Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South.
Subash Chandra Bose is a 2005 Telugu-language historical action drama film, produced by C.Ashwini Dutt on Vyjayanthi Movies banner, directed by veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao in his 101st film. Starring Venkatesh, Shriya Saran, Genelia D'Souza and music composed by Mani Sharma.
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Boopathy Pandian and produced by Vimala Geetha. Dhanush and Shriya Saran play the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Karunas and Saranya Ponvannan play other pivotal roles. The film, which had music composed by D. Imman, was released on 15 December 2006 and performed well at the box office. The movie was remade in Telugu, Kannada, Burmese, Bengali, Odia and Bangladeshi.
Boss is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film, produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by V. N. Aditya. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayanthara, Poonam Bajwa and Shriya Saran. Music was composed by Kalyani Malik and Harry Anand and Cinematography for the movie was handled by Siva Kumar while editing was handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 27 September 2006. The film was dubbed into Malayalam with the same title and into Hindi as Yeh Kaisa Karz (2008). The film was commercially unsuccessful.
The Telugu Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th Filmfare Awards South in 2002.
Nuvve.. Nuvve... is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film starred Tarun, Shriya Saran, and Prakash Raj in important lead roles. Upon release, the film and the soundtrack received rave reviews, and has garnered two state Nandi Awards, and a Filmfare Award South. The film was subsequently dubbed into Marathi as Shahane Saasarebuva by B4U Marathi and in Malayalam, as Pranayamay.
Soggadu (transl. Charmer) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romance film produced by D. Suresh on Suresh Productions banner. Directed by Ravi Babu, it stars Tarun and Aarthi Agarwal in lead roles. With special appearances by Venkatesh, Srikanth, Shriya Saran and Sumanth. Soggadu won good critical appreciation and technical acclaim for the director Ravi Babu. This film was remade in Bengali as Mon Je Kore Uru Uru and in Hindi as Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.
Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Susi Ganesan, starring Vikram as the titular character. Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Prabhu, Krishna, and Vadivelu form the pivotal cast. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film's soundtrack was released on 17 May 2009 and the film was released on 21 August 2009.
Thoranai or Pistha is a 2009 Indian action drama film written and directed by Sabha Ayyappan, who previously worked as an associate director for Malaikottai, and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G K Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal and Shriya Saran and Prakash Raj, Kishore, and Santhanam in another pivotal roles. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages with Ali replacing Santhanam as Vishal's friend as well as a different supporting cast. Both Tamil and Telugu opened to mixed reviews. It was remade in Bhojpuri with Khesari Lal Yadav as "Shola aur Shabnam".
Don Seenu is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by debutant Gopichand Malineni who co-wrote the film with Kona Venkat. The film stars Ravi Teja, Srihari, Shriya Saran and Anjana Sukhani. Music has been scored by Mani Sharma. The film was released on 6 August 2010. The film's title is noted to be similar to Dubai Seenu, another Ravi Teja starrer. The film was remade in Bengali as Badsha The Don.
Game is a 2006 Telugu-language slice of life drama film directed by Ram Prasad. It stars Mohan Babu and Vishnu Manchu in lead roles with Shobana, Parvati Melton, Sumalatha and Giri Babu in supporting roles. The film's background score and soundtrack were composed by music composer, Joshua Sridhar. The soundtrack for the movie was released on 27 July 2006. The movie is based on Hollywood Movie Changing Lanes which was remade in three Indian languages, Taxi No. 9211 (2006) in Hindi, TN-07 AL 4777 (2009) in Tamil and this movie itself in Telugu. Unlike the previous versions, Game received negative reviews and failed at the box office. The film marked Shobana's return to Telugu films almost after a decade and eventually, this film ended up being her last Telugu film to date.
Manam (transl. We) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language fantasy drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar, and produced by the Akkineni Family under the Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya Saran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film is set in various time periods, over the course of a hundred years up until 2013, and deals with the concepts of rebirth and eternal love. The plot features a wealthy businessman, Nageswara Rao (Nagarjuna), attempting to bring a young couple together resembling his deceased parents and the elderly Chaitanya's attempts to bring the businessman and a doctor together. They resemble Chaitanya's deceased parents, who died because of a mistake committed by him in his childhood.
Shriya Saran is an Indian actress and model who has appeared mostly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Ishtam (2001) and had her first commercial success with Santosham (2002). The following year, she made her Hindi cinema debut with a supporting role in Tujhe Meri Kasam, alongside Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza. It was followed by the commercially successful crime drama Tagore (2003), in which she was paired opposite Chiranjeevi. The same year, she played a supporting role in the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Enakku 20 Unakku 18, which marked her debut in Tamil cinema. In 2005, she had ten releases including Mazhai, S. S. Rajamouli's Chatrapathi, and Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu, in which she was among the only three characters of the film. Saran's solitary release as a lead actress in 2006 was the Tamil film Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam.
Gayatri is a 2018 Telugu language action drama film written and directed by Madan and written by Diamond Ratna Babu. Produced by Mohan Babu, the film stars himself in a dual role, along with Shriya Saran, Nikhila Vimal, and Anasuya Bharadwaj. Mohan Babu's son Vishnu Manchu plays the younger version of one of his characters. The film also features Brahmanandam, Ali, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Tanikella Bharani, and Posani Krishna Murali in supporting roles. The film is the remake of Bangladeshi movie Aynabaji directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury. The music was composed by S. Thaman with cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The film released on 9 February 2018.
