Sonia Agarwal | |
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 Sonia Agarwal at audio launch | |
| Born | March 28 [1] Chandigarh, India |
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| Years active | 2002–2009 2011–present |
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Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in films Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006). [2] [3]
Born in Chandigarh, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan, [4] a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage and resumed her career after their divorce in 2010. [5]
During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on Zee TV. She then made her film debut with the 2002 Telugu film, Nee Premakai , in which she had a small role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep. [6] [7]
After getting divorced, she made a re-entry, playing a supporting role in the multi-starrer Vaanam , following which she signed up for four projects, three in Tamil and one in Malayalam, in quick succession. [8]
Featuring her former brother-in-law Dhanush, Kaadhal Kondein became a huge success and she was widely appreciated for her performance as Divya in the film, which brought her into the limelight and fetched her the ITFA Best New Actress Award at International Tamil Film Awards in 2004. [9] She acted alongside Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil and Madhurey , respectively. After appearing in the films Oru Kalluriyin Kathai and Oru Naal Oru Kanavu in 2005, both of which failed to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai . The former, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim. [6] [7]
Her next releases were Sadhurangam , opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam in early 2012. [10] [6] [7]
Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam with Mukesh titled Grihanathan (2012). [11] She plays the lead character in the Tamil mega serial Malli (2013-2014). [12] She starred as a married couple with Vivek in the comedy drama Palakkattu Madhavan (2015). [13]
In 2019, she was sees her play the mother of a younger Arun Vijay in Thadam . She starred in Dasharatha in Kannada with Ravichandran and had back-to-back releases in Tamil films Ayogya and Thanimai . [14]
Later, she was cast in lead roles such as Miya (2020), Grandma (2022), Unnaal Ennaal (2023) and 7/G (2024).
In 2024, she was a contestant in the comedy-cooking show Top Cooku Dupe Cooku and got eliminated in episode 5. [15]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref |
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| 2002 | Nee Premakai | Raaji | Telugu | ||
| Chandu | Vidya | Kannada | |||
| 2003 | Kaadhal Kondein | Divya | Tamil | Won, ITFA Best New Actress Award | |
| Ooh La La | Kannada | ||||
| Dham | Pooja | Telugu | |||
| Success | Swetha | Tamil | |||
| 2004 | Kovil | Fathima Begum / Angel Devi | |||
| Madhurey | Susheela | ||||
| 7G Rainbow Colony | Anitha | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress | |||
| 7G Brindhavan Colony | Telugu | ||||
| 2005 | Oru Kalluriyin Kathai | Jothi | Tamil | ||
| Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Maya Devi | ||||
| 2006 | Thiruttu Payale | Rosy / Saranya | |||
| Pudhupettai | Selvi | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | |||
| 2011 | Vaanam | Zara | |||
| Sadhurangam | Sandhya | ||||
| 2012 | Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam | Anjali | |||
| Gruhanathan | Anitha | Malayalam | |||
| 2014 | Amma Nanna Oorelithe | Dancer | Telugu | Special appearance in song | |
| 2015 | Temper | Doctor | |||
| Palakkattu Madhavan | Lakshmi | Tamil | |||
| Jamna Pyari | Dancer | Malayalam | Cameo appearance in "Murugappa" | ||
| Ranna | Dancer | Kannada | Special appearance in "What Do What Not To Do" | ||
| 2017 | Saaya | Police inspector | Tamil | ||
| Winner | Mahendra Reddy's wife | Telugu | |||
| Yevanavan | Police officer | Tamil | |||
| 2018 | Theetta Rappai | Kochuthresia | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Thadam | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Dasharatha | Kousalya | Kannada | [16] | ||
| Ayogya | Doctor | Tamil | |||
| Thanimai | Yazhini | ||||
| Queen | Renganayagi | MX Player Web Series | |||
| 2020 | Miya | Advocate Sonia | |||
| 2021 | Red | Bharathi | Telugu | [17] | |
| 2022 | Kaypakka | Malayalam | |||
| Grandma | Trisha | Tamil | [18] | ||
| Ward 126 | Jyothisri | [19] | |||
| Sasanasabha | Shyamala Bharath | Telugu | |||
| 2023 | Unnaal Ennaal | Parameshwari | Tamil | ||
| Bagheera | Priyam | Deleted scenes | [20] | ||
| Moondram Manithan | Ramya | ||||
| 2024 | 7/G | Manjula | [21] | ||
| Seeran | Church Sister | ||||
| Sshhh | Professor Kalyani | [22] [23] | |||
| TBA | Behindd | Liya | Malayalam | Delayed [24] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Naanal | Radhika | Kalaignar TV | |
| 2013–2014 | Malli | Vinothini | Puthuyugam TV | |
| 2016 | Achcham Thavir | Contestant | STAR Vijay | |
| 2021 | PaandavarIllam | Guest role | Sun TV | |
| 2021 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Guest role | Zee Tamil | |
| 2022 | Poove Unakkaga | Guest role | Sun TV | |
| 2022 | Fall | Malar | Disney+ Hotstar | [25] |
| 2024 | Top Cooku Dupe Cooku (season 1) | Contestant | Sun TV | Eliminated Episode 5 |
| TBA | Queen 2 +† | TBA | Web series; Filming |
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