Sonu Satheesh Kumar

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Sonu Satheesh Kumar
Born
India
Occupation(s) Actress, dancer, television host, choreographer
Years active2007–2020
Spouse
Ajay
(m. 2017)
Parent(s)Satheesh, Sreekala

Sonu Satheesh Kumar better known by her screen name Sonu, is an Indian actress and classical dancer acting mainly in Malayalam and Tamil television serials. The TV show Vaalkkannadi rose her to fame and popularity. She is known for her roles in Sthreedhanam [1] and Anbe Vaa .

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She is a well trained Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer who has performed in several dance shows including Nishagandhi festival 2017. [2] [3] [4] She hold Master's in Kuchipudi and diploma in Bharatanatyam and also conducts several dance workshops.

Biography

She is trained under Geetha Padmakumar, Parvathy Sasidharan and Job Thrissur in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Folk. She holds MA in Kuchipudi, Diploma in Bharatanatyam and currently pursuing doctoral degree in Kuchipudi. [5] She has cleared UGC NET exam and is currently teaching in Sai Shivam School of Dance. She married IT engineer Ajay in 2017 at Guruvayur. [6]

Starting her career as a television host she made her debut through popular Malayalam serial Sreeguruvayurappan and made her debut as a lead in Tamil serial Anbe Vaa. Her performance as the wicked vamp in the popular serial Sthreedhanam on Asianet made her a known figure on Malayalam TV. She also participated in a reality show Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum along with Rajesh Hebbar on Asianet.She has done a cameo appearance in 2 Harihar Nagar. She then appeared in a short film ; God Bless Nithya.

Filmography

Television career
YearTitleChannelRoleLanguageNotes
2005Valkannadi Asianet Host Malayalam TV show
2006Super Dancer Amrita TV Contestant Malayalam Reality show
2007Madhavam Surya TV Malayalam Television debut
2007Sreeguruvayoorappan Surya TV Parvathy Malayalam
2008Hello KuttichathanAsianetSwetha Nambiar Malayalam
2008Thulabharam Surya TV Malayalam
Kanal Kannadi Malayalam
2009Akkare IkkareAsianet Malayalam
2009–2010 Anbe Vaa Vijay TV Santhiya Tamil
2009-2012Chakkarabharani Surya TV Durga Malayalam
2011-2012Dosth Kairali TV Malayalam
2012Nizhalkannadi Surya TV Anjana Malayalam
2012Manasaveena Mazhavil Manorama Kaveri Malayalam
2012Kanalppoovu Jeevan TV Sandra Sekhar Malayalam
2012Sreepadmanabham Amrita TV Malayalam
Arabian Sukumaran Speaking Asianet Bhavana Malayalam
2012–2016 Sthreedhanam Asianet Veni Malayalam [ citation needed ]
2013Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum Asianet Contestant Malayalam Winner along with Rajesh Hebbar
2013Munch Stars Asianet Contestant Malayalam
2013 Vamsam Sun TV Tamil
2015Salmath Cafe Kairali TV Malayalam
2015 Asianet Comedy Awards Asianet Performer Malayalam
2016Super Challenge Surya TV Participant Malayalam
2016-2017 Bharya Asianet Rohini Malayalam Replaced by Mridula Vijay
2017–2019 Mahalakshmi Sun TV Ramya Tamil [7]
2018Agnisakshi Surya TV Indraja Varma Malayalam [8]
2018PoliceACV Malayalam
2019 Azhagu Sun TV Priya Sundaram Tamil
2019–2021 Sumangali Bhava Zee KeralamVaidehi/Devu/Nimisha Malayalam Replaced Darshana Das
2020 Karthika Deepam Zee KeralamDevu Malayalam Cameo in promo
2020 Kaiyethum Doorath Zee KeralamDevi Malayalam Cameo in promo
2023Kolangal-2Sun TVAlagusundaram Tamil Cameo in promo

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