Sruthi Raj

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Sruthi Raj
Other namesLaksi, Sonu, Preethi [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present

Sruthi Raj is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films before moving on to act in Tamil TV serials. She is known for her leading roles in the popular Tamil TV serials Thendral , Office, Azhagu , and [2] Thalattu. [3]

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Career

Sruthi co-starred as Vijay's college mate in the movie Maanbumigu Maanavan in the year 1996.[ citation needed ] Srilata, a veteran Malayalam comedy actress, passed Sruthi's photo to director K. G. George, who was on the lookout for a fresh teenager, to act alongside Mammootty and Khushbu in Elavamkodu Desam . [4] After acting in this film, she co-starred in Udayapuram Sulthan and Priyam . At the same time, she also entered the Telugu market through the films Veedekkadi Mogudandi? and O Chinadana . [5]

In 2004, her single lead release was Kadhal Dot Com. She went on to do lead roles in Manthiran and Jerry . However, none of her movies shined at the box office and she went unnoticed on account of it. [6]

In 2009, she turned her attention towards small-screen and began her career in the television industry: Thendral, Sun TV's prime time serial, directed by S.Kumaran, became her first project. She, then, acted in Vijay TV's workplace drama Office . She continues to act in lead roles in serials, notably Azhagu [7] and Thalattu on Sun TV. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1995 Agrajan Jancy Malayalam
1996 Maanbumigu Maanavan Priya Tamil
1998Aanappara Achamma-MalayalamUnreleased
1998 Ini Ellam Sugame NirmalaTamil
1998 Andaman Monisha Kannada Credited as Soni
1998 Elavamkodu Desam NandhiniMalayalam
1999 Udayapuram Sulthan SreelakshmiMalayalam
2000 Priyam NancyMalayalam
2000 Varavaay VeniMalayalam
2000SulthanMangaKannada
2000Brahma VishnuShrutiKannada
2001HalappaShanthiKannada [9]
2001 Dosth ChinjuMalayalam
2001 Veedekkadi Mogudandi? Shruti Telugu
2002 O Chinadana DivyaTelugu
2003 War and Love ShabanaMalayalam
2004 Kadhal Dot Com Priya [10] Tamil
2005 Manthiran AbhiTamil
2006 Jerry JanakiTamil
2008 Iyakkam SarasuTamil

Television

Serials
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2009–2015 Thendral Thulasi Tamil Sun TV [11] [12]
2011 Thirumathi Selvam Crossover episode in Thirumathi Selvam andThendral
2011–2012Shravani SubramanyamShravani Telugu Gemini TV
2013–2015 Office Rajalakshmi aka Raji Tamil Star Vijay [13]
2015–2016 Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum Gowri Zee Tamil
2015–2018 Apoorva Raagangal Pavithira Sun TV [14]
2018–2020 Azhagu Sudha
2021–2023 Thalattu Isaipriya
2021 Kannana Kanne IsaipriyaSpecial Appearance
2022AruviHerselfSpecial Appearance
Priyamana ThozhiIsaipriyaSpecial Appearance
IlakkiyaIsaipriyaSpecial Appearance
2024–Present Lakshmi Mahalakshmi
Shows
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2020 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Tamil Sun TV
2021 Vanakkam Tamizha
Poova ThalayaContestant
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2022Maathi YosiContestant
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas MarumagalIsaipriya
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
Super SamayalContestant
2023Puthandu AasaiIsaipriya

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