Udaya Soundari

Udaya Soundari
Born	(1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 37) Tiong Bahru, Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Other names	Soundari
Occupation(s)	Actress, Television presenter
Years active	2011–present
Relatives	Malene (sister)

Udaya Soundari (born 28 April 1988) is a Singaporean Indian television actress and television presenter. ^{[1] [2]} She has appeared in films such as Parandhu Sella Vaa (2016) and A Yellow Bird (2016). She is also the first person in Singapore to win three awards in one year at the Pradhana Vizha festival. ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Udaya was born and raised in Singapore. She also has a younger sister who is also a television actress called Malene. ^[5]

Sex scandal controversy

In 2015, a sex tape appeared social media featuring a woman looking like Udaya. ^[6] Udaya said that it was not her. ^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Program	Role	Notes	Ref
2011-2016	Rayil Sneham (season 3)	Host
2012	Neenga Readiya	Host
2012	Riya	Lakshmi	Television drama
2013	Savithri	Kanaka	Television drama
2017	Udayam	Host
2018	FAM	Emma	Television drama
2019	Michael Chiang's Mixed Signals	Vanda	Television drama	[8]
2019	Avathaaram	Priya	Television drama
2021	Deepavali Countdown 2021	Host		[9]
2020	Thiruvai Malarvai	MRS Thiru	Television drama
2021	Pattaasu Productions	Sita	Television drama
2021	Arivaan	Uma	Television drama
2021	CID Sakoonthala	Sakoonthala	Television drama
2021	Slow Dancing	Yashooda	Television drama
2022	Amarkala Deepavali 2022	Host		[10]
2022	Kattradhu Kadhal	Nandhini	Television drama
2024	Karuvanam	Shalini	Television drama

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2016	Parandhu Sella Vaa	Sanghavi
2016	A Yellow Bird	Pavani		[11]
2017	Together Apart: Sanjay	Divya

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Pradhana Vizha	Best Actress	A Yellow Bird	Won [12]
		Best Media Personality		Won
		Most Popular Female Personality		Won
2016		Most Popular Female Personality		Nominated [13]
2022		Best Comedy Performance	Adukku Veetu Annasamy	Won [14]
		Best Host Female	Amarkala Deepavali 2022	Won
		Best Actress	CID Sakoonthala	Won

References

1. "Udaya Soundari". thelasalleshow.lasalle.edu.sg.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Kollywood host Udaya Soundari". nettv4u.com.
3. "Udaya Soundari is the first to win three awards at Pradhana Vizha". www.straitstimes.com.
4. "Udaya sweeps Pradhana Vizha 2014 awards". www.todayonline.com.
5. "Deepavali is family time for Udaya". www.todayonline.com.
6. "Is this the face of South Indian superstar Udaya on adult video?". www.emirates247.com.
7. "Vasantham actress says it's not her in sex video". www.asiaone.com.
8. "What's dating in Singapore like in the digital age? Find out in a new TV comedy". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.
9. "Vasantham artistes Jaynesh Isuran, Udaya Soundari, others to helm Deepavali event this year". www.connectedtoindia.com.
10. "Watch popular Vasantham celebrities and more in Mediacorp's Amarkala Deepavali countdown show". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.
11. "Proves local actors can perform well". www.tabla.com.sg. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
12. "Excitement builds for Pradhana Vizha 2014". www.todayonline.com.
13. "Pradhana Vizha 2016 awards nominees revealed". www.todayonline.com.
14. "Udaya Soundari took home three awards: For Best Actress for CID Sakoonthala, Best Host (Entertainment) for Amarkala Deepavali 2021 and Best Comedy Performance (Drama Series) for Adukku Vettu Annasamy 2: 80's Lootty!". cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com.

External links

• Udaya Soundari at IMDb