SNEHA ,THE SMILING BEAUTY QUEEN
SOUTH INDIAN ACTRESS
BORN 1981 OCTOBER 12
Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (born 12 October 1981), popularly known by her stage name Sneha, is an Indian film actress, who works in the South Indian film industry. She is best known for her girl-next-door demure looks and appearing in female-oriented films. She debuted in the Malayalam film Ingane Oru Nilapakshi (2000), directed by Anil – Babu and was later signed for the Tamil film Virumbugiren, though it was only released two years later.
She started getting offers in Tamil and moved her focus to Kollywood, and the movie Ennavale, where she starred opposite R. Madhavan, was released first in the same year. She had her first commercial success with Aanandham in the year 2001. She became one of Tamil cinema's contemporary lead actresses in the 2000s, following appearances in several commercially successful films, and she has shared screen space with all the leading Tamil actors like Kamal Hassan, Ajith, Vijay, Vikram, Suriya, Dhanush and R. Madhavan.
She debuted in Telugu in the year 2001 with the film Priyamaina Neeku, which was a commercial success. Following this, she appeared in many Tollywood films with leading stars like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Ravi Teja and Nandamuri Balakrishna, and established herself as one of the leading heroines in Telugu.
She sporadically continued in Malayalam and starred opposite Malayalam super stars like Mammootty and Mohanlal. She has also appeared in a few Kannada language films.
She has won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) for her performance in Unnai Ninaithu (Autograph) (2002) and also received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress twice, in 2001 for her performances in the films Virumbugiren, Aanandham, and Punnagai Desam, and later for Pirivom Santhippom (2008). She has also won Nandi Special Jury Award-Telugu for her performance in the movie Radha Gopalam
Personal life[edit]
Sneha was born as Suhasini in Mumbai[1] to Rajaram and Padmavathy, and is the youngest of four children. Her family moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates soon after her birth, where she attended school. The family later settled in Panruti, Tamil Nadu where she owned a marriage hall.
Sneha was paired with Prasanna for the first time in Achchamundu! Achchamundu! (2009). Since then, there were numerous reports in the media on their affair.
Prasanna was spotted in all her modeling shows and both were spotted together in movie previews. Though both denied it as a rumour, later, on 9 November 2011, Prasanna announced, "Yes... Sneha and I decided to marry soon with the blessings of our parents." They got married on 11 May 2012 in Chennai.[2][2]
She currently resides in Chennai with her husband. On 10 August 2015, she gave birth to a baby boy.
Career[edit]
2000–2004[edit]
Fazil nazeem recommended Sneha to Anil-Babu who was searching for a heroine for his love story Ingane Oru Nilapakshi (2000). The film featured Sneha as an aspiring dancer, with the actress performing for seven classical songs.[3] She was signed by Susi Ganeshan for his directorial debut Virumbugiren in 2000, which however became long delayed and Ennavale opposite Madhavan became her first Tamil release.
She won many accolades for her outstanding performance. Later that year, Sneha starred in N. Linguswamy's family drama Aanandham and won many awards, which featured her as part of an ensemble cast and in K. Balachandar's Parthale Paravasam. She finished the year with a foray into Telugu cinema, with an appearance in Priyamaina Neeku, followed by Tholi Valapu.
She was part a part of eight films that were released in 2002. M. Raja's Hanuman Junction became a major success. Other films that year included the Vasanth's Hey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke, Unnai Ninaithu and April Madhathil. The former bombed at the box office, while the latter emerged commercially successful.[4] Her performance in Unnai Ninaithu led to her being awarded the first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]
She also won other award for her performance. Subsequently, she acted in lead role in King and a supporting role in Pammal K. Sambandam with Kamal Haasan and Abbas, respectively. Virumbugiren that featured Sneha as a rustic village belle, eventually released in December 2002 and went on to win several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards; Sneha herself won the Best Actress award.[6]
Sneha acted in two films in 2003, Vaseegara with Vijay and a heroine-oriented double role in Parthiban Kanavu. While the former was a failure, the latter was a huge success. She received high praise for her performance in Parthiban Kanavu,[7] with The Hindu writing: "Till date this is the best role that has come Sneha's way and the charming actress has utilised the opportunity well. With make-up or without it, Sneha sparkles".[8]
2004 was a mixed year for the actress, with Jana, Bose and Adhu all failing at the box-office. However, Vasool Raja MBBS opposite Kamal Haasan and Autograph and the Telugu film Venky were huge successes and won several awards.
2005–2008[edit]
The years 2005 and 2006 saw her acting in Telugu films such as Sankranthi with Venkatesh, Radha Gopalam with Srikanth, Sri Ramadasu with Nagarjuna, and Thuruppu Gulan with Mammootty winning plaudits at box office, while others released in the respective years turning as average grosser at the box office. She played the role of a commercial sex worker in Selvaraghavan's Pudhupettai, starring Dhanush. With Thuruppu Gulan, she paired with Mammootty. In the year 2006, she made her debut into Kannada film industry through Ravi Shastri, which tanked at the box office.
In 2007, Sneha starred in Naan Avanillai a super hit, while her Telugu films Madhumasam which run over 100 days and Maharadhi and Tamil film Pallikoodam turned out to be above-average grosser at box office.
Pirivom Santhippom, which saw her collaborating with Karu Pazhaniappan again, was her first film in 2008. Co-starring Cheran, the film opened to critical acclaim and emerged a sleeper hit, while fetching Sneha plaudits and several accolades. A review from Sify noted that she was "superb as Sala a woman torn by the dualities of her existence", labelling it as her "career best performance".[9] She won her second Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress, besides the Vijay Award for Best Actress and nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress Award.
Her Cameo appearance in the film Kuselan with Rajinikanth marked her 50th film in her career. She tried highly glamorous roles with Pandi and Inba, both turning out to be average grossers. She paired with Silambarasan in Silambattam which gave her another commercial success. Her Telugu films Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna and Pandurangadu turned out to be average grossers while Adivishnu flopped at the box office.
Post-marriage (2013 – present)[edit]
In 2013, she acted in a critically acclaimed movie Haridas. The movie opened to critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. Sneha was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in the movie.
In 2014, she starred in a cameo role in Vijay Sethupathi's Pannaiyarum Padminiyum. Her next release was a trilingual made in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu – Un Samayal Arayil, the official remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Salt N' Pepper, where she starred opposite Prakash Raj and a bunch of debutantes. The Kannada version turned out to be a blockbuster while the other two versions tanked at the box office. Sneha's performance in the movie was widely praised. Sneha later hosted a Tamil reality television show Melam Kottu Thali Kattu and the show was aired for 2 seasons.
In 2015, Sneha appeared in a Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy with Allu Arjun, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen opposite Upendra directed by Trivikram Srinivas which turned out to be a blockbuster. That was her only release in 2015 and she has been in maternity break since then.
In 2016, after her maternity break for 1 year, Sneha signed a Malayalam movie opposite Mammootty produced by actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Arya.[10] She has also signed a Tamil movie to be directed by Mohan Raja alongside Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara.[11] Both the movies are in pre-production stages. Sneha has also been signed up to judge a Tamil reality TV show alongside Raadhika Sarathkumar.
She has 10 days of shoot left in her much delayed movie Vidiyal opposite R. Sarath Kumar. She is also reported to have been hearing scripts to star opposite her husband Prasanna. The couple is also in talks for opening their own Production House.
Other assignments[edit]
Sneha was to make her Bollywood debut with Mad Dad, alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Ayesha Takia to be directed by Revathy S Varma. Sneha was also roped in to play Sita in Rajkumar Santoshi's Ramayan featuring Ajay Devgn in lead. However, both the projects failed to take off.[12] She was also reported to play a major role in Kochadaiyaan to be written by K. S. Ravikumar and directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth.[13] In December 2011, Sneha confirmed in an interview that she will be starring opposite Rajinikanth.[14] But later, she opted out of the project to allocate dates for the film Haridas to which, is already committed.[15][16][17]
Modeling[edit]
She has appeared in many commercials like Saravana Stores, Horlicks, Roobini Oil, Aashirvaad, Idhayam Dots, Jos Aalukkas, Power Shampoos, Shree Devi Textiles, Preethi Mixi, GRB Udhayam Ghee, Papilon, Vencobb Chicken, Nisha Fairness Cream, Kellogg's Chocos, Tata Salt etc. In 2010, she was announced the brand ambassador for Dabur Amla Nelli Hair Oil and Cavin Kare's Chinni's Pickle. Post marriage, Sneha along with her husband Prasanna worked on Univercell commercials which created viral response.[18][19]
She also appeared in numerous fashion shows like Chennai International Fashion Week, Sydney Sladen Fashion Week and other shows which were held in Chennai and Mumbai.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ingane Oru Nilapakshi | Manasi | Malayalam | |
| Ennavale | Lakshmi | Tamil | Dukes Film Award for Sensational Actress Medimix Dinakaran Award for Best Debut Actress Film Fans Association Award for Best Debut Actress CinemAA Express Award for Best Actress | |
| 2001 | Aanandham | Viji | Tamil | Pale Cine Award for Best Actress Barata Cine Award for Best Actress |
| Paarthale Paravasam | Chella | Tamil | Dukes Film Award for Sensational Actress | |
| Priyamaina Neeku/Kadhal Sugamanathu | Sandhya | Tamil Telugu | ||
| Tholi Valapu | Soumya | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Virumbugiren | Thavamani | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress |
| Yei! Nee Romba Azhagey Irruke | Raji | Tamil | ||
| Hanuman Junction | Meenkashi | Telugu | ||
| Unnai Ninaithu | Radha | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Tamil Nadu Cinema Kalaimandram for Best Actress | |
| King | Tamil | Tamil | ||
| Punnagai Desam | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Pammal K. Sambandam | Malathi Anand | Tamil | ||
| April Madhathil | Swetha | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
| 2003 | Vaseegara | Priya Vishwanathan | Tamil | |
| Parthiban Kanavu | Sathya, Janani | Tamil | Variety Film Award for Sensational Actress Film Fans Association Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
| 2004 | Vasool Raja MBBS | Janaki Vishwanathan | Tamil | |
| Jana | Manimegalai | Tamil | ||
| Bose | Charu | Tamil | ||
| Autograph | Divya | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Adhu | Meera | Tamil | ||
| Venky | Sravani | Telugu | TV9 Award for Best Actress | |
| 2005 | Aayudham | Maha | Tamil | |
| Sankranthi | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| Radha Gopalam | Radha | Telugu | Nandi Special Jury Award | |
| Chinna | Gayathri Vikram | Tamil | ||
| ABCD | Chandra | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
| That is Pandu | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu | Kamala | Telugu | CineMAA Award for Best Actress |
| Evandoy Sreevaru | Divya | Telugu | ||
| Thuruppu Gulan | Lakshmi | Malayalam | ||
| Pudhupettai | Krishnaveni | Tamil | ||
| Ravi Shastri | Bhanu | Kannada | ||
| Manasu Palike Mouna Raagam | Gowri | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Maharadhi | Bhairavi | Telugu | |
| Madhumasam | Hamsa Vahini | Telugu | ||
| Naan Avanillai | Anjali | Tamil | ||
| Pallikoodam | Kokila Vetrivel | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Pirivom Santhippom | Visalakshi Nadesan | Tamil | Vijay Award for Best Actress IIFA Award for Best Actress Benze Award for Best Actress Ritz Award for Best Actress Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Meera Music Award for Best Actress in Song Sequence Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| Inba | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna | Swapna | Telugu | ||
| Pandi | Bhuvana | Tamil | ||
| Pandurangadu | Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
| Kuselan | Herself | Tamil Telugu | Cameo appearance in the song 'Cinema Cinema' | |
| Adivishnu | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| Silambattam | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Achchamundu! Achchamundu! | Malini Kumar | Tamil English | Global Award for Best Actress Edison Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| Amaravathi | Latha Venkat | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Goa | Suhasini Fernando | Tamil | |
| Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | Dr. Ramya | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Angaadi Theru | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Pramaani | Janaki | Malayalam | ||
| Shikkar, The Hunt | Kaveri | Malayalam | ||
| Vandae Maatharam | Nandhini | Malayalam Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Bhavani IPS | Bhavani | Tamil | Jaya Award for Best Actress |
| Ponnar Shankar | Arukkaani | Tamil | ||
| Rajanna | Lachamma | Telugu | TV9 Award for Best Actress | |
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Jennifer | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Murattu Kaalai | Bhuvana | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Haridas | Amudhavalli | Tamil | IFTA Award for Best Character Actress Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2014 | Pannaiyarum Padminiyum | Shanmugam's daughter | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Un Samayal Arayil | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Ulavacharu Biryani | Telugu | |||
| Oggarane | Kannada | |||
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Lakshmi | Telugu | Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting role |
| Kaaval | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | The Great Father | Priya | Malayalam | Filming |
| Untitled Mohan Raja-Sivakarthikeyan project | Tamil | Filming |
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