Sakshi Shivanand is an Indian
actress
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, who has appeared in
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
,
Tamil
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,
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
,
Malayalam
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and
Hindi films
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.
Her most notable work is ''
Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' which was directed by
Anubhav Sinha
Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Hindi films. He is notable for movies like ''Ra.One'', ''Tum Bin'', ''Dus'', '' Mulk'', '' Article 15'' and ''Thappad''.
Early and personal life
Sin ...
and co-starred
Priyanshu Chatterjee
Priyanshu Chatterjee (born 20 February 1973) is an Indian actor and former model known for his works in Bollywood, and Bengali cinema. He made his Hindi film debut in the box-office big success ''Tum Bin'' in 2001. His other recognized work inc ...
,
Om Puri
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and
Farida Jalal
Farida Jalal (born Farida Sami; 18 May 1950) is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal appeared in over 200 films. Best known for her character-driven roles in independent cin ...
. She has also lent her voice to Cinderella in ''
The Story of Cinderella
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'', a popular animation television series which was telecast in India on Just Kids! on
Sahara TV
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in New Delhi. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar.
History
Sahara One was launched as Sahara TV on 28 March 2000, which later in April 2003 was renamed as Sahara Manoranjan. ...
.
Shivanand made her debut in
Bollywood
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in 1996. During her early career, she starred in the
Aditya Pancholi
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Acting career
1985–87: Television movies and serials
He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...
-starrer ''
Zanjeer'' (1998). She later shot to fame within a short span of time in
Tollywood.
Her debut in Telugu was with
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
in the film ''
Master
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''. Later, she acted opposite many top Telugu cinema heroes such as
Nagarjuna
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in ''Seetharamaraju'',
Balakrishna
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in ''
Vamsoddharakudu
''Vamsoddharakudu'' () is a 2000 Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. S. Reddy under the Gayatri Films banner and directed by Sarath. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ramya Krishna, Sakshi Shivanand, Krishnam Raju with music composed by ...
'',
Rajasekhar in ''
Simharasi
'' Simharasi '' is a 2001 Telugu-language film directed by V. Samudra and produced by R. B. Choudary. It stars Rajasekhar and Sakshi Shivanand. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Maayi''.
Plot
Narasimharaju is a well-respected, do-gooder in a ...
'',
Mahesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Award ...
in
Yuvaraju,
Abbas in ''Rajahamsa'' and opposite
Mohan Babu
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in ''Yamajathakudu'' and ''Collector Garu''. She performed an item song in the 2008 film ''
Homam'' which was directed by
J.D. Chakravarthy.
She has a younger sister
Shilpa Anand
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Notable people with the given name Shilpa Jain
* Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian actress and model
* Shilpa Raju (born 1 ...
, who is a television actress.
Filmography
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shivanand, Sakshi
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Living people
Kannada people
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses from Mumbai
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)