Saranya Mohan is a former Indian actress, who predominantly appeared in
Malayalam
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and
Tamil
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films. She has also acted in a few
Telugu
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S ...
,
Kannada
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and
Hindi
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films. She is best known for her performances in ''
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mithran Jawahar. It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu hit Selvaraghavan's ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' and stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, a ...
'' (2008), ''
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed ...
'' (2009), ''
Eeram
''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language supernatural crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, and Saranya Mohan, while Srinath ...
'' (2009), ''
Velayudham
''Velayudham'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Mohan Raja. It stars Vijay in titular role with Genelia in the lead, while Hansika, Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kuma ...
'' (2011) and ''
Osthe
''Osthe'' (''The Best'') is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. Dharani, a remake of the 2010 Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. It starred Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, Jithan Ramesh, Santhanam, VTV Ganesh ...
'' (2011).
Early life
Saranya is the eldest daughter of Mohan and Kalamandalam Devi.
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mathrubhumi.com (6 November 2011) She has a younger sister named Sukanya who is also trained classical dancer.
Both her parents are trained
classical dancers and dance teachers, who together run a
dance school
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Overview
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, Y.K.B Dance Academy in
Alappuzha
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, where Saranya herself also learnt dancing
bharatanatyam
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. She studied at
St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha
''St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha'', is a Catholic ladies college in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated to the University of Kerala. Situated at Convent Square on National Highway 47, it is the first such college in Alappuzha dist ...
, completing her
B. A. degree in
English literature
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. After completing MA in English Literature from
Annamalai University
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,
Chidambaram
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she completed MFA in Bharatanatyam from the same university.
Career
She was brought to light by Malayalam director
Fazil, who had seen Saranya dancing at her dancing school. After approaching and persuading her parents, he cast her for a child character in the 1997 Malayalam film ''
Aniyathi Pravu'' and its Tamil remake, ''
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film directed by Fazil. It is the Tamil remake of Fazil's own Malayalam film '' Aniyathipraavu'' (1997). The film stars Vijay and Shalini (reprising her rol ...
''. Next she made appearance as a child artist in the hit Malayalam movie ''
Harikrishnans
''Harikrishnans'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Fazil. The film was produced and distributed by Suchitra Mohanlal under the production company Pranavam Arts, starring Mammootty and Mohanlal in ...
'' with
Mammootty
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,
Mohanlal
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and
Juhi Chawla
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in lead roles. Then she also was seen as a child artist in yet another Malayalam movie ''
Rakthasakshikal Sindabad
''Rakthasaakshikal Sindabad'' (English: Long live the martyrs) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language historical political thriller movie directed by Venu Nagavalli, featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Sukanya in the lead roles. The revolt scene ...
'' with
Mohanlal
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and
Suresh Gopi
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. Then she took a break, concentrating on her studies, before enacting a supporting role in another Fazil directorial, ''
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
''Oru Naal Oru Kanavu'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Fazil. Srikanth and Sonia Agarwal play the lead roles, music was by Ilaiyaraaja and it was shot by Anandakuttan. The film released on 26 August 2005 ...
'' (2005), in which she acted as a sister to the male lead character.
Her subsequent release, the
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...
-
Nayantara
Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as
Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual ...
starrer ''
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mithran Jawahar. It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu hit Selvaraghavan's ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' and stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, a ...
'' (2008), brought her into limelight. Her comedic performance as the younger sister to the lead female, who has a crush on her sister's love interest, won her fame and many accolades. She subsequently appeared in 3 more Tamil films in 2008, which, however, were less successful. These included the 1st one
Jayamkondaan
''Jayam Kondaan'' ( The Victor) is a 2008 Tamil romantic action film directed and written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan, Selvi Thiyagarajan,Sendhil Thyagarajan and T. Arjun. It stars Vinay, Bhavana and Lekha Washington while Vi ...
, next was
Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar & finally
Panchamirtham
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along with
Jayaram
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. In year 2009, she had six releases, four of which being Tamil projects. Out of her Tamil releases, the tragedy
sports film
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, ''
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed ...
'', directed by debutante
Suseenthiran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009).
Career
Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...
, and the
supernatural
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thriller ''
Eeram
''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language supernatural crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, and Saranya Mohan, while Srinath ...
'' proved to be commercially as well as critically successful. The other two Tamil movies were
A Aa E Ee with
Prabhu
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Sir & another Tamil movie was ''
Arumugham'' with
Bharath and
Priyamani
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Priyamani made her acting debut t ...
in lead roles. Later that year, she made her Telugu debut with ''
Village Lo Vinayakudu
''Villagelo Vinayakudu'' ( ''Vinayakudu in the Village'') is a 2009 Telugu-language comedy film produced by Mahi V Raghav, written, and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi. The film is a sequel to the 2008 hit, '' Vinayakudu''. Krishnudu reprises his ro ...
'' and made her comeback to Malayalam films, starring in ''
Chemistry
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''. She also did the Telugu remake of her Tamil movie titled ''
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu'' in 2010, which also did well in the box office. Then she did one more Telugu movie ''Happy Happy Ga'' the same year. Start of the year 2011 she did a Malayalam movie ''Ponnu Kondoru Aalroopam''. Next was yet another Malayalam movie ''
Nadakame Ulakam
''Nadakame Ulakam'' ( ml, നാടകമേ ഉലകം) is a 2011 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Viji Thampi and starring Mukesh, Vinu Mohan, Sarayu, and Saranya Mohan in the lead roles. Its songs are composed by veteran music dir ...
'' along with
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,
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. ...
and
Sarayu
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Mohan. Then she did a cameo role in the Tamil movie ''
Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' same year. In 2011 she also acted in
M.Raja's ''
Velayudham
''Velayudham'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film written and directed by Mohan Raja. It stars Vijay in titular role with Genelia in the lead, while Hansika, Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kuma ...
'', which turned out to be a huge hit. Her role as
Vijay's sister won her a lot of good reviews. Same year later she did a Malayalam movie ''
Innanu Aa Kalyanam
''Innanu Aa Kalyanam'' ( ml, ഇന്നാണു് ആ കല്യാണം) is a 2011 Malayalam drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Rejith Menon, Malavika Wales and Saranya Mohan.
Plot
This film is about two friends – Neelima ...
''. She also acted in another film named
Dharani
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's
Osthe
''Osthe'' (''The Best'') is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. Dharani, a remake of the 2010 Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. It starred Silambarasan, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, Jithan Ramesh, Santhanam, VTV Ganesh ...
in the end of 2011 with
Simbu in lead role. The year 2012 also she started off with a Malayalam movie ''Perinoru Makan''. Then she had an entry to Kannada same year with her debut Kannada movie
Ee Bhoomi Aa Bhanu. Then she went on to do a Tamil movie ''Kolagalam''. In 2014 she did her 2nd Kannada movie
Paramashiva
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starring
V. Ravichandran
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Sir too. She continued her career with a Tamil movie ''Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai''. Then the same year she made her Bollywood debut with ''
Badlapur Boys
''Badlapur Boys'' is a 2014 Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shailesh Verma and produced by A. Muthu and Salim Tanwar. It stars Nishan (actor), Nishan, Saranya Mohan, Annu Kapoor and Puja Gupta (actress), Puja Gupta in lead roles. ...
'' opposite
Nishan which was the Hindi remake of her hit Tamil movie
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore, and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers. The music was composed ...
. Now in year 2015 she completed yet another Tamil movie ''Suyam'', which is yet to be released.
Personal life
Saranya married her longtime boyfriend Dr.Aravind Krishnan on 6 September 2015 at Kottamkulangara Devi Temple,
Alappuzha
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.
They have a son named Anantapadmanabhan Aravind and a daughter named Annapoorna Aravind.
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Filmography
TV Serials
*2008 Meera (
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) as Meera
*2006 Swami Ayyappan (
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) as Malikapurathamma
*2007 Manassariyathe (
Surya TV)
*2005 Krishnakripasagaram (
Amrita TV
Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005.
Theme song
The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50t ...
) as Ambai Pennu
*2007 Mounanombaram (
Kairali TV
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)
*2007 Aa Amma (
Kairali TV
Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment television channel owned by Kairali TV Network (Malayalam Communications Limited). It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000. The channel is bac ...
)
TV Shows
*Nuvvu Nenu - Telugu game show
*Parayam Nedam - Malayalam game show
*Celebrity Taste - Malayalam cookery show
*Vivel Big Break - Malayalam reality show
*Red Carpet - Malayalam reality show
*Panam Tharum Padam - Malayalam game show
Endorsements
*''
Kalyan Jewellers
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The company open its initial public offering on March 16, 2021, and was publicly listed on March 26, 2021.
History
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''
* Wedland Silks & Sareees
* AVR
* Pampers
References
External links
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* https://youtube.com/SaranyaMohanOfficial
*
Actress Saranya Mohan Wedding Photos
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Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses from Alappuzha
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Living people
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Malayalam television
Child actresses in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
Annamalai University alumni
University of Kerala alumni