Saranya Nagh is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. She made her debut in a supporting role in

Balaji Sakthivel Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian director of Tamil films. He is best known for directing the 2004 film, '' Kaadhal''. Career Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, ''Samurai'' for Vikra ...

's critically acclaimed ''

Kaadhal ''Kaadhal'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath (in his first film as a main lead actor) and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music c ...

'' (2004), before playing leading roles in ''

Peraanmai ''Peranmai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film, co-written and directed by S. P. Jananathan for his venture and produced by Ayngaran International Films, it stars Jayam Ravi and Roland Kickinger, with Dhansika, Saranya ...

'' (2009) and ''Mazhaikaalam'' (2012).

Career

Saranya was born and brought up in Chennai Tamil Nadu She finished her schooling from Durga matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam. Saranya acted as a child artist in ''

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''. She was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel who had subsequently cast her in ''

''. She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt she looked too young. She thus made her debut in a supporting role in the film as Sandhya's friend, and the film went on to win critical and commercial acclaim. Her role was well received and prompted a producer to sign her on for the lead role in a ''Oru Vaarthai Pesu'', but the film was later shelved. She followed this up with the lead role in a low-budget Telugu film titled ''10th Class''. After appearing in another low-budget production ''Vilayattu'', Saranya went on to appear as one of the five girls alongside

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and Dhansika in

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's ''

'', which featured

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in the lead role and won positive reviews. After the success of ''Peranmai'', she signed several projects including ''Thiruvasagam'' with

Aryan Rajesh Edara Aryan Rajesh is an Indian actor & film producer who appears in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He has played the lead role in 14 Telugu films, and now takes up a variety of roles ...

and ''Saravana Kudil'' with

Tarun Gopi Tarun Gopi (born 10 April) is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and film producer. His first film as director was ''Thimiru'' (2006), which became one of the year's top-grossing Tamil films. He later ventured into acting roles, but has sinc ...

, but the films failed to materialize. ''Thiruvasagam'' was revived in 2013 and its title was changed to '' Eera Veyyil''. Her solo lead role came in '' Mazhaikaalam'' directed by Deepan, its director and co-starring newcomer Sriram. Prior to release, the film made the headlines after it was reported that Saranya would appear nude in a crucial scene. Saranya then clarified that she wore a skin-toned costume, and the scene was shot aesthetically. In 2013 she appeared in two Telugu films ''

Prema Oka Maikam ''Prema Oka Maikam'' is a 2013 Telugu film directed by Chandu. It was released on 30 August 2013 and stars Charmy Kaur, Rahul, and Saranya Nag as the lead characters. The film's script was written by Chandu and Pulagam Chinnarayana, who worked ...

''.

Filmography

; Short films * ''Bodhai'' * ''Marai Nahal''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nag, Saranya Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian child actresses Child actresses in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)