Sherin Shringar (born 5 May 1985), known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is an Indian actress, who has appeared in

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and

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-language films. After making her debut in Kannada films, her notable films include ''

Thulluvadho Ilamai ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language teen drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, but Kasthuri Raja is credited for business reasons and the film marks the acting debut of Dhanush, who plays the lead role. The fi ...

'' (2002), and ''

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'' (2003). In 2019, Sherin participated in Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 and emerged as the 3rd runner up.

Career

Shringar made her debut as an actress in Kannada films through ''Police Dog'' (2002) before playing a lead role in ''

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'' (2002), in which she starred alongside Darshan. Sherin won critical acclaim and box office success through her debut Tamil film,

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's coming-of-age drama ''

'' (2002). Starring opposite

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 ...

in his acting debut, the film garnered publicity prior to release for its music by

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and its adult story written by

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. It subsequently became a commercial success at the box office, effectively launching the careers of Sherin and Dhanush. The actress won the Cinema Express Award for Most Popular Actress for her performance, while she later went on to star in the Telugu remake titled '' Juniors'' (2003). Sherin then appeared in supporting roles alongside senior actresses

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in '' Jaya'' (2002) and

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in ''

Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi ''Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil language film directed by K. Rajeshwar. Simran dubbed in her own voice for the first time in this film with some dialogues dubbed by Deepa Venkat. The film was the last to have music composed ...

'' (2003), and also garnered attention for her negative role in the horror film ''

'' (2003) and her role opposite debutant

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in ''

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'' (2003). Sherin later moved on to work on Telugu and Malayalam films, appearing in

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's thriller drama ''

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'' (2005). In the late 2000s, Sherin's offers as a leading actress began to decrease, and several films she had starred in were subsequently delayed or shelved. A return to Kannada films with '' Bhoopathi'' and the Tamil action drama ''

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'' (2007), both fared badly at the box office. A six-film contract with SPR Productions did not materialise as expected, while ''Cash and Maya'' with

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and the

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-starrer ''Vil'' were dropped midway through production. She notably appeared in an

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's ''

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'' (2008) alongside Vikram and in R. Ananth Raju's ''

Mast Maja Maadi ''Mast Maja Maadi'' is a 2008 Kannada comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring Sudeep, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Komal and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack compos ...

'' (2008) alongside

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and eleven other actresses. She portrayed a role with negative shades in the Kannada film ''

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'' (2009). Other films including the Kannada film ''Sihigali'' and the Tamil film ''Poova Thalaiya'', had delayed low-key releases in 2010. Sherin subsequently chose to take a career sabbatical in the late 2000s, and briefly took up a course in Art and Culture in

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. She made a return to Kannada films through

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's '' AK 56'' (2012) alongside

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, which garnered a good commercial response. Her next release, the comedy drama ''

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'' (2015), saw her appear in a supporting role, where she was paired opposite comedian

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. In 2019, she took part as a contestant in the Tamil reality television show, ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

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