Shanoor Sana Begum also popularly known by her mononym stage name Sana is an Indian actress, television personality and model, who predominantly works in

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. She has acted mostly in Telugu films alongside few Tamil and Kannada films. Sana has acted in over 200 films mostly in supporting roles.

Biography

She was born to a Christian father and Muslim mother in the

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. She was married to Sadath at her teenage even before completing her studies. Her son

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Career

She initially pursued her career in modelling. She got the opportunity in film acting from director

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while she was busy with television and modelling assignments. Director Krishna Vamsi was in search for a suitable actress to play the supporting role in his 1996 film '' Ninne Pelladatha'' and signed Sana to play the supporting role and it eventually marked her acting debut. The film was acclaimed and was a successful venture at the box office which starred

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in the lead role. Since then she appeared mostly in Telugu films as supporting actress. Her performance was praised in the role of

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in the 2011 film ''

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'' and was also critically acclaimed for her performance for the negative role in the 2011 film ''

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''. In 2016, she played a vamp in the Kannada film ''

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''. In 2018, she made her television acting debut with Tamil soap opera ''

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''. In May 2020, she started her own

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channel teaching cooking methods along with her daughter-in-law Sameera Sherief.

Filmography

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

* Jeevitham (female lead's mom) Etv * Chakravakam (Hema) *''

'' (2018-2020) as Rajeshwari * ''Adi Parashakti'' * '' Siri Siri Muvvalu'' (2019-2020) * Aravinda Sametha (2020–2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sana, Shanoor 1971 births Living people Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Female models from Hyderabad, India Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Telugu actresses 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Hyderabad, India