Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran (born Shriya Saran Bhatnagar; 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, as well as international and Malayalam productions. Trained in Kathak, she appeared in the music video "Thirakti Kyun Hawa" by Renu Nathan before beginning her acting career.
Saran made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Ishtam* (2001), followed by roles in *Santosham* (2002) and *Nuvve Nuvve* (2002). Her subsequent films include V. V. Vinayak's *Tagore* (2003), *Nenunnanu* (2004), S. S. Rajamouli's action film *Chatrapathi* (2005), and Shankar's Tamil film *Sivaji: The Boss* (2007). She made her Hindi leading debut in Mohit Suri's crime drama *Awarapan* (2007) and appeared in Susi Ganesan's superhero film *Kanthaswamy* (2009). Her English-language credits include James Dodson's *The Other End of the Line* (2008) and Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's *Midnight's Children* (2012). She also appeared in Vikram K. Kumar's *Manam* (2014) and Krish Jagarlamudi's historical film *Gautamiputra Satakarni* (2017).
She portrayed Nandini Salgaonkar in Nishikant Kamat's crime thriller *Drishyam* (2015) and its sequel *Drishyam 2* (2022), both opposite Ajay Devgn. She played Sarojini in S. S. Rajamouli's *RRR* (2022), appeared in the multilingual period action film *Kabzaa* (2023), and played Mandira Mathur in Mihir Desai's drama series *Showtime* (2024). Her later credits include Karthik Ghattamaneni's Telugu fantasy adventure *Mirai* (2025), Karthik Subbaraj's *Retro* (2025), and the space drama series *Space Gen: Chandrayaan* (2026).
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Movies (86)
Dharman
2027
Drishyam: The Conclusion
2026 · Nandini Salgaonkar
Sandakari
2026 · Maya Azhagan
Awarapan 2
2026 · Aaliyah Hamid
Mirai
2025 · Ambika
Retro
2025 · Blue Thorn
Music School
2023
Kabzaa
2023 · Madhumitha
Drishyam 2
2022 · Nandini Salgaonkar
Tadka
2022 · Madhura
RRR
2022 · Alluri Sarojini
Gamanam
2021 · Kamala
Sab Kushal Mangal
2020 · Special Appearance
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
2019 · Prabha
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu
2018 · Neelima
Phamous
2018 · Lalli
Gayatri
2018
Paisa Vasool
2017 · Sarika
Nakshatram
2017 · Special Appearance in "Time Ledu Guru"
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
2017 · Selvi
Gautamiputra Satakarni
2017 · Vashishthee Devi
Oopiri
2016 · Priya
Drishyam
2015 · Nandini Salgaonkar
Gopala Gopala
2015 · Meenakshi
Manam
2014 · Rama Lakshmi / Anjali
Chandra
2014 · Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy
Pavithra
2013
Zila Ghaziabad
2013 · Special Appearance in "Chhamia No 1" Song
Life Is Beautiful
2012 · Parvati
Midnight's Children
2012 · Parvati
Nuvva Nena
2012
Gali Gali Chor Hai
2012 · Nisha
Casanovva
2012 · Sameera Zacharia
Rajapattai
2011 · special appearance
Rowthiram
2011 · Priya
Chikku Bukku
2010 · Anu
Uthama Puthiran
2010 · Kalpana (Guest Appearance)
Komaram Puli
2010 · Special Appearance in "Dochey" Song
Don Seenu
2010 · Deepu
Pokkiri Raja
2010 · Aswathy
Kuchh Kariye
2010 · Alpana
Cooking With Stella
2010 · Tannu
Jaggubhai
2010 · Monisha Jagannathan
Kutty
2010 · Geetha
Kanthaswamy
2009 · Subbulakshmi
Thoranai
2009 · Indhu
Ek: The Power of One
2009 · Preet Kaur
Mission Istaanbul
2008 · Anjali Sagar
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan
2008 · Special appearance
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
2007 · Abhinaya
Thulasi
2007 · Special Appearance in song "Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini"
The Blue Umbrella
2007 · Binya's friend
Awarapan
2007 · Aaliyah
Sivaji: The Boss
2007 · Tamizhselvi Ramalingham
Munna
2007
The Other End of the Line
2007 · Priya R. Sethi
Arasu
2007 · Cameo
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
2006 · Priya
Baabul
2006 · Cameo Appearance
Boss
2006 · Sanjana G. Khanna
Game
2006
Bommalata
2006
Devadasu
2006
Bhageeratha
2005 · Shweta
Chatrapathi
2005 · Neelu
Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu
2005
Mazhai
2005 · Shailaja
Subash Chandra Bose
2005
Soggadu
2005
Sada Mee Sevalo
2005 · Suryakantham
Naa Alludu
2005 · Meghana
Balu
2005 · Priya
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart
2004 · Sanam K. Jindal
Arjun
2004 · Roopa
Nenunnanu
2004 · Anu
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
2003 · Reshma
Tagore
2003 · Devaki
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
2003
Ela Cheppanu
2003 · Priya
Tujhe Meri Kasam
2003 · Girija
Nuvve... Nuvve...
2002 · Anjali
Chennakesava Reddy
2002 · Preeti
Santosham
2002 · Bhanu
Ishtam
2001 · Neha
Non Violence
Untitled Comedy Film
