Shriya Saran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Biography
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).
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Non Violence
Movie
Untitled Comedy Film
Movie
Dharman
Movie
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Movie · as Nandini Salgaonkar
Sandakari
Movie · as Maya Azhagan
Awarapan 2
Movie · as Aaliyah Hamid
Space Gen: Chandrayaan
TV · as Yamini Mudaliar · 5 eps
Retro
Movie · as Blue Thorn
Mirai
Movie · as Ambika
Showtime
TV · as Mandira · 7 eps
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Music School
Movie
Kabzaa
Movie · as Madhumitha
Drishyam 2
Movie · as Nandini Salgaonkar
Tadka
Movie · as Madhura
RRR
Movie · as Alluri Sarojini
Gamanam
Movie · as Kamala
Unstoppable with NBK
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sab Kushal Mangal
Movie · as Special Appearance
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Movie · as Prabha
Gayatri
Movie
Phamous
Movie · as Lalli
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu
Movie · as Neelima
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
Movie · as Selvi
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Movie · as Vashishthee Devi
Nakshatram
Movie · as Special Appearance in "Time Ledu Guru"
Paisa Vasool
Movie · as Sarika
Oopiri
Movie · as Priya
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gopala Gopala
Movie · as Meenakshi
Drishyam
Movie · as Nandini Salgaonkar
Manam
Movie · as Rama Lakshmi / Anjali
Chandra
Movie · as Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy
Simply Baatein With Raveena
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Pavithra
Movie
Zila Ghaziabad
Movie · as Special Appearance in "Chhamia No 1" Song
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gali Gali Chor Hai
Movie · as Nisha
Casanovva
Movie · as Sameera Zacharia
Midnight's Children
Movie · as Parvati
Nuvva Nena
Movie
Life Is Beautiful
Movie · as Parvati
Rowthiram
Movie · as Priya
Rajapattai
Movie · as special appearance
Kutty
Movie · as Geetha
Don Seenu
Movie · as Deepu
Chikku Bukku
Movie · as Anu
Jaggubhai
Movie · as Monisha Jagannathan
Cooking With Stella
Movie · as Tannu
Kuchh Kariye
Movie · as Alpana
Komaram Puli
Movie · as Special Appearance in "Dochey" Song
Uthama Puthiran
Movie · as Kalpana (Guest Appearance)
Pokkiri Raja
Movie · as Aswathy
Kanthaswamy
Movie · as Subbulakshmi
Thoranai
Movie · as Indhu
Ek: The Power of One
Movie · as Preet Kaur
Mission Istaanbul
Movie · as Anjali Sagar
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan
Movie · as Special appearance
Sivaji: The Boss
Movie · as Tamizhselvi Ramalingham
Awarapan
Movie · as Aaliyah
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
Movie · as Abhinaya
The Other End of the Line
Movie · as Priya R. Sethi
The Blue Umbrella
Movie · as Binya's friend
Munna
Movie
Arasu
Movie · as Cameo
Thulasi
Movie · as Special Appearance in song "Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini"
Boss
Movie · as Sanjana G. Khanna
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
Movie · as Priya
Devadasu
Movie
Bommalata
Movie
Baabul
Movie · as Cameo Appearance
Game
Movie
Mazhai
Movie · as Shailaja
Chatrapathi
Movie · as Neelu
Balu
Movie · as Priya
Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu
Movie
Bhageeratha
Movie · as Shweta
Subash Chandra Bose
Movie
Naa Alludu
Movie · as Meghana
Sada Mee Sevalo
Movie · as Suryakantham
Soggadu
Movie
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart
Movie · as Sanam K. Jindal
Nenunnanu
Movie · as Anu
Arjun
Movie · as Roopa
Tagore
Movie · as Devaki
Ela Cheppanu
Movie · as Priya
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Movie · as Reshma
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Movie
Tujhe Meri Kasam
Movie · as Girija
Nuvve... Nuvve...
Movie · as Anjali
Santosham
Movie · as Bhanu
Chennakesava Reddy
Movie · as Preeti
Ishtam
Movie · as Neha