Shriya Saran
Acting
Born: September 11, 1982 (age 44) · Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Highest Rated
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
RRR
2022
Drishyam
2015
The Other End of the Line
2007
Sivaji: The Boss
2007
Drishyam 2
2022
Manam
2014
Midnight's Children
2012
Oopiri
2016
Awarapan
2007
Retro
2025
Baabul
2006
Kanthaswamy
2009
Photos (5)
Movies (82)
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Nandini Salgaonkar
RRR
Alluri Sarojini
Awarapan 2
Aaliyah Hamid
Drishyam 2
Nandini Salgaonkar
Drishyam
Nandini Salgaonkar
Retro
Blue Thorn
Midnight's Children
Parvati
Awarapan
Aaliyah
The Other End of the Line
Priya R. Sethi
Tadka
Madhura
Kutty
Geetha
Chatrapathi
Neelu
Subash Chandra Bose
2005
Sivaji: The Boss
Tamizhselvi Ramalingham
Kabzaa
Madhumitha
Mirai
Ambika
Oopiri
Priya (Cameo)
Nuvve... Nuvve...
Anjali
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Prabha
Ela Cheppanu
Priya
Nenunnanu
Anu
Kanthaswamy
Subbulakshmi
Ek: The Power of One
Preet Kaur
Manam
Rama Lakshmi / Anjali
Gali Gali Chor Hai
Nisha
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
Abhinaya
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Reshma
Don Seenu
Deepu
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart
Sanam K. Jindal
Munna
2007
Pokkiri Raja
Aswathy
Tagore
Devaki
Gamanam
Kamala
Bommalata
2006
Tujhe Meri Kasam
Girija
Gopala Gopala
Meenakshi
Rowthiram
Priya
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
Priya
Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu
2005
Santosham
Bhanu
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Vashishthee Devi
Sab Kushal Mangal
Special Appearance
Zila Ghaziabad
Special Appearance in "Chhamia No 1" Song
Arjun
Roopa
Komaram Puli
Special Appearance in "Dochey" Song
Baabul
Cameo Appearance
Arasu
Cameo
Mazhai
Shailaja
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
Selvi
Gayatri
2018
Balu
Priya
Paisa Vasool
Sarika
Thoranai
Indhu
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
2003
Life Is Beautiful
Parvati
Chennakesava Reddy
Preeti
Uthama Puthiran
Kalpana (Guest Appearance)
The Blue Umbrella
Binya's friend
Bhageeratha
Shweta
Nakshatram
Special Appearance in "Time Ledu Guru"
Thulasi
Special Appearance in song "Ne Chuk Chuk Bandini"
Mission Istaanbul
Anjali Sagar
Rajapattai
special appearance
Sada Mee Sevalo
Suryakantham
Chandra
Maharani Ammanmani Chandravathy
Naa Alludu
Meghana
Casanovva
Sameera Zacharia
Devadasu
2006
Ishtam
Neha
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan
2008
Music School
2023
Chikku Bukku
Anu
Boss
Sanjana G. Khanna
Jaggubhai
Monisha Jagannathan
Phamous
Lalli
Cooking With Stella
Tannu
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu
Neelima
Pavithra
2013
Game
2006
Soggadu
2005
Nuvva Nena
2012
Kuchh Kariye
Alpana
