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'''Shriya Saran''' (born September 11, 1982) is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] actress. She began her career acting in music videos, while also attending an acting studio to follow her dream to act. After her debut in 2001 with ''[[Ishtam]]'', she gained [[Telugu cinema]]'s attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in ''[[Santhosham]]'', her first major hit. Following the film she appeared in several [[Telugu]] films with prominent actors, whilst, also making in-roads in [[Bollywood]] as well as the [[Tamil film]] industry. In 2007, Saran became a national figure after her performance alongside [[Rajinikanth]] in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'', after which she has signed several [[Bollywood]], [[Kollywood]] and also a [[Hollywood]] film. |
'''Shriya Saran''' (born September 11, 1982) is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] actress. She began her career acting in music videos, while also attending an acting studio to follow her dream to act. After her debut in 2001 with ''[[Ishtam]]'', she gained [[Telugu cinema]]'s attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in ''[[Santhosham]]'', her first major hit. Following the film she appeared in several [[Telugu]] films with prominent actors, whilst, also making in-roads in [[Bollywood]] as well as the [[Tamil film]] industry. In 2007, Saran became a national figure after her performance alongside [[Rajinikanth]] in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'', after which she has signed several [[Bollywood]], [[Kollywood]] and also a [[Hollywood]] film. |
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Saran performs predominantly in leading heroine roles in high-budget and major studio films, ranging from [[romantic comedies]] and [[drama]] to [[science fiction]] and [[Action movie|action]] thrillers. Her blockbuster released films include ''[[Santhosham]]'' (2002), ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'' (2003), ''[[Sivaji: The Boss]]'' (2007) is the highest grosser in the indian film history and ''[[Kanthaswamy (film)|Kanthaswamy]]'' (2009). Her other blockbuster film is [[Nuvve Nuvve]] (2002), [[Nenunnanu]] (2003), [[Subhash Chandra Bose (film)|Subhash Chandra Bose]] (2005), [[Chatrapathi (film)|Chatrapathi]] (2005), [[Thiruvilayadal Arambam]] (2006), and [[Awaarapan]] (2007). |
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==Early life== |
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Shriya Saran was born in [[Dehradun]] to Pushpendra Saran and Neeraja Saran. She was brought up in Ranipur, a few miles from [[Haridwar]]. Her father Pushpendra Saran works at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. and her mother is a school teacher, teaching chemistry. Saran is their second child and her elder brother Abhiroop, recently got married and is living in Delhi. She completed her schooling from Delhi Public School, Hardwar. She did her college in [[Lady Shri Ram College]] and has got a B.A. degree to her credit. She has been training [[Kathak]] and classical dance from her young age and is an accomplished Kathak dancer. She learned dancing under the guidance of Shobha Narayan. Saran dream is to be kathak dancer like her kathak teacher Shoba Narayan since childhood. |
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==Career== |
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===Early career=== |
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Saran's first opportunity to appear in front of the camera came whilst she studied her second year at the [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women|LSR College]] in [[Delhi]], which she quit to participate for the shoot. Saran's first screen appearance was in the music video of ''Tirakthi Kyon Hawa'' by Reenu Nathan, which she was given a chance to perform in by her dance teacher who had recommended her. The video—shot at [[Banaras]]—gave her fame, prompting [[Ramoji Film City|Ramoji Films]] to offer her the lead role of Neha in their film ''[[Ishtam]]'' starring and directed by newcomers. Before the release of ''Ishtam'', Saran signed three mega-budget films; ''[[Santosham]]'', ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'' and ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'' with actors [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]], [[Tarun]] and [[Chiranjeevi]] respectively. |
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===Film career=== |
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====Telugu Film==== |
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Saran started her movie acting career with the Telugu film ''[[Ishtam]]'' (2001), produced by Usha Kiran Movies. This first film didn't fare too well at the [[box office]], but she was noticed by many Telugu producers and directors. Soon she signed for [[Nagarjuna]]'s ''[[Santosham]]'' (2002), which was a major hit. After the success of ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'' she became one of the top actresses of the south Indian film industry and has made her most wanted actress in telugu cinema. Her later movies, such as ''Nuvve Nuvve'' with [[Tarun]] is a blockbuster thus earned her many accolades for her performance. Besides that, her film [[Ela Cheppanu]] also earned many accolades but the film was a flop in box office. Later she acted in the film [[Nenunnanu]] opposite [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] which was a blockbuster and critically acclaimed which is very rare in telugu cinema because it was a heroine based film. Her films [[Arjun]] with [[Mahesh Babu]] and [[Naa Alludu]] with [[Jr. NTR]] were average grossers. While her film [[Balu ABCDEFG]] opposite Power Star [[Pawan Kalyan]] was an average grosser at India but this was the first telugu movie to be released in South Africa after 40 years and received overwhelming response there.After her four films were failure at box office she then made her comeback with one of the biggest hits in her career ''[[Chatrapati (film)|Chatrapati]]'' opposite [[Prabhas]] which was a comeback for [[Prabhas]] too. She then appeared with [[Ravi Teja]] in [[Bhageeratha (film)|Bhageeratha]] which is her last telugu film as heroine till the date. She than acted in many telugu films as an item number and cameo appearance such as [[Boss (film)|Boss]] opposite [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], Game oppposite Vishnu, [[Devadasu]] opposite [[Ram (actor)|Ram]], [[Munna]] opposite [[Prabhas]] and her last film [[Tulasi (film)|Tulasi]] opposite [[Venkatesh]]. She also make her cameo appearance in [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] [[Bommalata]]. Saran will make her comeback in telugu with big budget film [[Komaram Puli]] with actor [[Pawan Kalyan]]<ref>http://telugu.way2movies.com/?p=8819</ref><ref>http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/regional-/telugu/Nothing-wrong-in-item-numbers-Shriya/articleshow/5526928.cms</ref>. This film will be directed by [[S. J. Suryaah]] and Saran will perform for a song which will tune by [[Academy Award]] winner [[A.R. Rahman]]<ref>http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/78290/Shriya-Sarans-item-number-in-Puli.html</ref>. Saran will also make her comeback as a heroine in telugu cinema industry after five years gap<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/shreya-comeback-telugu-020310.html</ref> in the film [[Don Seenu]] opposite [[Ravi Teja]]<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/2010/shreya-comeback-telugu-020310.html</ref><ref>http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14933574</ref>. She starred her last film as heroine in [[Bhageeratha (film)|Bhageeratha]] which also starred by [[Ravi Teja]]. |
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====Tamil Film==== |
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She made her Tamil movie debut in ''[[Enakku 20 Unakku 18]]'' (2003), along with [[Telugu people|Telugu]] actor [[Tarun]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]]<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad-times/A-M-Ratnams-magnum-opus/articleshow/46204.cms</ref>. The film was an average hit at the [[box-office]], but it was a musical hit due to music composed by [[A. R. Rahman]]. She has made her comeback in [[Kollywood]] through the film ''[[Mazhai]]'' with [[Jayam Ravi]]. The movie did well at the box-office. She then act with [[Dhanush]] in the film [[Thiruvilayadal Arambam]] which her first hit film in tamil. She beat other top actresses for the much coveted role opposite [[Rajinikanth]] in [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'' which is the most expensive Indian film to date after ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. She then appeared opposite [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]] in ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan]]'' which turned to be hit too. She then make a special appearance with [[Vadivelu]] in the film [[Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan]] which her only tamil film in 2008. After after one year gap in tamil film, she then make her comeback in the film [[Thoranai]] opposite [[Vishal]]. Unfortunately the film is a average grosser at box office. She than bagged the role of Subbulakshmi opposite [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in much hyped movie ''[[Kanthaswamy (film)|Kanthaswamy]]'' which is a blockbuster. Later, she appeared in the Tamil film ''[[Kutty]]'' which is a remake of telugu blockbuster film [[Arya]] with [[Dhanush]] and the film declared hit at box office. She then acted in the film [[Jaggubhai]] which directed by famous director [[K.S. Ravikumar]]. She played as [[Sarath Kumar]]'s daughter and a spoilt brat, her role in this film gained many accolades although the film did not fare well ai box office. Saran will be see with [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]'s next venture ''[[Chikku Bukku]]'' where she is playing the lady love to the hero while prominent bollywood actress [[Amrita Rao]]'s sister [[Preetika Rao]] act as second heroine in the film. She has recently signed up for the film ''[[Rowthiram]]'' opposite [[Jeeva]] which will produce by [[R. B. Choudary]], but the film is being shelved for sometimes<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/54690.html</ref><ref>http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14932437</ref>. Shriya is also filming with [[Kamal Hassan]] in the film [[User:Universal Hero/Marmayogi| Marmayogi]]<ref>http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14754773</ref><ref>http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/trisha-and-shriya-in-marmayogi/</ref>, whilst actress [[Trisha Krishnan]] and [[Hema Malini]]<ref>http://www.extramirchi.com/movies/trisha-shriya-hema-malini-and-shobana-in-marmayogi/</ref> are also in the film. Marmayogi has been shelved for sometimes due to financial problem facing by the film's producers<ref>http://www.musicplug.in/~music/blog.php?blogid=8188</ref><ref>http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Marmayogi-set-to-revive-from-January-13--18699.html</ref>. |
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====Malayalam==== |
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Saran will appear for the first time in a Malayalam movie with ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'' in which she will appear opposite megastar [[Mammootty]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<ref>http://sify.com/movies/First-look-Shriya-in-Pokkiri-Raja-imagegallery-malayalam-kcdlRBegacg.html</ref><ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/shreya-pokkiri-raja-100210.html</ref><ref>http://www.fyoq.com/2010/02/07/shriya-saran-in-pokkiri-raja-with-mammootty-and-prithviraj-90108/</ref>: besides that, prominent south indian [[Sneha]] also playing a major character in the film<ref>http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/4174-sneha-rapidly-becoming-mammootty-8217-s-leading-lady.html</ref>. The film will release at late 2010. |
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====Hindi==== |
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Shriya's first hindi film is [[Tujhe Meri Kasam]]. Shriya acted along with [[Genelia D'Souza]] and [[Ritesh Deshmukh]]. It was an average grosser at the box office and Saran did not gain anything because her role was very small when compared to Genelia's role. She then acted in the film [[Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum]] with [[Arya Babbar]]. The movie was also a failure at the box office. Later she acted in movie [[Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart]] alongside [[Aftab Shivdasani]] which was a box office success but she did not gain any attention. Saran then made her comeback in [[Awaarapan]] alongside [[Emraan Hashmi]] which was a first joint production movie between India and Pakistan. The movie was successful at the box office. In 2008, she acted in [[Mission Istanbul]] with [[Zayed Khan]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]] while [[Abhishek Bachchan]] made his special appearance in this film. The film was a semi-hit at the box office. Saran then acted in the Hindi remake of the Telugu film [[Athadu]] [[Ek - The Power of One]] with [[Bobby Deol]], but eventually unlike [[Athadu]] this film was just an average grosser. She then moved to tamil cinema and has not acted in another hindi film. But according many sources that she is currently filming with [[Akshay Kumar]] in the film [[Komagata Maru]] that will be direct by famous director [[Deepa Mehta]] <ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/46739/deepa-mehta-signs-shriya-saran-for-komagata-maru.html | title= Deepa Mehta signs Shriya Saran for Komagata Maru |date= 05 January 2010 |work= Radiosargam |accessdate=2009-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/48402/Deepa-Mehta-Signs-Shriya-Saran.html | title= Deepa Mehta signs Shriya Saran |date= 05 January 2010 |work= Yahoo! |accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref>. The film will undergo a long production as the film will release in 2014 as the 100th anniversary of [[Komagata Maru incident]]<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mehta-to-begin-filming-midnights-children/563180/</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/cinemascope/Mehta-to-begin-filming-Midnight-s-Children-next-fall/497743/Article1-493632.aspx</ref><ref>http://southasianobserver.com/south_asian_canadian_news.php?mid=1&cid=1926</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/cinemascope/Mehta-to-begin-filming-Midnight-s-Children-next-fall/499416/Article1-493632.aspx</ref><ref>http://bollywood.buzzine.com/2010/01/midnight%E2%80%99s-children/</ref> . |
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====English==== |
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Saran has also proved that Hollywood is no far from her. She has done a movie named [[The Other End Of The Line]] against the desperate housewives hunk [[Jesse Metcalfe]]. The movie did good and gained her quite an attention. She has also acted in another hit by [[Deepa Mehta]] and [[Dilip Mehta]] namely, [[Cooking with Stella]]. She acted in role of Tannu in the film and gained many accolades. |
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==Other work and events== |
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Saran was a part of Tamil director [[Mani Ratnam]]'s stage show, ''[[Netru, Indru, Naalai]]'', an event which seeks to raise funds for [[The Banyan]], a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/31/stories/2006013102720200.htm|title=Netru, Indru, Nalai is back with a bang|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|date=2006-01-31|accessdate=2010-01-03|last=Kamath|first=Sudish}}</ref>. She also walked the ramp alongside [[Neetu Chandra]] for fashion designer [[Neeta Lulla]] at the Chennai International Fashion Week on 20 December 2009<ref>http://www.extramirchi.com/fashion/shriya-saran-walks-for-neeta-lulla-at-chennai-international-fashion-week/</ref><ref>http://www.tamilkey.com/shriya-and-neetu-walk-the-ramp-for-neeta-lulla-2.html</ref> famous Tamil actress [[Tamannaah Bhatia| Tamanna]] also attended to watch the show. |
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==Awards== |
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* Nominated,[[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)|Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award]] - ''[[Chatrapati (film)|Chatrapathi]]'' (2005) |
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* Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Female Debut Award|Filmfare Best Hindi Female Debut Award]] - ''[[Awaarapan]]'' (2007) |
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* '''Winner''', [[Stardust Exciting New Face Award]] - ''[[Mission Istanbul]]'' (2008) |
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* '''Winner''', South Scope Style Award - Best Tamil Actress in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'' |
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* '''Winner''', Mathrubhumi Amritha Filmfare Award - 2009 (Kerala) for Best Actress in ''[[Kanthaswamy]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53278.html | title= Suriya & Shriya to win Mathrubhumi awards|date= 05 January 2010 |work= Indiaglitz |accessdate=2010-01-06}}</ref> |
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==Personal Life== |
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Shriya always been rumors that she will marry with her long time boyfriend Rajiv Mallu<ref>http://shriyasaran.personalfanpages.com/1030/Gossip:+Shriya+and+her+boyfriend+Rajiv+Mallu+in+Hong+Kong!.html</ref><ref>http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Shriya-holidaying-in-Hong-Kong-with-Beau-4963.html</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/06/10/stories/2005061001560200.htm</ref> but she refused all the rumor at and saying ''we they are just friends''<ref>http://old.musicindiaonline.com/ar/i/actors/1974/3/general/2/</ref>. South Indian Actress [[Trisha Krishnan]] is Saran's best friend<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/47349.html</ref><ref>http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/trishas-favorite-is-shriya-charan/</ref><ref>http://www.cinejosh.com/telugu-movie-news/127/public-blogs.html</ref>, they always spend time together<ref>http://www.newsofap.com/newsofap-5716-24-shriya-trisha-versus-sonia-agarwal-reema-sens-friendship-ahead-of-valentines-day-newsofap.html</ref>. Besides that actress [[Reema Sen]] also Shriya's best friend, they will also attend many parties together in Mumbai. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Shriya Saran | |
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| Born | Shriya Saran |
| Other names | Sreya, Shreya, Sriya Charan, Sriya Saran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | http://www.shriyasaran.com |
Shriya Saran (born September 11, 1982) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in music videos, while also attending an acting studio to follow her dream to act. After her debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she gained Telugu cinema's attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in Santhosham, her first major hit. Following the film she appeared in several Telugu films with prominent actors, whilst, also making in-roads in Bollywood as well as the Tamil film industry. In 2007, Saran became a national figure after her performance alongside Rajinikanth in Sivaji: The Boss, after which she has signed several Bollywood, Kollywood and also a Hollywood film.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Other Notes |
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| 2001 | Ishtam | Neha | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Santosham | Bhanu | Telugu | |
| Chennakeshava Reddy | Preethi | Telugu | ||
| Nuvve Nuvve | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Tujhe Meri Kasam | Girija | Hindi | |
| Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu | Seeta Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
| Tagore | Devaki | Telugu | ||
| Ela Cheppanu | Priya | Telugu | ||
| Ennaku 20 Unnaku 18 | Reshma | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Nenunnanu | Anu | Telugu | |
| Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum | Rani | Hindi | ||
| Arjun | Roopa | Telugu | ||
| Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart | Sanam | Hindi | ||
| 2005 | Balu ABCDEFG | Anu | Telugu | |
| Naa Alludu | Meghana | Telugu | ||
| Sadaa Mee Sevalo | Kanthi | Telugu | ||
| Soggadu | Shriya | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| Subhash Chandra Bose | Svarajyam | Telugu | ||
| Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu | Satyabhama | Telugu | ||
| Mazhai | Shailaja | Tamil | ||
| Chatrapathi | Neelu | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award | |
| Bhageeratha | Shweta | Telugu | ||
| Bommalata | Swathi | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2006 | Devadasu | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance |
| Game | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
| Boss | Sanjana | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| Thiruvilayadal Arambam | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2007 | Munna | Dancer in the bar | Telugu | Item number in song |
| Arasu | Ankita | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Sivaji: The Boss | Tamizhselvi | Tamil | ||
| Awaarapan | Aaliya | Hindi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Hindi Female Debut Award | |
| Tulasi | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
| Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Abinaya | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | Pidariatha | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Mission Istanbul | Anjali Sagar | Hindi | Winner, Stardust Exciting New Face Award | |
| The Other End of the Line | Priya Sethi | English | ||
| 2009 | Ek - The Power of One | Preet | Hindi | |
| Thoranai | Indhu | Tamil | ||
| Kanthaswamy | Subbalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Cooking with Stella | Tannu | English | ||
| 2010 | Kutty | Geetha | Tamil | |
| Jaggubhai | Monisha Jagannathan | Tamil | ||
| Chikku Bukku | Anu | Tamil | Filming | |
| Komaram Puli | Telugu | Filming Special Appearance | ||
| Pokkiri Raja | Aswathy | Malayalam | Filming | |
| Don Seenu | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Rowthiram | Tamil | Delayed | ||
| Komagata Maru | Hindi | Delayed |