Sunaina
Sunaina | |
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Born | Sunaina Yella Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Model |
Years active | 2005–present |
Sunaina is an Indian film actress and model. She predominantly works in Tamil movies as well as few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. She made her on-screen debut with Telugu film Kumar Vs Kumari (2005) and her Tamil debut Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008).[1][2][3][4]
Career
Sunainaa's start to fame was by starring Nakul in Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008) which was her first Tamil début. Prior to that, she shot for a short scene in Sivaji (2007), which did not make the final cut and were deleted. She later starred in Maasilamani (2009) and continued with a performance oriented films where she secured her first Filmfare nomination for Neerparavai (2012). she played Esther.[5] Her performance was critically praised that she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.
After that she appeared in films like Samar (2013), Vanmam (2014) and she gave a guest appearance opposite to Vijay in Theri (2016). she continued with Nambiyaar (2016), Kavalai Vendam (2016), Thondan (2017). In 2018, she acted in the drama film Kaali starring Vijay Antony and Anjali. The romantic thriller vampires web series Viu original in Nila Nila Odi Vaa (2018) from 24 July to 5 September 2018 .[6]
Brand and advertisement
Sunaina Launched Tea Trails in Anna Nagar, Chennai.[7]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2005 | Kumar Vs Kumari | Telugu | ||
2006 | Something Special | Telugu | ||
10th Class | Sandhya | Telugu | ||
Best Friends | Kavya | Malayalam | ||
2007 | Missing | Telugu | ||
2008 | Gange Baare Thunge Baare | Ganga | Kannada | |
Kadhalil Vizhunthen | Meera | Tamil | ||
2009 | Maasilamani | Divya Ramanathan | Tamil | |
2010 | Yaathumagi | Annalakshmi | Tamil | |
Vamsam | Malarkodi | Tamil | ||
2012 | Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam | Valarmathi | Tamil | |
Thiruthani | Sugeesha | Tamil | ||
Neerparavai | Esther | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
2013 | Samar | Roopa | Tamil | |
2014 | Vanmam | Vadhana | Tamil | |
2016 | Theri | Bride | Tamil | Special appearance |
Nambiar | Saroja Devi | Tamil | ||
Kavalai Vendam | Deepa | Tamil | ||
2017 | Thondan | Bagalamugi | Tamil | |
Pelliki Mundu Prema Katha | Anu | Telugu | ||
2018 | Kaali | Poo Mayilu (Parvathy) | Tamil | |
2019 | Enai Noki Paayum Thota | Mythili | Tamil | |
Sillu Karupatti | Amudhini | Tamil | ||
2020 | Trip | Tamil | Filming | |
Eriyum Kannadi | Tamil | Filming |
Television
Web series
Title | Year | Role | Network | Ref. |
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Nila Nila Odi Vaa | 2018 | Nila | Viu | [6] |
High Priestess | 2019 | Radhika | ZEE5 | |
Fingertip | 2019 | Rekha | ZEE5 | |
Chadarangam | 2020 | Kranthi | ZEE5 |
References
- ^ "Exclusive biography of #Sunaina and on her life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Sunaina and Nakul join hands for third time". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Sunaina changes her name to Anusha". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Actress Sunaina undergoes a name change, to be called Anusha". desimartini.com. 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Neerparavai Movie Review neerparavai". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ashwin and Sunainaa's web series, Nila Nila Odi Vaa, to be about vampires". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Actress Sunaina Launched Tea Trails at Anna Nagar Chennai". kollywoodtoday.net. 30 June 2017.