Shriya Saran born September 11, 1982, also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress, model and host. She is noted for working in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, appearing in several mainstream Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her feature film debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she received her first commercial success in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in the Telugu film Santhosham.[2] Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films with prominent actors, while also making in-roads in the Hindi film industry as well as the Tamil film industry.
