Sreedhanya is an Indian actress and television host who works in predominantly Malayalam-language films and television shows.

Sreedhanya
Malayalam film actress Sreedhanya on a movie set in 2024
Born
Kerala, India
OccupationActress

Career

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Sreedhanya participated in a talk show on Jeevan TV before receiving her first show as an anchor with Samantharam on Amrita TV.[1] She went on to host several shows including Vaidyasala, Veedu, and Grihathuram.[1] She played supporting roles in several films before playing one of the leads in Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum under the stage name of Gayathri.[2] She worked as a Malayalam tutor for Vidya Balan for the film Aami before Balan left the project.[3][4][5] In 2017, she replaced Bhagyalakshmi as a host for "Selfie" on Kairali TV.[1][6]

Filmography

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  • All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted..
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Kadaksham Nirmala
2013 3 Dots Beena Mathew Paul
Left Right Left Anu
Tharattu Pattu Crying Baby Boy's Mother Short film
2014 Manglish Seenath
Mummiyude Swantham Achoos Sandra Roy
2015 Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum Gayathri Devi credited as Gayathri
2017 Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Nirmala
2018 Kadal Kuthiraigal School teacher Tamil film
2019 Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu Prabha
Ivide Ee Nagarathil Sreedhanya
Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Sulfath Beevi
2020 Innaleyolam Vineetha Short film
2022 Makal Dr.Susan
Dancing Queen Mother Hindi
Short film
Haya Shalini
2023 Pranaya Vilasam Anusree [7]
Corona Papers Shankararaman's Daughter in law [8]
Philip's Asha [9]
Thaal [10]
Neru Parveen [11]
2024 Qalb [12]

Television

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Year Show Channel Role Notes
2011 Samantharam Amrita TV Host
Vaidyasala Host
2012 Grihathuram Asianet News Host
Mr Perfectionist Asianet News Host
2013 Veedu Manorama News Host
2017-2018 Selfie Kairali TV Host
2021–2023 Koodevide Asianet Adhithi Padmanabhan Malayalam TV series
2021 Start Music Season 3 Asianet Participant Game show
2023 – 2024 Mazhayethum Mumpe Amrita TV Mythili Malayalam TV series
Maaattha Bangaaram ETV (Telugu) Saraswathi Telugu TV series

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2012 Kerala State Television Awards Best compere / anchor Won [1]
for "Gruhathuram"
2014 Jaycey Foundation award Best compere / anchor Won for "Gruhathuram"
2017 Malayala Puraskaram Best compere / anchor Won for "Selfie"
2022 Asianet television awards best supporting actress Nominated koodevide
2022 Asianet television awards best supporting actress ( Jury ) Won koodevide

References

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  1. ^ a b c d M, Athira (2 March 2017). "'I won't take sides as an anchor'". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Balachandra Menon was apprehensive". The Times of India. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Manu, Meera (2 October 2016). "Vidya Balan's teacher – in real life". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Vidya Balan's Mallu connection". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Unprofessional and unethical: Kamal on Vidya quitting Kamala Das biopic". 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (14 May 2015). "A selfie of society". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Pranaya Vilasam movie review: Honouring Mom, but with kind consideration to Dad's hypocrisy". Firstpost. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "New trailer of Shane Nigam's 'Corona Papers' released". English.Mathrubhumi. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Teaser for Mukesh-starrer Phillip's is out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Anson Paul's 'Thaal' trailer unveils gripping psychological thriller inspired by real events". The Times of India. 7 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Neru's New Poster, Featuring Anaswara Rajan, Mohanlal And Priyamani, Out". News18. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Sajid Yahiya's Big-budget Malayalam Film Qalb Set To Release In Theatres On January 12". News18. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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