Sriya Reddy is an Indian actress, television presenter and video jockey who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Born to former Indian test cricketer Bharath Reddy, Sriya worked as a successful video jockey at SS Music before pursuing an acting career in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.
Sriya Reddy | |
|---|---|
 Reddy in 2023 | |
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Ethiraj College for Women |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, VJ |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Bharath Reddy |
| Relatives | Vishal (brother-in-law) G. K. Reddy (father-in-law) |
Following her debut in Samurai (2002), she appeared in nearly a dozen Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, with Black (2004), Thimiru (2006) and Kanchivaram (2008) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) being her best known productions.[1][2]
Early life
editSriya was born into a Telugu family to Bharath Reddy, an Indian cricketer. [3] She did her schooling at Good Shepherd School[4] and went on to study at Ethiraj College Chennai. When she was a child, cricketers Ravi Shastri and Sandeep Patil visited their home and complimented her good voice.[5] During school, she received modelling offers, but had to decline them, since her father wanted her to finish her education first.[6] When she was offered an audition for the leading music channel Southern Spice Music, she was able to convince her father that she would both study and be a VJ.[6]
Career
editSriya, after winning the VJ hunt by SS Music, started hosting shows such as Connect and Phonetastic. However, she cited that she needed five auditions before being selected.[6] She became highly popular as 'VJ Sriya' on SS music, becoming familiar among young viewers.[7][6] She then accepted her first acting assignment for a Telugu film, in spite of her parents' aversion to her acting in films, citing that she signed the contract when her father was asleep.[6] Her debut release, however, happened to be Balaji Sakthivel's directorial debut Samurai, in which she played a supporting character alongside Vikram. Her maiden Telugu release Appudappudu failed at the box office, following which she did not work in films for over a year.[6] Her next release was in 2004, when she debuted in Malayalam with the Mammootty-starrer Black. She played the role of a young Tamil village woman who comes to town in search of her missing husband,[8] carrying a "thoroughly de-glamourized look" in the film, totally contrary to her real-life look,[7][9] with director Renjith, on his decision to cast her for the role, citing that she had a "very Dravidian face".[10] Sriya considered this film as her highest point of career for having acted alongside Malayalam actor Mammootty.[10] Later that year, she also starred in an English film named 19 Revolutions, directed by Chicago-based Shridhar Reddy, which featured Sriya as a rich girl who wants to rob her father and did "very well in the US", according to Sriya.[11]
In 2005, she had a single release, the Malayalam action film Bharathchandran I.P.S., which was very successful at the box office.[7] Her performance as an IPS police officer gained positive remarks, with critics comparing her to Vijayashanti.[7][8][9] In 2006, she had four film releases, with her two Tamil films gaining most fame. The action flick Thimiru, directed by Tarun Gopi and starring Vishal Krishna, her later brother-in-law, portrayed Sriya as a rustic, loud woman with negative shades, with her performance being widely critically acclaimed.[1] In the other Tamil release, the S. Shankar-produced drama film Veyil, directed by Vasanthabalan, Sriya was part of an ensemble cast featuring Bharath, Pasupathy, Bhavana and Priyanka Nair. The film opened to rave reviews and became acknowledged with several noted film awards, including the National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards.[12] She appeared in a pivotal role in Priyadarshan's art film Kanchivaram, which, too, became highly acclaimed and was honoured with the National Film Award, while Sriya received nominations for the Filmfare Award and the Vijay Award. After completing shooting for the film, she got married and stopped acting.
Eight years later, she made a comeback with a film titled Andaava Kaanom by director Vadivel, in which she will portray an angry village woman Shanthi.[13]
Personal life
editSriya married actor-producer Vikram Krishna on 9 March 2008 at Park Sheraton hotel in Chennai.[citation needed] Vikram Krishna is the son of veteran film producer G. K. Reddy and brother of actor Vishal Krishna and had starred in a couple of Tamil films, before turning full-time film producer, primarily producing films featuring his brother Vishal in the lead role under his GK Films Corporation.[14] Sriya since has been co-producing films with her husband. The couple have a daughter, Amalia.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Samurai | Nisha | Tamil | Debut |
| 2003 | Appudappudu | Radhika | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Black | Anandam | Malayalam | |
| 19 Revolutions | Shirin Kolhatkar | English | ||
| 2005 | Bharathchandran I.P.S. | Hema | Malayalam | |
| 2006 | Amma Cheppindi | Razia | Telugu | |
| Oraal | Malayalam | |||
| Thimiru | Easwari | Tamil | ||
| Veyil | Paandiyammal | |||
| 2007 | Pallikoodam | Jhansi | ||
| 2008 | Kanchivaram | Annam Vengadam | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2009 | Thoranai | – | Producer | |
| 2011 | Vedi | – | ||
| 2018 | Sila Samayangalil | Deepa | ||
| 2023 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Radha Rama Mannar | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress-Telugu Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu Nominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actress- Telugu |
| 2024 | They Call Him OG † | TBA | Filming | |
| TBA | Andava Kaanom | Shanthi | Tamil |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Suzhal: The Vortex | Regina Thomas | Amazon Prime Video | [16] |
| 2024 | Thalaimai Seyalagam | Kottravai Alias Shakthi Alias Durga | Zee5 | |
| 2024 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4 | Guest | Zee Tamil |
References
edit- ^ a b "Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Action on solid ground – Thimiru". The Hindu. India. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Film Review: Kanchivaram". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Teluguaction.com: 'Sriya Reddy is Daughter of Popular crickter Bharath Reddy'". Teluguaction.com. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Complete transcripts of the Shreya Reddy chat". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Sriya Reddy – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film actress". Idlebrain.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress'". Specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Metro Plus Kochi : 'Reddy' for action". The Hindu. India. 3 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b "rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress'". Specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Shriya Reddy's cop act". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b "rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress'". Specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress'". Specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Vasanthabalan's film screened at Cannes". The Times of India. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Rao, Subha J. (29 September 2014). "Reddy to make a comeback". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ [1][usurped]
- ^ "deccanchronicle.com: 'Sriya Reddy: I am arrogant'". Entertainment,Kollywood.deccanchronicle.com. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Suzhal's Kathir, Sriya Reddy say 'North-South crap' needs to stop". Hindustan Times. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
