Shreya

Shriya Saran born 11 September 1982. She is also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model.

She has acted in  Telugu, Tamil,  Malayalam  and Hindi   language films, as well as a few films in English and Kannada.   Saran made her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu filmIshtam, and had her first commercial success with Santhosham (2002). She subsequently appeared in several more Telugu films, while making in-roads in the Hindi and Tamil film industries

Shreya

In 2007, Saran starred in Sivaji, the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the 2007 Bollywood filmAwarapan. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, the American-Indian co-production The Other End of the Line. Her following projects included popular films such as Kanthaswamy (2009) in Tamil, and Pokkiri Raja (2010) in Malayalam, her roles in which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industries.

Apart from her work in films, Saran has been the brand ambassador for several stores across India, endorsing beauty and health products. Among other activities, she has volunteered for a number of charity organisations, and in 2011 opened a spa employing visually challenged people.

Awards

Wins

• 2008 – South Scope Style Award – Best Tamil Actress for Sivaji: The Boss
• 2009 – Stardust Exciting New Face Award for Mission Istaanbul
• 2010 – Amrita Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actress for Kanthaswamy and Thoranai
• 2011 – ITFA Best Actress Award for Rowthiram

Nominations

• 2003 – CineMAA Award for Best Actress for Santhosham
• 2006 – Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for Chatrapathi
• 2008 – 53rd Filmfare Awards – Fresh Face of the Year Award
• 2008 – Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine for Sivaji: The Boss
• 2008 – Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance for Awarapan
• 2010 – Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine for Kanthaswamy

National honours and recognitions

• 2010 – T. Subbarami Reddy Lalitha Kala Parishath Awards for Contributions to Telugu Cinema
• 2010 – Featured in a poll conducted by Rediff about woman achievers in Indian entertainment, ranking her among the top actresses
• 2010 – Ranked thirteenth on The Times of India's list of "50 Most Desirable Women"
• 2011 – Ranked fifteenth on The Times of India's list of "50 Most Desirable Women"
• 2012 – JFW Divas of South India