Sai Pallavi | |
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Born | Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan 9 May 1992 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma mater | Tbilisi State Medical University[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Works | Full list |
Relatives | Pooja Kannan (sister)[2] |
Awards | Full list |
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Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (pronounced [saɪ paˈləvi]; born 9 May 1992)[3] is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.[4] She has received numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards South and two South Indian International Movie Awards. She was featured by Forbes magazine as one of India's 30 Under 30 in 2020.[5]
After appearing in uncredited roles as a junior artist, she made her major acting debut in the 2015 Malayalam film Premam. The film ranked as the second highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time and her portrayal of a teacher earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress – Malayalam. In 2017, she ventured into Telugu cinema with Fidaa. Pallavi won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in the film.
Pallavi has since established herself as a leading South Indian actress. She has received praises for her portrayals in the films — Kali (2016), Middle Class Abbayi (2017), Maari 2 (2018), Athiran (2019), the Netflix anthology film Paava Kadhaigal (2020), Love Story (2021), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), and Gargi (2022). Her performances in Love Story and Gargi earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in both Telugu and Tamil. And in Shyam Singha Roy and Virata Parvam gained her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu.