Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (; born 12 October 1981), known mononymously as
Sneha, is an Indian
film actress, who has acted in mostly
Tamil and
Telugu as well as a few
Malayalam and
Kannada language films. She debuted in the 2001
Malayalam film Ingane Oru Nilapakshi, directed by
Anil and had her first commercial success with
Aanandham (2001). She became one of Tamil cinema's contemporary lead actresses in the 2000s, following appearances in several commercially successfully films.
She has won two
Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for her performances in
Unnai Ninaithu (2002) and
Autograph (2004) and has been nominated three times for a
Filmfare Best Actress Award. She has also received the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress twice, in 2001 for her performances in the films
Virumbugiren,
Aanandham,
Punnagai Desam and later for
Pirivom Santhippom (2008). She also received a
Nandi Award for her
Telugu film
Radha Gopalam (2005), as well as the
Kalaimamani award in 2004. She is considered as one of the most versatile actresses.
Personal life
Sneha, born as Suhasini, is the daughter of Rajaram Naidu and Padmavathy, a
Telugu family of
Panruti,
Tamilnadu. She grew up in
Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates, where she completed her schooling. The family then settled in
Panruti,
Tamil Nadu and she grew up speaking Tamil. She has three older siblings. She is fluent in her mother tongue
Telugu,......
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