Sriya Reddy

Sriya Reddy is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil language films, anchor and former VJ. She worked as successful VJ at SS Music.She appeared in nearly a dozen Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, with Black, Thimiru and Kanchivaram probably being her best known projects.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.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. Her next release was in 2004, when she debuted in Malayalam with the Mammootty-starrer Black. In 2005, she had a single release, the Malayalam action film Bharathchandran I.P.S., which was very successful at the box office. 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.

Born on: 28 November, 1983

Born in: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Height: 5' 7"

Nickname(s): Sriya