Sunaina Yella is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Telugu with ''Kumar Vs Kumari'' (2005) and in Tami debut with '' Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008). She has since starred in the films ''

Vamsam ''Vamsam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film, starring debutante Arulnidhi and Sunaina in lead roles. The film is produced by Arulnidhi's father and M. Karunanidhi's youngest son, M. K. Thamizharasu, and features Jayaprakash, Ga ...

'' (2010), '' Neerparavai'' (2012), '' Trip'' and '' Raja Raja Chora'' (both 2021), and the television shows '' Nila Nila Odi Vaa'' (2018), '' Chadarangam'' (2020) and '' Inspector Rishi'' (2024).

Early life and career

Sunaina was born in April 1989 in

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, India into a Telugu family. She was raised in Nagpur and later moved to

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along with her parents. She had her first screen appearance in ''Kumar Vs Kumari'' (2005), a Telugu film. Her next film '' 10th Class'' (2006) was her first breakthrough in Telugu cinema. She next made her Malayalam and Kannada cinema debut in ''Best Friends'' (2006) and '' Gange Baare Thunge Baare'' (2008) respectively. Her rise to fame was by starring with Nakul in '' Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008) which was her Tamil début film. Prior to that, she shot for a short scene in '' Sivaji'' (2007), which did not make the final cut. She later starred in ''

'' (2010) in which she appeared as a beautiful village girl and did very well, and continued with performance oriented films where she secured her first Filmfare nomination for '' Neerparavai'' (2012). Her performance was critically praised and she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. After that she appeared in films like '' Samar'' (2013), '' Vanmam'' (2014) and also gave a guest appearance opposite Vijay in '' Theri'' (2016). She then appeared in '' Nambiyaar'' (2016), '' Kavalai Vendam'' (2016), '' Thondan'' (2017). In 2018, she acted in the drama film '' Kaali'' starring Vijay Antony and Anjali. Next, she appeared in '' Nila Nila Odi Vaa'', Viu original romantic thriller series that released in September 2018. She has also done '' Sillu Karupatti'' (2019), and comedian Yogi Babu’s film titled '' Trip'' (2021). '' Raja Raja Chora'' (2021) was considered to be her comeback in

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after ''10th Class'' (2006). She had also appeared in the

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series '' Inspector Rishi'', released in 2024.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

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* {{Authority control Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Actresses from Nagpur Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Telugu actresses 1989 births