Shruti Sawant better known by her

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Ineya, is an Indian actress and model from

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, Kerala who predominantly appears in

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and

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films. She won the

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for her role in the Tamil film ''

Vaagai Sooda Vaa ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language period drama film directed by A. Sarkunam, directing his second film after '' Kalavani''. It stars Vimal and newcomer Ineya, with Bhagyaraj, Ponvannan and Thambi Ramaiah playing supporting rol ...

'' (2011) at TN state awards.

Early life

Ineya, whose real name is Shruti Sawant was born to Salahuddin. S and Savithri at

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. She has an elder sister, Swathi, who is also a Malayalam television actress and a younger brother, Sravan. Ineya had her primary education at Thiruvananthapuram from Amritha Vidyalaya, Fort Girls Mission High School and Manakkad Karthika Thirunnal High School. She did her B.B.A course by correspondence.

Career

Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and

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as a child artist. While studying in class four, she acted in the telefilm ''Koottilekku'', which was followed by appearances in tele-serials ''Orma'' and ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty. Ineya won the Miss Trivandrum title in 2005, following which she did modeling and appeared in several television advertisements as well as a number of Malayalam award-winning

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, including '' Saira'' (2006), directed Dr. Biju, ''

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'' (2009) and ''Umma'' (2011), both directed by

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. She also played a pivotal role in

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's short feature ''The Sacred Face'', which focusses on

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. In 2010, she starred in a Tamil film ''Padagasalai'' and signed up four more Tamil films, all of which were cancelled or remain unreleased. She next played a supporting role as the sister to Cheran's character in

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's mystery thriller ''

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''. Director A. Sarkunam signed her for the female lead character in his period piece ''

'' (2011), for which she changed her screen name to Ineya. Her portrayal of a tea stall owner was lauded by critics. Pavithra Srinivasan of ''Rediff'' wrote that she was a "welcome find", describing her as "natural, appealing, and very expressive". She played as a medical student and love interest of the hero in the film '' Mouna Guru'' co-starring

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signed her for his film '' Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum'', being impressed with her performance in ''

'', but after the script was changed, her role was removed from the film. She was part of a number of offbeat films in Malayalam like '' Ayaal'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, she was first seen as herself in

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's '' Ninaithathu Yaaro'' then in ''

Pulivaal ''Pulivaal'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language thriller film directed by G. Marimuthu who earlier directed ''Kannum Kannum'', and produced by Sarath Kumar and Listin Stephen. The film stars Vimal, Prasanna, Oviya, Ananya, and Ineya. The film is a r ...

'', the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film ''

Chaappa Kurishu ''Chaappa Kurish'' ( ml, ചാപ്പാ കുരിശ്, en, Heads or Tails) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language chase thriller film co-written and directed by Sameer Thahir and starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Roma Asr ...

'' and '' Naan Sigappu Manithan''. In her only Malayalam release of 2014,

Madhu Kaithapram Madhu Kaithapram ( ml, മധു കൈതപ്രം) was an Indian film director who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film ''Ekantham ''Eakantham'' ( en, Lo ...

's '' Vellivelichathil'' (''In the Limelight''), she played the role of a dancer.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

;

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Th ...

* 2011:

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– ''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iniya Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Living people Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television 21st-century Indian actresses Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Female models from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Tamil television 1988 births