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Sakshi Agarwal is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films and in a few Kannada and Malayalam films. After beginning her working career as a marketing consultant, she pursued acting and garnered attention through part time modelling commitments. Since then she has taken up various lead and supporting roles in South Indian films. She was also a contestant in the Tamil reality TV show Bigg Boss Tamil 3.


Career

A native of Nainital, Agarwal studied at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai, completed a bachelor's degree in information technology at
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and then an MBA degree at Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship She then pursued a career as a marketing consultant, first working with Tata Consultancy Services and then Infosys during 2010. After taking part in a charity fashion show for a friend, Sakshi was approached by a modelling recruiter who introduced her to advertisement directors. Sakshi subsequently started taking up commercial assignments during her weekends, appearing as a model on print, television and fashion shows. She appeared in Malabar Gold's advert alongside
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, and later chose to quit her job at Infosys in January 2013 to take up a career as an actress.From IT to Sandalwood
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Agarwal then shot for a video album titled ''Jillinu Oru Kalavaram'', learnt dance from Shiamak Davar and worked on acting skills with Ratan Thakore Theatre Group, to prepare herself for the film industry. She sought out acting opportunities in the Tamil and Kannada film industries, and signed her first film projects during early 2013. She was first cast by director Tejaswi in a Kannada film titled ''Heddari'', which she completed filming by August 2013. Her first release was a little known Tamil tele-film titled ''No Parking'', while her first theatrical release was Atlee's '' Raja Rani'' (2013), where she portrayed a small role in one scene. Among her early films, ''Heddari'' and another proposed Kannada-Tamil bilingual titled ''Karaab Story'' by Prathap Gowda did not eventually release. Her first film release in a leading role was the Kannada comedy drama, ''
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'' (2014), where she portrayed an office worker. In 2015 and 2016, she appeared in a series of low-budget Tamil films as the main lead featuring in a variety of roles. For one particular song in ''
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'', she dressed up in nine different avatars, while in ''
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'', she played a fashion student. Other films she was attached to in the period were the unreleased ''
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'', where she played a negative role, and ''
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'', which she later opted out from. In early 2017, Agarwal did a three-week intensive course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and has since been attached to an indie English film titled ''Cherubs''. Sakshi then appeared in Pa. Ranjith's '' Kaala'' (2018) as a Hindi-speaking daughter-in-law of
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's character. Agarwal auditioned for the role three times and noted her elation at being selected for the film. She later made her debut in the Malayalam film industry through the comedy drama, ''
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'' (2018), portraying the caring wife of
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's character. In 2021 Agarwal went to play the female lead role in Vinoo Venkatesh's '' Cindrella'', a Horror Thriller film, starring Raai Laxmi. The film opens high positive reviews from critics, Agarwal praises her performance in the film. Her second release was '' Aranmanai 3'', alongside
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, received mixed reviews. In 2019, she took part in Star Vijay's '' Bigg Boss Tamil 3'' and was evicted on Day 49, following her being the contestant with the least vote count. She is also a part of Bagheera starring Prabhu Deva along with
Gopinath Ravi Gopinath Ravi (born 25 September) is an Indian model and an actor. He is the winner of Rubaru Mr. India 2021. He made his cinematic acting debut in 2020 in a Tamil film called ''Bagheera'' in Adhik Ravichandran's direction along with Prabhu Dev ...
who is
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2021 winner as her boy friend.


Filmography

;As Actress *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''


Webseries


Music video

;As Dubbing artist


Television


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agarwal, Sakshi Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from Uttarakhand People from Almora Actresses in Tamil cinema Anna University alumni Actresses in Kannada cinema Punjabi people 21st-century Indian actresses Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants Actresses in Malayalam cinema Year of birth unknown Year of birth missing (living people)