Saranya Nag is an Indian former actress who has appeared in

Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...

films. She made her debut in a supporting role in

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's critically acclaimed '' Kaadhal'' (2004), before playing leading roles in ''

Peranmai ''Peranmai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by S. P. Jananathan and produced by Ayngaran International. It stars Ravi Mohan (credited as Jayam Ravi) and Roland Kickinger, with Dhansika, Saranya Nag, Varsh ...

'' (2009) and '' Mazhaikkalam'' (2012).

Career

Saranya was born and brought up in Chennai Tamil Nadu She finished her schooling from Durga matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam. Saranya acted as a child artist in '' Nee Varuvai Ena''. She was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel who had subsequently cast her in '' Kaadhal''. She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt she looked too young. She thus made her debut in a supporting role in the film as Sandhya's friend, and the film went on to win critical and commercial acclaim. Her role was well received and prompted a producer to sign her on for the lead role in a ''Oru Vaarthai Pesu'', but the film was later shelved. She followed this up with the lead role in a low-budget Telugu film titled ''10th Class''. After appearing in another low-budget production ''Vilayattu'', Saranya went on to appear as one of the five girls alongside Vasundra and Dhansika in S. P. Jananathan's '' Peraanmai'', which featured

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in the lead role and won positive reviews. After the success of ''Peranmai'', she signed several projects including ''Thiruvasagam'' with

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and ''Saravana Kudil'' with

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, but the films failed to materialize. ''Thiruvasagam'' was revived in 2013 and its title was changed to '' Eera Veyyil''. Her solo lead role came in '' Mazhaikaalam'' directed by Deepan, its director and co-starring newcomer Sriram. Prior to release, the film made the headlines after it was reported that Saranya would appear nude in a crucial scene. Saranya then clarified that she wore a skin-toned costume, and the scene was shot aesthetically. In 2013 she appeared in two Telugu films '' Prema Oka Maikam''.

Filmography

; Short films * ''Bodhai'' * ''Marai Nahal''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nag, Saranya Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian child actresses Child actresses in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)