Shanoor Sana Begum, known mononymously as Sana, is an Indian actress, television personality, and former model who primarily works in

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. She has also appeared in a few

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and

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films. Known for her supporting roles, Sana has acted in over 200 films across South Indian languages.

Biography

She was born to a Christian father and Muslim mother in

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. She was married to Sadath at her teenage even before completing her studies. Her son Syed Anwar Ahmed is a filmmaker and her daughter-in-law Sameera Sherief is a television actress.

Career

She initially pursued her career in

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. She got the opportunity in film acting from director

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while she was busy with television and modelling assignments. Director Krishna Vamsi was in search for a suitable actress to play the supporting role in his 1996 film '' Ninne Pelladatha'' and signed Sana to play the supporting role and it eventually marked her acting debut. The film was acclaimed and was a successful venture at the box office which starred

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in the lead role. Since then she appeared mostly in Telugu films as supporting actress. Her performance was praised in the role of

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in the 2011 film ''

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'' and was also critically acclaimed for her performance for the negative role in the 2011 film ''

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''. In 2016, she played a vamp in the Kannada film '' Silk Sakkath Maga''. In 2018, she made her television acting debut with Tamil soap opera '' Ponmagal Vanthal''. In May 2020, she started her own

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channel teaching cooking methods along with her daughter-in-law Sameera Sherief.

Filmography

Telugu

Kannada

Tamil

Malayalam

* ''

Kakkakuyil ''Kakkakuyil'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language heist comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Lissy. It stars Mohanlal and Mukesh. The film features songs composed by M.G Sreekumar (credited as Deepan Chatterji ...

'' (2001) as Sivaraman's Sister *'' Simhasanam'' (2012) as Hemalatha Gundappa

Hindi

* '' Tathagatha Buddha'' (2008)

Television

* Devi bhagavatham ( Mythology) Gemini TV. * Pranaya Pabandham ( Leading Lady) DD Hyderabad-1994 * Halahalam (ACP Pavitra) DD Hyderabad-1996 * Jeevitham (female lead's mom) Etv * Chakravakam (Hema) *'' Ponmagal Vanthal'' (2018–2020) as Rajeshwari * ''Adi Parashakti'' * '' Siri Siri Muvvalu'' (2019–2020) * Aravinda Sametha (2020–2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sana, Shanoor 1971 births Living people Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Female models from Hyderabad, India Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Telugu actresses 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Hyderabad, India