Sheryl Pinto is an Indian former actress who had primarily appeared in

Tamil films Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chenn ...

. She made her debut in

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

's '' Arasangam'' (2008), before featuring in other films including '' Engal Aasan'' (2009) and ''

Vaadaa ''Vaada'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film featured Sundar C, Sheryll Brindo and Vivek. The film was released after several postponements on 15 October 2010. Plot Singamuthu aka Singam is a per ...

'' (2010).

Career

Sheryl Pinto made her acting debut with the

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 ...

film '' Arasangam'' (2008) directed by

Ramana Madhesh Ramana Madhesh (born 23 December 1971), known as R. Madhesh, is an Indian director, producer and writer in Tamil cinema. He is mainly known for his debut film '' Madhurey'' (2004) and Vijayakanth's 150th film '' Arasangam'' (2008). Career Mad ...

, co-starring

and Navaneet Kaur. She was signed again to feature alongside Vijayakanth in '' Engal Aasan'' (2009). She also appeared in the

Telugu language Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of ...

film ''

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'' (2009). In 2011, she was signed to play the lead role in ''Kalloori Desam'' but the film was shelved for unknown reasons. In 2012, she was chosen to act in

Sakthi Chidambaram Sakthi N Chidambaram (born Dinakar), is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who directs Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Career His real name is C. Dhinakaran. He first wrote the dialogues for the films ''Kottai Vaasal'' (1992), ''Veettai Paar ...

's ''Machan'' pairing opposite Ramesh Aravind. The film started production in early-2012 and was completed in late-2012 but it remained unreleased.

Filmography

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Sheryl Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1986 births