Shreya Anchan Sidhu is an Indian actress who primarily works in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

films and Tamil television shows. She is best known for her work in the soap opera ''

Thirumanam ''Thirumanam'' () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. Bhimsingh, and produced and written by Valampuri Somanathan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. It revolves around a singer who does not sing for money, be ...

'' (20172018).

Career

She made her debut with the Kannada film ''Chaturbhuja'' (2014). The film was released to mixed reviews with a critic calling her performance as one of the highlights. She then appeared in the Tulu film ''Jai Tulunadu'' before starring in the Kannada serial ''Aramane'' . She garnered notice for her roles in ''

Ondu Motteya Kathe ''Ondu Motteya Kathe'' () is a 2017 Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Raj B. Shetty who also appears in the lead role, along with Usha Bhandary, Shailashree, Prakash Tuminadu, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan, D ...

'' (2017) and ''

Katheyondu Shuruvagide ''Katheyondu Shuruvagide'' (transl. A story has blossomed) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Senna Hegde and starring Diganth and Pooja Devariya (in her Kannada debut). Plot Tarun runs a resort on the coastal par ...

'' (2018). She played a lead role in the Tamil television series ''

'' and played a supporting role in the Kannada film '' Soojidaara'' (2019). She was brought in as Reshma Venkatesh's replacement in ''

Anbudan Kushi ''Anbudan Kushi'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language drama television series that aired on Star Vijay. It premiered on 27 January 2020 and ended on 13 August 2021 with 341 episodes. It initially starred Prajin, Mansi Joshi and Arvind Sivakum ...

'' and played one of the leads in

Zee Tamil Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language pay television general entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...

's '' Rajini'' and ''Valliyin Velan''.

Personal life

Originally from

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

, Shreya Anchan's mother tongue is Tulu and she knew Kannada. She later learnt Tamil following a career in television. She married her ''Thirumanam'' co-star Sidhu Sid.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, 9624267 Tulu actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Kannada television Actresses in Tamil television Indian actresses Actresses from Karnataka 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people