Sindhuri, is an Indian actress who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. After making her debut in the Tamil film ''
Boys'' (2003), she has been in films including ''
Super Da'' (2004) and ''
Gundamma Gaari Manavadu'' (2007).
Career
Sindhuri began her acting career by portraying a supporting role in
Shankar's ''
Boys'' (2003), where she appeared as one of the four friends of
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language, Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial w ...
who get courted by the film's titular characters. Portraying the role of a North Indian hipster girl opposite
Bharath, the success of the film saw her gain offers to play leading roles in
Mumtaj
Mumtaz, also credited as Mumtaj, (born Nagma Khan) is an Indian actress and a former item number known primarily for her work in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, She has also appeared in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films. She entered ...
's production ''
Thathi Thavadhu Manasu
''Thathi Thavadhu Manasu'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Azhagu Rajasundaram. The film stars Sona, Urvasi Patel and Sindhuri, while Mumtaj, Vadivelu and Kalabhavan Mani also appear in supporting roles. T ...
'' (2003) and ''
Ennavo Pudichirukku
''Ennavo Pudichirukku'' () is a 2004 Tamil language romantic thriller film directed by Meenakshi Sundaram. The film stars ''Kaadhal Kondein'' fame Sudeep, newcomer Bharani and Sindhuri, with Karunas, Bhuvaneswari, Vittal Rao, S. Sriskandarajah, ...
'' (2004). The two films had low key releases, and despite playing diverse roles of a village girl and a college student, Sindhuri was unable to get a break to work on bigger films. Her following films also failed to establish her as an actress with ''
Super Da'' (2004) and ''Niram'', having a limited release. During the period she was also cast in ''
Unarchigal'' (2006) but eventually did not feature, while other films including ''Kannamapettai'' and ''Flowers'' opposite Vaseegaran were stalled midst production.
She appeared in the successful Telugu comedy film ''
Gundamma Gaari Manavadu'' (2007) opposite director
Ali, with the film remaining her biggest success as an actress in a leading role. She also forayed into the Malayalam film industry, with ''
Shambu'', originally shot in 2004, having a theatrical release in 2008. In December 2008, Sindhuri expressed her interest in gaining more roles to work in Tamil films and took part in glamorous photoshoots, while also expressing her interest to feature in
item numbers
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films ( Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, an ...
.
Filmography
References
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Indian film actresses
Tamil actresses
Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses from Chennai
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
21st-century Indian actresses