Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in

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and a few Telugu,

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and

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films. She is best known for her performances in films '' Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004) and '' Pudhupettai'' (2006).

Personal life

Born in

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, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married

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, a director in

, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage and resumed her career after their divorce in 2010.

Career

During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on

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. She then made her film debut with the 2002

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, '' Nee Premakai'', in which she had a small role, after which she acted in a

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'' Chandu'' opposite

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. After getting divorced, she made a re-entry, playing a supporting role in the multi-starrer '' Vaanam'', following which she signed up for four projects, three in Tamil and one in Malayalam, in quick succession. Featuring her former brother-in-law

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, '' Kaadhal Kondein'' became a huge success and she was widely appreciated for her performance as ''Divya'' in the film, which brought her into the limelight and fetched her the ITFA Best New Actress Award at International Tamil Film Awards in 2004. She acted alongside

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and Vijay in the films ''

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'' and '' Madhurey'', respectively. After appearing in the films '' Oru Kalluriyin Kathai'' and '' Oru Naal Oru Kanavu'' in 2005, both of which failed to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films '' Thiruttu Payale'' and '' Pudhupettai''. The former, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim. Her next releases were '' Sadhurangam'', opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and '' Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam'' in early 2012. Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam with

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titled '' Grihanathan'' (2012). She plays the lead character in the Tamil mega serial '' Malli'' (2013-2014). She starred with Vivek in the comedy drama '' Palakkattu Madhavan'' (2015). In 2019, she was sees her play the mother of a younger

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in '' Thadam''. She starred in ''

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'' in Kannada with Ravichandran and had back-to-back releases in Tamil films '' Ayogya'' and '' Thanimai''. Later, she was cast in lead roles such as ''Miya'' (2020), '' Grandma'' (2022), '' Unnaal Ennaal'' (2023) and '' 7/G'' (2024). In 2024, she was a contestant in the comedy-cooking show '' Top Cooku Dupe Cooku'' and got eliminated in episode 5.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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