Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal at audio launch
BornMarch 28[1]
Chandigarh, India
Occupations
Years active2002–2009
2011–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006; div. 2010)​

Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in films Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006).[2][3] She is a voice actress by Anushka Shetty, Nayanthara, Kajal Aggarwal and Kayal Anandhi.

Personal life

Born in Chandigarh, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan,[4] a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage and resumed her career after their divorce in 2010.[5]

Career

During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on Zee TV. She then made her film debut with the 2002 Telugu film, Nee Premakai, in which she had a small role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep.[6][7]

Agarwal with Madhu Shalini and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar at CCL3.

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.[8]

Featuring her former brother-in-law Dhanush, 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.[9] She acted alongside Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil 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.[6][7]

Her next releases were Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam in early 2012.[10][6][7]

Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam with Mukesh titled Grihanathan (2012).[11] She plays the lead character in the Tamil mega serial Malli (2013-2014).[12] She starred as a married couple with Vivek in the comedy drama Palakkattu Madhavan (2015).[13]

In 2019, she was sees her play the mother of a younger Arun Vijay in Thadam. She starred in Dasharatha in Kannada with Ravichandran and had back-to-back releases in Tamil films Ayogya and Thanimai.[14]

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.[15]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2002 Nee Premakai Raaji Telugu
Chandu Vidya Kannada
2003 Kaadhal Kondein Divya Tamil Won, ITFA Best New Actress Award
Ooh La La Kannada
Dham Pooja Telugu
Success Swetha Tamil
2004 Kovil Fathima Begum / Angel Devi
Madhurey Susheela
7G Rainbow Colony Anitha Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
7G Brindhavan Colony Telugu
2005 Oru Kalluriyin Kathai Jothi Tamil
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu Maya Devi
2006 Thiruttu Payale Rosy / Saranya
Pudhupettai Selvi Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2011 Vaanam Zara
Sadhurangam Sandhya
2012 Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam Anjali
Gruhanathan Anitha Malayalam
2014 Amma Nanna Oorelithe Dancer Telugu Special appearance in song
2015 Temper Doctor
Palakkattu Madhavan Lakshmi Tamil
Jamna Pyari Dancer Malayalam Cameo appearance in "Murugappa"
Ranna Dancer Kannada Special appearance in "What Do What Not To Do"
2017 Saaya Police inspector Tamil
Winner Mahendra Reddy's wife Telugu
Yevanavan Police officer Tamil
2018 Theetta Rappai Kochuthresia Malayalam
2019 Thadam Lakshmi Tamil
Dasharatha Kousalya Kannada [16]
Ayogya Doctor Tamil
Thanimai Yazhini
Queen Renganayagi MX Player Web Series
2020 Miya Advocate Sonia
2021 Red Bharathi Telugu [17]
2022 Kaypakka Malayalam
Grandma Trisha Tamil [18]
Ward 126 Jyothisri [19]
Sasanasabha Shyamala Bharath Telugu
2023 Unnaal Ennaal Parameshwari Tamil
Bagheera Priyam Deleted scenes [20]
Moondram Manithan Ramya
2024 7/G Manjula [21]
Seeran Church Sister
Sshhh Professor Kalyani [22][23]
TBA Behindd Liya Malayalam Delayed[24]

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2008–2009 Naanal Radhika Kalaignar TV
2013–2014 Malli Vinothini Puthuyugam TV
2016 Achcham Thavir Contestant STAR Vijay
2021 Paandavar Illam Guest role Sun TV
2021 Ninaithale Inikkum Guest role Zee Tamil
2022 Poove Unakkaga Guest role Sun TV
2022 Fall Malar Disney+ Hotstar [25]
2024 Top Cooku Dupe Cooku (season 1) Contestant Sun TV Eliminated Episode 5
TBA Queen 2 + † TBA Web series;

Filming

References

  1. ^ The Times of India (28 March 2020). "Happy Birthday Sonia Agarwal: 5 mind-blowing pictures of the actress that will leave you stunned". Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Life Chennai : Success for Sonia Agarwal". The Hindu. 19 May 2005.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Sonia Agarwal, actor". The Hindu. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Heroines who fell for their directors". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sonia Agarwal gets ready to work with her ex-husband Selvaraghavan for 'Pudhupettai 2'".
  6. ^ a b c "It's tough to stop laughing when Vivekh is around: Sonia Agarwal". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "I took Dr Kalam's advice and returned part-time to cinema: Vivekh". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Sonia Aggarwal signs another film!". Sify. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Suryah jothika say no to itfa awards – Bollywood News". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Gayathri replaces Meenakshi in Villangam". Deccan Chronicle. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam".
  12. ^ "Sonia Agarwal as Malli on Puthu Yugam".
  13. ^ "Palakkattu Madhavan Review".
  14. ^ "Directors want me to play the mother of a 35-year-old hero: Sonia Agarwal".
  15. ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku: From Chaitra Reddy winning the advantage to Sonia Agarwal's elimination - A look at major events". Times Of India (in Tamil). 18 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Dasharatha (2019) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Red (2021) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  18. ^ "First look of Sonia Aggarwal-starrer Grandma out". Cinema Express. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Sonia Aggarwal and Chandini's next titled Ward 126". The Times of India. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Teaser of Prabhudheva-starrer Bagheera is here". Cinema Express. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Sonia Agarwal's 7/G To Release On July 5!". Times Now. 22 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Tamil anthology 'SSHHH…' wraps up shooting". The Times of India. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  23. ^ "A new Tamil anthology titled SSHHH". Cinema Express. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Behindd look poster with Sonia Aggarwal showcases thriller element". The Times of India. 4 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  25. ^ "First look of Siddharth Ramaswamy's upcoming web series 'Fall' released". The New Indian Express. 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.
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