Sai Pallavi

Sai Pallavi Senthamarai (born 9 May 1992) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She is a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Awards for her performances in the films Premam and Fidaa.

Sai Pallavi
Pallavi in 2016
Born
Sai Pallavi Senthamarai

(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992[1]
Kothagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materTbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer

Sai Pallavi first came into public attention for her role as Malar in the 2015 Malayalam film Premam.[2] She was then cast alongside Dulquer Salmaan in the film Kali (2016).[3] She made her Telugu debut playing the role Bhanumati in the 2017 romantic film Fidaa, co-starring with Varun Tej. In 2018, she made her Tamil debut with the film Diya, directed by Vijay.[4]

Sai Pallavi is a doctor by education, having completed her MBBS (medical degree) in 2016 from the Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia.

Early life and education

Sai Pallavi was born in Kotagiri, Nilgiris,[5] Tamil Nadu to Badaga parents Senthamarai Kannan and Radha. She has a younger sister, Pooja, who has also worked as an actress.[6][7] Sai Pallavi was raised and educated in Coimbatore.

She did her schooling at Avila Convent School, Coimbatore. Despite completing her medical studies in 2016 from the Tbilisi State Medical University which is recognised by Medical Council of India, she has not yet registered as a medical practitioner (doctor) in India.[8] She took her Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) on 31 August 2020 in Trichy[9]

Sai Pallavi declined a Rs.2 crore (US$280,000) worth advertisement-contract for a skin lightening cream saying it wasn't something she believed in.[10]

Career

Dance career

Sai Pallavi said in an interview that though she was not a trained dancer, she always wanted to be like her mother in dancing. She participated in several cultural events at school, gaining popularity as a dancer. Due to her penchant for dance, which was supported by her mother, she participated in the dance reality show Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva on Vijay TV in 2008, and finalist in Dhee Ultimate Dance Show (D4) on ETV in 2009.[11]

Film career

Sai Pallavi appeared in uncredited roles as a child actress in Kasthooriman (2003) and Dhaam Dhoom (2008).[12][13]

In 2014, while she was studying in Tbilisi, Georgia, film-director Alphonse Putharen offered her the role of Malar in his film Premam. She shot the film over the holidays and, after the shooting finished, returned to her studies.[2][14] She went on to win several "Best Female Debut" awards that year, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[15]

In late 2015, she took a month break from her studies to act in her second movie, Kali, which released in March 2016.[16][17][18] She portrayed Anjali, a young wife who must deal with her husband's extreme anger issues, earning a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.[19][20]

2017 marked her debut in Telugu with Sekhar Kammula's Fidaa, in the role of Bhanumathi, a fiesty village girl from Telangana.[21][22][3]

Her next project with director A. L. Vijay was Diya,[23] which is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual film. Later, she starred in the Tamil movie Maari 2, a sequel to Maari, opposite Dhanush, directed by Balaji Mohan. A song from the movie, Rowdy Baby, is the highest viewed song in YouTube from South India.[24][25] The movie was also dubbed into Malayalam and aired in Asianet.

Pallavi started shooting in February 2018 for the film Padi Padi Leche Manasu with Sharwanand.,[26][27] which under performed at the box office. In December. several news outlets reported that Sai Pallavi refused to accept her full remuneration for the movie, expressing solidarity with the producers for the failure of the movie.[28][29]

In 2019, Pallavi portrayed an autistic girl in the psychological thriller Athiran opposite Fahadh Faasil.

In 2020, she was recognised by Forbes magazine as India's 30 under 30. She was the only person from film industry in that list.[30]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2005Kasthuri MaanCollege girlTamilUncredited roles[31]
2008Dhaam DhoomShenba's relative[31]
2015PremamMalarMalayalam [32]
2016KaliAnjali Malayalam [33]
2017FidaaBhanumathiTelugu [34]
Middle Class AbbayiPallavi "Chinni" [35]
2018DiyaThulasiTamilBilingual film[36]
KanamTelugu
Padi Padi Leche ManasuVaishali Cherukuri[37]
Maari 2Araathu AanandiTamil[38]
2019AthiranNithyaMalayalam[39]
NGKGeetha KumariTamil[40]
2020Paava KadhaigalSumathiNetflix series[41]
2021Love Story MounicaTeluguFilming[42]
Virata Parvam TBAFilming[43]
Shyam Singa Roy TBAFilming[44]
TBA Untitled remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum TBA Filming [45]

Awards and nominations
Sai Pallavi awards and nominations
Pallavi at a Middle Class Abbayi pre-release event
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins11
Nominations4
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2015 Asiavision Awards New Sensation in Acting – Female Premam Won [46]
2016 Asianet Film Awards Special Jury Award Won [47]
63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – Malayalam Won [48]
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Malayalam Won [49]
Vanitha Film Awards Best Newcomer – Actress Won [50]
IBNLive Movie Awards Best Southern Debut Won [51]
2017 Asianet Film Awards Most Popular Actress Kali Won [52]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Malayalam Nominated [53]
6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress - Malayalam Nominated [54]
Behindwoods Gold Medal Best Actress - Malayalam Won [55]
CPC Cine Awards Best Actress Won [56]
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Telugu Fidaa Won [57]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress - Telugu Nominated [58]
2019 Behindwoods Gold Medal Best Actor Critics' Choice - Malayalam Athiran Won [59]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Tamil Maari 2 Nominated [60]

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