Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal (born 28 March 1982) is an Indian film 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 the films such as Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006) directed by Selvaraghavan.[1][2]

Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal at CCL T20 2011
Born (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982
Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2002 – 2009
2011 – present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2003; div. 2010)​

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.[3] 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 failing to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai. The former was, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim.[4][5]

Personal life

Born in Chandigarh, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan, a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage. The couple divorced in 2010.[6] She has since returned to performing.

Early 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 did a small role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep.[4][5]

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.[7] Her next releases were Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigayin Vakku Moolam in early 2012. Her films include Poi Sollathedi and Achchamenndid not do well in box office. In 2018, she has signed four Malayalam films.[8][4][5]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002Nee PremakaiRaajiTelugu
ChanduVidyaKannada
2003Kaadhal KondeinDivyaTamilWon ITFA Best New Actress Award
Ooh La LaKannada
DhamPoojaTelugu
SuccessSwethaTamil
2004KovilAngel Devi SoosaiTamil
MadhureySusheelaTamil
7G Rainbow ColonyAnithaTamilNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
2005Oru Kalluriyin KathaiJothiTamil
Oru Naal Oru KanavuMaya DeviTamil
2006Thiruttu PayaleRosy / SaranyaTamil
PudhupettaiSelviTamil
2011VaanamZaraTamil
SadhurangamSandhyaTamil
2012Oru Nadigaiyin VaakkumoolamAnjaliTamil
GruhanathanAnithaMalayalam
2014Amma Nanna OorelitheTeluguSpecial appearance
2015TemperDoctorTelugu
Palakkattu MadhavanLakshmiTamil
Jamna PyariDancerMalayalamCameo appearance in "Murugappa"
RannaDancerKannadaSpecial appearance in "What Do What Not To Do"
2017SaayaTamil
WinnerMahendra Reddy's wifeTelugu
YevanavanPolice officerTamil
2018Theetta RappaiKochuthresiaMalayalam
2019ThadamLakshmiTamil
ThanimaiYazhiniTamil
AyogyaDoctorTamil
DasharathaKousalyaKannada
QueenRenganayagiTamilMX Player Web Series
2020Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03Malayalam
VanmuraiTamil
MiyaTamil
2021RedTelugu
Adukkalayil PaniyunduMalayalamPost-production

Television

Sonia Agarwal began acting in Television serials with Naanal, directed by Kushboo Sundar on Kalaignar TV.

Year Title Role Channel
2008–2009NaanalRadhikaKalaignar TV
2013–2014MalliVinothiniPuthuyugam TV
2016Achcham ThavirParticipantSTAR Vijay

Awards

References
  1. "The Hindu : Life Chennai : Success for Sonia Agarwal".
  2. "Sonia Agarwal, actor". The Hindu.
  3. http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/bollywood_news.php?newsstory=31139767--0-latest-Suryah__Jothika_say_no_to_ITFA_awards_bollywood_news.html%5B%5D
  4. "It's tough to stop laughing when Vivekh is around: Sonia Agarwal". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. "I took Dr Kalam's advice and returned part-time to cinema: Vivekh". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "Selva-Sonia granted divorce". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  7. "Sonia Aggarwal signs another film!". Sify.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. "Gayathri replaces Meenakshi in Villangam". Deccan Chronicle.
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