Sadha

17 Feb, 1984 | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Actress

Biography

Sadha is a popular Indian actress. Although, her mother-tongue is Marathi, she has acted in various Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies. Her Tamil Movie Anniyan is a blockbuster in Tamil Nadu and was also dubbed into Telugu and called Aparichithudu. And then, Anniyan was also dubbed into Hindi named Aparichit. Her next Tamil movie, named Unnale Unnale was a musical hit in 2007. Sadha is an actress in Telugu and Tamil film industry. She has performed in all South Indian languages. She was born in a Marathi Muslim family from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra in India. She is the only daughter of her family. She did her schooling in Ratnagiri Sacred Hearts Convent and she went to Mumbai to continue her studies. Her first movie was a commercial hit. She had completed her first semester in engineering in Information Technology at SNDT College of Engineering, Mumbai. She also is a trained Kathak dancer. She made her debut with Jayam (Telugu) alongside Nitin (in Tamil - alongside Jeyam Ravi). Afterwards, she acted in Aethiree opposite Madhavan and Varnajalam opposite Srikanth. She received the best Newcomer Filmfare Award for it in 2002. Her most successful movie to date was the Tamil Anniyan (2005). Once her debut Tamil movie Jeyam became a super hit, she discontinued her education and with her parents' support and became a full-fledged actress. Her screen name is Sadha, which was taken from her real name and her nick name is darlo (from the word "darling"). Although Marathi is her mother tongue, Sadha makes sure she has a good understanding of dialogues in movies before going for a take. This name made the whole industry to look out for her. To make a note of her first movies, she did Jayam in Telugu, (later in Tamil) and Monalisa her first release in Kannada. She was introduced by Telugu producer M.K. Mavullaya to films. Sadha has shared her favourites and hobbies at different press meets and interviews. Sadha admires Bollywood actresses like Madhuri Dixit and Meena Kumari and also Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan. She loves the movie Kaho Na Pyar Hai and her hobbies include watching movies and listening to music. She sets her own code in dressing, and she hates smoking cigarettes. The Filmfare award for best new comer in 2002 for the film ‘Jeyam’ was won by her.