Shriya Saran

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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Shriya Saran
| image = Shriya Saran at Jackky Bhagnani’s Diwali bash, 2019 (28) (cropped).jpg
| alt = Shriya Saran is seen posing at the camera
| caption = Shriya in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|09|11}}
| birth_place = [[Haridwar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], (now [[Uttarakhand]]), India
| spouse = {{marriage|Andrei Koscheev|2018}}
| children = 1
| occupation = Actress, Dancer
| yearsactive = 2001–present
| works = [[Shriya Saran filmography|Full list]]
| alma_mater = [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women]]
}}

'''Shriya Saran Bhatnagar''' ({{IPA-hns|ʃrɪja səɾən|pron}}; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Hindi]]-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film ''[[Ishtam (2001 Telugu film)|Ishtam]]'', and had her first commercial success with ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/shriya-saran-to-raise-funds-for-covid-19-cause-620551 |title=Shriya Saran to raise funds for Covid-19 cause |date=3 May 2020}}</ref>

Saran subsequently appeared in several more Telugu films alongside Hindi and Tamil films. In 2007, she starred in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the Hindi film ''[[Awarapan]]'' (2007). In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, the American–Indian co-production ''[[The Other End of the Line]]''. Her following projects included popular films such as ''[[Kanthaswamy (film)|Kanthaswamy]]'' (2009) in Tamil and ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'' (2010) in [[Malayalam]]—roles that established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industries .<ref name=NDTV1>{{cite web |title=Sizzling Shriya's Life in Pics (click through multiple pages) |url=http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/shriya-saran-s-new-item-song-8144 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619083502/http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/shriya-saran-s-new-item-song-8144 |archive-date=19 June 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Saran starred in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'', an English adaptation of [[Salman Rushdie]]'s [[Midnight's Children|novel of the same name]], for which she received international critical acclaim. She achieved further commercial success by starring in films such as ''[[Pavitra (film)|Pavitra]]'' (2013) and ''[[Chandra (film)|Chandra]]'' (2013). In 2014, Saran starred in the critically acclaimed Telugu film ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'', which brought her accolades for her performance.

In addition to her work in films, Saran has been the brand ambassador for brands across India, endorsing beauty and health products. Among other philanthropic activities, she has volunteered for charity organizations. In 2011 she opened a spa employing exclusively visually challenged people. She was also the brand ambassador for [[Celebrity Cricket League]] for its first two seasons.

==Early life==
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar was born on 11 September 1982<ref name=ibn>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7374.html |title=Birthday Bumps: Shriya Saran turns 30 |publisher=IBM Live |access-date=17 February 2013 |quote=Actress Shriya Saran was born on September 11, 1982 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912035458/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7374.html |archive-date=12 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="website"/> in [[Haridwar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEYdEwOyDhA |title=Konchem Touchlo Vunte Chepta – Episode 12 – December 20, 2014 |work=Zee Telugu |access-date=13 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324180007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEYdEwOyDhA |archive-date=24 March 2016}} at 2:50 min. she confirms her birth place)</ref> in Northern [[India]], to Pushpendra Saran Bhatnagar and Neeraja Saran Bhatnagar.<ref name=NDTV1/><ref name="website"/> Her father worked for [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] and her mother was a [[chemistry]] teacher in [[Delhi Public School Society#DPS, Ranipur, Haridwar|Delhi Public School, Ranipur]] in Haridwar and [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]], New Delhi.<ref name="website"/> Saran completed her schooling from both schools where her mother had taught.<ref name=yt-int>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax8RbKjMzfs |title=Tharathinoppam — Abhaya Interviews Shreya Saran — Part 2 |via=YouTube |date=13 June 2010 |access-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519181136/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax8RbKjMzfs |archive-date=19 May 2014}}</ref> She has an elder brother named Abhiroop who lives in Mumbai.<ref name="dub">{{cite web |title='Sivaji' has been a great experience: Shriya |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14396519&cid=2408 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213031554/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14396519&cid=2408 |archive-date=13 December 2011}}</ref> Saran's mother tongue is [[Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shivaji-changed-my-life-completely-shriya-saran/story-QJwhjDTfvbniIutc2X7gWJ.html |title=Sivaji changed my life completely: Shriya Saran |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2012 |access-date=27 September 2017 |quote=Hindi comes naturally to me because it's my mother tongue.}}</ref>

Her family lived in the small town of [[Haridwar#Important areas within the city|BHEL colony]] in Haridwar when she was growing up.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT028uufQro |title=Shreya Saran Talks About Her Childhood SIVAJITV COM Shriya |via=YouTube |date=13 September 2009 |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519181116/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT028uufQro |archive-date=19 May 2014}}</ref> She later studied at [[Lady Shri Ram College]] in [[Delhi]]<ref name="website"/> and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in literature.<ref name="website">{{cite web |url=http://www.shriyasaran.com/welcome/index1.html |title=Shreya Saran's official website — section ''Me, Myself'' |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061205221858/http://www.shriyasaran.com/welcome/index1.html |archive-date=5 December 2006}}</ref><ref name="dub"/>

Saran is an accomplished dancer. She was first trained as a child by her mother in [[Kathak]] and [[List of Indian folk dances#Rajasthan|Rajasthani folk dance]], and later trained in the Kathak style by [[Shovana Narayan]].<ref name="kathak">{{cite news |title=Deft moves with times |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/04/29/stories/2008042950670100.htm |access-date=10 December 2010 |date=29 April 2008 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141318/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/04/29/stories/2008042950670100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> She was involved with many dance teams in college and with her teacher. They would incorporate social issues into their dance routines.<ref name=yt-int/>

==Career==

{{Main|Shriya Saran filmography}}

===Early career (2001–03)===
While in her second year at the LSR College in Delhi, Saran got her first opportunity to appear in front of the camera for a video shoot. Following her dance teacher's recommendation, she was invited to appear in the music video of Renoo Nathan's "Thirakti Kyun Hawa".<ref name=NDTV1/> Shot in [[Banaras]], the video was seen by [[Ramoji Film City|Ramoji Films]] who offered her the lead role of Neha in their film ''[[Ishtam (2001 Telugu film)|Ishtam]]''.<ref name=NDTV1/> Saran accepted the part and, even before it was released she was signed to four more films,<ref name=NDTV1/> including ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'', in which she played a millionaire's daughter who falls for a middle-class man. In 2002, she starred in ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santosham]]'', co-starring [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]], [[Prabhu Deva]] and [[Gracy Singh]], which was her first commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/08/stories/2004040800360300.htm |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |title=Return of romance! |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 April 2004 |access-date=17 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024090643/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/08/stories/2004040800360300.htm |archive-date=24 October 2010}}</ref> The film took the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] and [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]]. Saran played a woman who lets someone she loves go with another, but wins him back later in life. For her performance, she earned a nomination for the [[CineMAA Award for Best Actor- Female]], giving her a good foothold in the [[Telugu Cinema|Telugu]] industry in the early part of her career.

In 2003, Saran acted in a supporting role in her first [[Bollywood|Hindi film]], ''[[Tujhe Meri Kasam]]'', starring debutants [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] and [[Genelia D'Souza]] in leading roles. She performed as one of the lead female roles in Telugu film ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'', along with [[Jyothika]] and [[Chiranjeevi]] which was screened at the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]], and was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Tagore |title=Tagore |publisher=IBOS |access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref> She followed it with her [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil]] film debut in ''[[Enakku 20 Unakku 18]]'', alongside [[Tarun Kumar|Tarun]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad-times/A-M-Ratnams-magnum-opus/articleshow/46204.cms |title=A M Ratnam's magnum opus — Hyderabad Times — City |work=The Times of India |date=27 June 2003 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106065728/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad-times/A-M-Ratnams-magnum-opus/articleshow/46204.cms |archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''[[Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu]]'', in which she played a football coach. Though she acted in films in three languages that year, eight of the first ten films of her career were in Telugu.

===Career fluctuations (2004–07)===
In 2004, Saran acted in two Telugu and two Hindi films, including ''[[Arjun (2004 film)|''Arjun'']]'' and ''[[Nenunnanu]]'', where she played a student in classical singing. She had ten 2005 releases, nine of which were Telugu films, the most notable for her being ''[[Chatrapathi (2005 film)|Chatrapathi]]''. There she appeared opposite [[Prabhas]] and earned her first nomination for the [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)|Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award]]. Meanwhile, she tried to make her comeback in Tamil with ''[[Mazhai]]'',a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]'', where she reprised the role done by [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] in the original. Neither the movie nor her performance were received well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13953802&ctid=5&cid=2429 |title=Movie Review : Mazhai |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=17 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420120015/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13953802&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=20 April 2009}}</ref> Also in 2005, she appeared as one of only three characters in the film ''[[Mogudu Pellam O Dongodu]]'', which was about a married couple's first night together, and made a guest appearance in a children's film called ''[[Bommalata]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]. Saran's only lead role in 2006, excluding three special appearances, was in the Tamil film ''[[Thiruvilayadal Arambam]]''.

In 2007, she was chosen to play the lead female role opposite [[Rajinikanth]] in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]'' after [[Aishwarya Rai]] rejected the role due to busy schedules.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/happy-birthday-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-5-best-tamil-films-1078196-2017-11-01 |title=Happy Birthday Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: A look at 5 best performances in Tamil |date=1 November 2017 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101308440200.htm |title=Shreya is Rajinikanth's heroine in "Sivaji" |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 October 2005 |access-date=17 July 2007 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113082716/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101308440200.htm |archive-date=13 January 2015}}</ref> which was the most expensive Indian film at that time.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgLXTW2oq2cC&q=sivaji+the+boss+official+collection+box+office+india&pg=PA151 |pages=151–153 |title=International Business |author=Aswathappa |year=2008 |isbn=9780070221642}}</ref><ref name="expensive">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/19rajni.htm |title=Unstoppable Sivaji |publisher=Rediff |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621153457/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/19rajni.htm |archive-date=21 June 2007}}</ref> R.G. Vijayasarathy wrote in his review for [[Rediff]] that, aside from her beauty, Saran "proves that she can act too".<ref name=rediffreview>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/15sivaji2.htm |title=No logic, only Rajni's magic |publisher=Rediff |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R. G. |date=15 June 2007 |access-date=17 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150318/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/15sivaji2.htm |archive-date=2 January 2008}}</ref> Her performance earned her a ''[[South Scope]]'' Style Award for Best Tamil Actress, her first award win, and a nomination at the [[Vijay Awards]].<ref name=sscope>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/51186.html |title=South Scope Style Awards2009 presentation |website=IndiaGlitz |date=26 October 2009 |access-date=29 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110172921/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/51186.html |archive-date=10 January 2010}}</ref> The role made her a star in the south Indian film industry.<ref name=HTimes>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/staroftheweek/I-m-happy-with-the-way-things-are-progressing/Article1-322549.aspx |title='I'm happy with the way things are progressing' |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712114210/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/staroftheweek/I-m-happy-with-the-way-things-are-progressing/Article1-322549.aspx |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> During this phase of her career, she made several special appearances in [[item number]]s, including in the films ''[[Devadasu (2006 film)|Devadasu]]'', ''[[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]]'', and ''[[Tulasi (film)|Tulasi]].''

Also in 2007, Saran made her comeback in Hindi cinema with ''[[Awarapan]]'', which was a joint production between India and Pakistan. She played a Muslim woman and had to learn Urdu.<ref name=Hindu2>{{cite news |author=Rana Siddiqui |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/30/stories/2007063051900100.htm |title=Awarapan, prim and proper |date=30 June 2007 |access-date=26 July 2011 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141343/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/30/stories/2007063051900100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> This was her fourth Hindi film, but the others had failed to make any impact.<ref name=IndianStar/> Sanjay Ram, writing for Business of Cinema, gave the film 2.5 of 5 stars and said that Saran provided a brief, compelling performance.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sanjay Ram |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=4133 |title=Film Review: Awarapan |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233412/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=4133 |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> Saran later said that the film strengthened her conviction that all religions are equal.<ref name=IndianStar>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/dresscircle/I-want-to-be-known-as-an-Indian-star-Shriya-Saran/Article1-274308.aspx |title=I want to be known as an Indian star: Shriya Saran |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 February 2008 |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712200346/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/dresscircle/I-want-to-be-known-as-an-Indian-star-Shriya-Saran/Article1-274308.aspx |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Later that year she appeared in one more Tamil film, ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan]]'', opposite [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]]. Though critics exalted her looks, her performance received mixed reviews, with one reviewer, Nandhu Sundharam of Rediff, going so far as to say that her "acting is as bad as her looks are good".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08atm.htm |title=Azhagiya Thamizh Magan review: Rediff.com movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612221657/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08atm.htm |archive-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> That same year Saran made a special appearance in a scene in the [[Kannada film]] ''[[Arasu (2007 film)|Arasu]]''. She appeared in six films in 2007 in four languages.

===American cinema debut (2008–12)===
[[File:Shriya Saran bridal week 2010.png|thumb|left|Shriya Saran walks the ramp at the Bridal Fashion Week 2010.]]
In 2008, Saran made her [[Cinema of the United States|American cinema]] debut in [[Ashok Amritraj]]'s ''[[The Other End of the Line]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14546957 |title=Shriya goes to Hollywood! |website=[[Sify]] |date=22 October 2007 |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213100749/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14546957 |archive-date=13 February 2008}}</ref> She played the role of Priya Sethi, who works as a telephone operator in an Indian call centre, while acting alongside [[Jesse Metcalfe]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/22jesse.htm |title=Rajni heroine opposite Desperate Housewives hunk |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102094645/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/22jesse.htm |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref> [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Tara Sharma]]. Shriya's performance was praised by critics, particularly her on-screen chemistry with Jesse Metcalfe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/22ashok.htm |title=There is an excellent chemistry between Jesse and Shriya |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111024344/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/22ashok.htm |archive-date=11 January 2010}}</ref> John Anderson, writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine, said it was "a winning Stateside debut for beautiful Indian actress Shriya Saran."<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=John |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938877?refcatid=31 |title=Variety Reviews — The Other End of the Line — Film Reviews — New U.S. Release — Review by John Anderson |work=Variety |date=31 October 2008 |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918002501/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938877?refcatid=31 |archive-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

Saran acted in the Hindi film ''[[Mission Istaanbul]]'' with [[Zayed Khan]], and [[Shabbir Ahluwalia]] in 2008. She played the character of Anjali Sagar which was inspired by the character of Romila Dutta played by [[Preity Zinta]] in the film ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14711887 |title=My character is based on Barkha: Shriya Saran |website=[[Sify]] |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=22 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601044152/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14711887 |archive-date=1 June 2009}}</ref> a journalist who desires to have a child with her husband, which leads to their separation, since he is reluctant. [[Bollywood Hungama]] critics said that her character was wasted, as again she gets very little screen time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/54401 |title=Mission Istanbul : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003024703/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/54401 |archive-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> However, she did pick up the [[Stardust Exciting New Face Award]].<ref name="starexcite">{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14857437 |title=Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2009 |website=[[Sify]] |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618205224/http://www.sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14857437 |archive-date=18 June 2015}}</ref>

Her most important 2009 release was the commercially successful<ref name="msn">{{cite web |author=Entertainment |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3200950&page=0 |title=MSN On-Spot: 'Kanthaswamy' success meet |publisher=MSN |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907065854/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3200950&page=0 |archive-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> Tamil film ''[[Kanthaswamy (film)|Kanthaswamy]]'', alongside [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]. She earned a nomination at the [[Vijay Awards]]. Vikram said in an interview that her role was on par with his, and she easily stole the show on most occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecentral.my/services/sprinterfriendly.asp?file=/2009/8/25/movies/4566714&sec=movies |title=The Star Online: eCentral: Movies: Reviews |publisher=Ecentral.my |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=19 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612031847/http://ecentral.my/services/sprinterfriendly.asp?file=%2F2009%2F8%2F25%2Fmovies%2F4566714&sec=movies |archive-date=12 June 2012}}</ref> Of her character in the film, Saran said that it was the best she has done so far.<ref name="msn" /> Also that year she appeared as the female lead in ''[[Thoranai]]''. A reviewer said that her glamour and the songs were the only high points of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thoranai-review-tamil-14890954.html |title=Movie Review:Thoranai |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=12 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210520/http://www.sify.com/movies/thoranai-review-tamil-14890954.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> For ''Thoranai'' and ''Kanthaswamy'' together, she received her third award win, the Amrita [[Mathrubhumi]] Award for Best Actress.<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite web |url=http://www.keraladaily.net/index.php?mod=article&cat=Film&article=1154 |title=Suriya and Shriya win Mathrubhumi awards |work=Kerala Daily |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320144707/http://www.keraladaily.net/index.php?mod=article&cat=Film&article=1154 |archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> She then appeared in another English film, ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'', which is a comedy that takes a look at the serious nature of relationships between servants and employers. It was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, which Saran attended.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1159988/sorttype//Lisa+Ray+rides+into+Toronto+Film+Festival+in+a+hand-driven+rickshaw |title=Lisa Ray rides into Toronto Film Festival in a hand-driven rickshaw |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065758/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1159988/sorttype//Lisa%2BRay%2Brides%2Binto%2BToronto%2BFilm%2BFestival%2Bin%2Ba%2Bhand-driven%2Brickshaw |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

In 2010, Saran made her [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] debut with ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', in which she appeared opposite [[Mammootty]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/First-look-Shriya-in-Pokkiri-Raja-imagegallery-malayalam-kcdlRBegacg.html |title=First look: Shriya in Pokkiri Raja |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206232916/http://sify.com/movies/First-look-Shriya-in-Pokkiri-Raja-imagegallery-malayalam-kcdlRBegacg.html |archive-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> The film broke the record in Malayalam cinema for opening week gross income,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14942011 |title=Pokkiri Raja beats T:20 record! |website=[[Sify]] |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520001917/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14942011 |archive-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> though it was not received well critically. It was said of Saran that all she had to do was look pretty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/pokkiri-raja-review-malayalam-14941007.html |title=Movie Review:Pokkiri Raja |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330074423/http://www.sify.com/movies/pokkiri-raja-review-malayalam-14941007.html |archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> She then enacted her first lead role in a Telugu film after five years, in the commercially successful action-comedy ''[[Don Seenu]]'' opposite [[Ravi Teja]], where she plays the sister of a mobster. In the opinion of some critics, she stole the show with her dances and romantic scenes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/don-seenu-review-telugu-14952460.html |title=Movie Review:Don Seenu |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808190835/http://www.sify.com/movies/don-seenu-review-telugu-14952460.html |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

The year 2010 was her second busiest after 2005, having appeared in eight films, this time in four languages.

In 2011, Saran appeared in ''[[Rowthiram]]'', where she worked with Tamil actor [[Jiiva]] for the first time.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} The film received fairly low reviews. Although some reviews said that Saran was not given much opportunity to show her acting skills, mainly just adding a romantic touch to a mostly violent film,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-rowthiram-is-not-compelling/20110812.htm |title=Review: Rowthiram is a mindless masala |publisher=Rediff |date=12 August 2011 |access-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109060416/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-rowthiram-is-not-compelling/20110812.htm |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rowthiram-too-long-to-be-entertaining-tamil-movie-review-news-national-liopElgbafi.html |title='Rowthiram' too long to be entertaining (Tamil Movie Review) |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=20 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001195417/http://www.sify.com/movies/rowthiram-too-long-to-be-entertaining-tamil-movie-review-news-national-liopElgbafi.html |archive-date=1 October 2011}}</ref> she was referred to by another as the pivot around which the film revolves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rowthiram-review-tamil-14976747.html |title=Movie Review: Rowthiram |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328124021/http://www.sify.com/movies/rowthiram-review-tamil-14976747.html |archive-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> Her performance earned her [[ITFA Best Actress Award|Best Actress Award]] at the [[International Tamil Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1186908/1/.html |title=Tamil film stars throng Singapore for night of glamour |publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=4 March 2012 |author=Saravanan Annamalai |access-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304094502/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1186908/1/.html |archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> Her only other film in 2011 was a special appearance in a song for the Tamil film ''[[Rajapattai]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-to-sizzle-with-reema-shriya-news-tamil-ljtqJXeigah.html |title=Vikram to sizzle with Reema & Shriya! |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=19 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923172135/http://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-to-sizzle-with-reema-shriya-news-tamil-ljtqJXeigah.html |archive-date=23 September 2011}}</ref>

Saran's first release of 2012 was her second Malayalam project, ''[[Casanovva]]'', co-starring [[Mohanlal]] and directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]]. The movie was delayed many times, and it was rumored that Saran would leave the project,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/casanova-to-start-shooting-from-september-27_100433506.html |title=Casanova To Start Shooting From September 27 |publisher=Thaindian News |date=23 September 2010 |author=Sampurn Wire |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927150750/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/casanova-to-start-shooting-from-september-27_100433506.html |archive-date=27 September 2012}}</ref> but in October 2010, the producer of the film announced that shooting would commence in [[Dubai]] with Shriya Saran among the cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/casanova-starts-in-dubai-news-malayalam-kkgu6Xfdcff.html |title=Casanova starts in Dubai |website=[[Sify]] |date=3 October 2010 |author=Moviebuzz |access-date=12 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010072543/http://sify.com/movies/casanova-starts-in-dubai-news-malayalam-kkgu6Xfdcff.html |archive-date=10 October 2010}}</ref> It was released on 26 January. Her next release was in ''[[Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai]]'', from director Rumy Jafry, which began shooting in September 2011,<ref name=ggmch>{{cite web |author=Businessofcinema.Com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=18961 |title=Rumy Jafry's Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai to begin shooting from 2 September |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |date=27 December 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107094853/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=18961 |archive-date=7 November 2011}}</ref> and released on 3 February.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/news-interviews/30185058_1_gali-gali-mein-chor-hai-akshaye-khanna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405075347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/news-interviews/30185058_1_gali-gali-mein-chor-hai-akshaye-khanna |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2012 |title='Gali gali mein chor' hai is 40% complete |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 September 2011 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=ggmch2>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shivaji-changed-my-life-completely-shriya-saran/article1-799272.aspx |title='Shivaji' changed my life completely: Shriya Saran |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 January 2012 |access-date=21 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423045337/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shivaji-changed-my-life-completely-shriya-saran/article1-799272.aspx |archive-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> She then was seen in the critically average comedic Telugu film ''[[Nuvva Nena]]'', with actors [[Allari Naresh]] and [[Sharwanand]],<ref name=NN>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/movie-reviews/Nuvva-Nena/movie-review/12302322.cms |title=Nuvva Nena |work=[[The Times of India]] |author=Karthik Pasupulate |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref> followed by [[Sekhar Kammula]]'s much delayed ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life is Beautiful]]''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Saran has starred in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s long delayed English project ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28243173_1_shriya-saran-salman-rushdie-midnight-s-children |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106070302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28243173_1_shriya-saran-salman-rushdie-midnight-s-children |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |title=Shriya bowls over Rushdie |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref> which is based on [[Salman Rushdie]]'s highly acclaimed ''[[Midnight's Children|novel of the same name]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html |title=ALL TIME 100 Novels |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=16 October 2005 |author1=Lev Grossman |author2=Richard Lacayo |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913100321/http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html |archive-date=13 September 2008}}</ref> It was filmed under the working title of ''Winds of Change''. It was screened at several film festivals in late 2012 in Canada<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/deepa-mehta-films-rushdies-midnights-children/article2021293/singlepage/#articlecontent |title=Mehta at midnight |work=The Globe and Mail |date=20 January 2012 |author=Nolen, Stephanie |access-date=4 March 2012 |location=Toronto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523090739/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/deepa-mehta-films-rushdies-midnights-children/article2021293/singlepage/ |archive-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> and finally made its general release in India on 1 February 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children to release in India on 1 February |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/midnights-children-deepa-mehta-salman-rushdie-release-india-february/1/239384.html |newspaper=India Today |date=25 December 2012 |access-date=21 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423041320/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/midnights-children-deepa-mehta-salman-rushdie-release-india-february/1/239384.html |archive-date=23 April 2014}}</ref>

===2013–present===
[[File:Shriya Saran at Save Mumbai Foundation 09.jpg|thumb|Shriya at Save Mumbai Foundation event in 2012]]
In early 2013, Saran appeared in an [[item number]] in the film ''[[Zila Ghaziabad]]''. This was her first item number in a Hindi film.<ref name=ZG>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shriya-saran-to-do-an-item-number-in-zilla-ghaziabad/1/200606.html |title=Shriya Saran to do an item number in Zilla Ghaziabad |work=India Today |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221031413/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shriya-saran-to-do-an-item-number-in-zilla-ghaziabad/1/200606.html |archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> On 7 June, Saran's ''[[Pavitra (film)|Pavitra]]'' was released, in which she played a prostitute.<ref name=Pav>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/news-interviews/36161187_1_shriya-saran-intimate-scenes-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/news-interviews/36161187_1_shriya-saran-intimate-scenes-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=First Look: She will be enacting the title role as a sex worker in the film Shriya as sex worker in Pavithra |date=5 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> At a press conference in Hyderabad, she said that the film is very special for her, and that she was touched by the sensitivity that director/writer Janardhana Maharshi gave to the topic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/events/42369.html |title='Pavitra' Press Meet |website=IndiaGlitz |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042955/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/events/42369.html |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> Her bi-lingual film ''[[Chandra (film)|Chandra]]'', directed by [[Roopa Iyer]], was simultaneously made in [[Kannada]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages. She played the role of a princess in the film opposite Kannada actor [[Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)|Prem Kumar]].<ref name=ch2>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-11/news-interviews/31656630_1_shriya-saran-kannada-film-roopa-iyer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062710/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-11/news-interviews/31656630_1_shriya-saran-kannada-film-roopa-iyer |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Shriya to make a comeback in south film |work=[[The Times of India]] |author=Sunayana Suresh ([[Times News Network]]) |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> The film released in Kannada on 27 June 2013, and in Tamil on 14 February 2014. It became a moderate success at the Kannada box office. The film marked Saran's return to Tamil cinema after more than five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Valentine-Day-release-for-Tamil-version-of-Chandra/articleshow/29806379.cms |title=Valentine Day release for Tamil version of Chandra |work=The Times of India |access-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203201049/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Valentine-Day-release-for-Tamil-version-of-Chandra/articleshow/29806379.cms |archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>

Saran's first film of 2014, released 23 May, was the Telugu family drama ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'',<ref name=manam>{{cite news |title=Nagarjuna missed mom at dream project launch |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nagarjuna-missed-mom-at-dream-project-launch-113060400327_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=8 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222655/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nagarjuna-missed-mom-at-dream-project-launch-113060400327_1.html |archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> which was a success in India and America. Saran's first film of 2015 was ''[[Gopala Gopala (2015 film)|Gopala Gopala]]'', a remake of the Bollywood blockbuster ''[[OMG – Oh My God!]]'', released in the January festive season. She will next appear in director Karan Bhutani's Hindi film ''Valmiki Ki Bandook'', which is currently under production.<ref name=vkb>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/shriya-saran/article4343972.ece |title=Shriya Saran |work=The Hindu |date=1 February 2013 |access-date=20 August 2013 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203212646/http://www.thehindu.com/books/shriya-saran/article4343972.ece |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> She appeared opposite [[Ajay Devgan]] in ''[[Drishyam (2015 film)|Drishyam]]'', a remake of the [[Drishyam|Malayalam film of the same name]], which turned out to be a box office success.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Drishyam-box-office-The-Ajay-Devgn-starrer-makes-Rs-60-5-crore-in-17-days/articleshow/48306355.cms |title='Drishyam' box-office: The Ajay Devgn-starrer makes Rs 60.5 crore in 17 days |work=The Times of India |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101022434/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Drishyam-box-office-The-Ajay-Devgn-starrer-makes-Rs-60-5-crore-in-17-days/articleshow/48306355.cms |archive-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> In mid-January 2016, she made a special appearance in Nagarjuna's ''[[Oopiri]]'', while also signing for her next Hindi film ''Tadka'', opposite Nana Patekar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-01-21/Shriyas-cameo-in-Nags-next/201391 |title=Shriya's cameo in Nag's next |work=The Hans India |access-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215155834/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-01-21/Shriyas-cameo-in-Nags-next/201391 |archive-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, she was cast as a female lead in the Telugu-language epic historical action film ''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gautamiputra Satakarni]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shriya Saran For Balakrishna's 100th Film? |work=Greatandhra.com |date=29 May 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url=http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/shriya-saran-for-balakrishnas-100th-film-74858.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714003441/http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/shriya-saran-for-balakrishnas-100th-film-74858.html |archive-date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=It's confirmed! Shriya Saran to romance Balakrishna in his 100th film |work=The News Minute |date=9 June 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/it’s-confirmed-shriya-saran-romance-balakrishna-his-100th-film-44602 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807030715/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/it%E2%80%99s-confirmed-shriya-saran-romance-balakrishna-his-100th-film-44602 |archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

==Other works==
In 2003, Saran hosted the [[Filmfare Awards South|50th Filmfare South Award]] with actor [[R. Madhavan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/entertainment/entertainment14489.html |title=Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50 |publisher=[[BSNL]] |access-date=10 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> She was a part of Tamil director [[Mani Ratnam]]'s stage show, ''[[Netru, Indru, Naalai]]'', an event which sought to raise funds for "The Banyan", a voluntary organisation which rehabilitates homeless women with mental illness in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/31/stories/2006013102720200.htm |title=Netru, Indru, Nalai is back with a bang |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 January 2006 |access-date=3 January 2010 |last=Kamath |first=Sudish |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512182634/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/31/stories/2006013102720200.htm |archive-date=12 May 2011}}</ref> She was one of the guests alongside actor [[Surya Sivakumar]] at the season 3 finale of TV dance show ''[[Maanada Mayilada]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4593326.cms |title=Manada Mayilada finale |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819092029/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4593326.cms |archive-date=19 August 2010}}</ref>

Saran was the first actress, and the third celebrity after [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]] to deliver a lecture to students at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] (IIM-A) on 12 February 2010.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} She said that "The Indian media and entertainment industry is the fastest growing sector at present, so considering this IIM Ahmedabad had started a new program CFI – Contemporary Film Industry – A Business Perspective. I was there to give a lecture to 2nd year students of CFI and did a lot of research for the lecture for nearly five days." She held a lecture on the marketing and branding of a film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/shriya-saran-lectures-at-iim-ahmedabad-news-tamil-kkfqS7icgcg.html |title=Shriya Saran lectures at IIM Ahmedabad! |website=[[Sify]] |date=14 February 2010 |access-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707124517/http://www.sify.com/movies/shriya-saran-lectures-at-iim-ahmedabad-news-tamil-kkfqS7icgcg.html |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> In 2011, she gave a lecture to students at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Madras]] on the history of films, and films as a medium of cultural exchange.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Meet-Bollywood-s-professor-brigade/Article1-697017.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125104617/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Meet-Bollywood-s-professor-brigade/Article1-697017.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Meet Bollywood's professor brigade |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 May 2011 |access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref>

===Endorsements===
Saran started her modelling career by acting in a [[Pond's Creams]] advertisement. She then did a [[Coca-Cola]] advertisement alongside Tamil actor [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]], which was directed by prominent director [[Rajiv Menon]]. She also starred in a [[Hindustan Unilever|Fair & Lovely]] creams advertisement during her early career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/07/02/stories/2007070251050300.htm |title=Happy days for Shriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 July 2007 |author=Rana Siddiqui |access-date=9 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705043518/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/07/02/stories/2007070251050300.htm |archive-date=5 July 2012}}</ref> Shriya Saran is also appointed as brand ambassador for Pantene Shampoo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.samachar.com/shriya-saran-brand-ambassador-of-pantene-shampoo-le0rRhbbhgb.html |title=Galatta |publisher=Galatta |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=7 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814061655/http://www.samachar.com/shriya-saran-brand-ambassador-of-pantene-shampoo-le0rRhbbhgb.html |archive-date=14 August 2014}}</ref> In 2007, she became the brand ambassador of [[Saravana Stores]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stories/2010051257310500.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh News : The glamour and the gold |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=3 January 2010 |last=Pillaai |first=Swarupa |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516034327/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stories/2010051257310500.htm |archive-date=16 May 2010}}</ref> She is now the brand ambassador of the [[Lux (soap)|Lux]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shriya-saran-set-for-hollywood-debut/66489-8.html |title=Shriya Saran set for Hollywood debut |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=3 February 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122103/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shriya-saran-set-for-hollywood-debut/66489-8.html |archive-date=17 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article1625835.ece |title=Lux launches 2 variants in TN |work=Business Line |date=3 June 2008 |access-date=12 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625044921/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article1625835.ece |archive-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> and [[Head & Shoulders]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article1676192.ece |title=Head & Shoulders' new variant |work=Business Line |date=30 November 2007 |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Saran was also signed as brand ambassador along with actor [[Saif Ali Khan]] for Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Saif-Ali-Khan-unveils-Taj-Andaaz-in-the-backdrop-of-the-Taj-Mahal/4839292689 |title=Saif Ali Khan unveils Taj Andaaz in the backdrop of the Taj Mahal |publisher=Indiainfoline.com |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324215703/http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Saif-Ali-Khan-unveils-Taj-Andaaz-in-the-backdrop-of-the-Taj-Mahal/4839292689 |archive-date=24 March 2011}}</ref> Saran says no to soft drinks advertisements because she feels that soft drinks may harm children's health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14894847 |title=Shriya Saran says no to soft drink ads |website=[[Sify]] |date=18 June 2009 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622155109/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14894847 |archive-date=22 June 2009}}</ref> In 2011, Saran was appointed as the [[promotional model]] for [[McVitie's]] by [[United Biscuits]] along with actress [[Bipasha Basu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/news/29479175_1_digestives-biscuits-parle-products-biscuit-companies |title=United Biscuits ropes in Bipasha Basu, Shriya Saran fight Parle, Britannia |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=2 May 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Saran was appointed as brand ambassador for Colgate Active Salt Healthy White toothpaste, along with Bollywood actress [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kareena-shriya-to-give-healthy-teeth-tips-113091100921_1.html |title=Kareena, Shriya to give healthy teeth tips |work=Business Standard |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130958/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kareena-shriya-to-give-healthy-teeth-tips-113091100921_1.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> In 2014, she was signed as brand ambassador for Karnataka Milk Federation(KMF).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.veooz.com/news/2H8gJht.html |title=Shriya Saran, New Brand Ambassador For KMF | Veooz 360 |publisher=Veooz.com |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=4 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806155636/http://www.veooz.com/news/2H8gJht.html |archive-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2007, Saran launched the first issue of ''Galatta Cinema'' and has been featured on its cover many times. In 2008, she was featured in, and appeared on the cover of the June issue of ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] India''. Editor Anup Kutty said: "We had been thinking of getting someone who bridges this strange divide we have between the North, South and the West ... Shreya fit the bill perfectly."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/04sli2.htm |title=Shreya Saran sets off sirens |date=4 June 2008 |publisher=Rediff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227133706/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/04sli2.htm |archive-date=27 December 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> She has appeared on various other magazine covers over the years, including ''Jade'' and ''South Scope''. In 2012, she again did a photo shoot for ''Maxim India''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-11/news-interviews/33152728_1_shriya-saran-photoshoot-glamour-world |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103221806/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-11/news-interviews/33152728_1_shriya-saran-photoshoot-glamour-world |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Shriya Saran's sexy photoshoot |last=Sashidhar |first=AS |date=11 August 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/where's-your-shirt-shriya-162 |title=Where's your shirt Shriya? |date=30 August 2012 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908164435/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/where%E2%80%99s-your-shirt-shriya-162 |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===CCL (Celebrity Cricket League)===
[[File:Shriya Saran with Mirinalini Shrama at CCL match, India.jpg|thumb|Shriya (center) with [[Mugdha Godse]] (left) and [[Mrinalini Sharma]] (right) at CCL match in 2012]]
On the sports front, Saran is brand ambassador of [[Celebrity Cricket League]] (CCL),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/166681/id-love-work-rajnikanth-again.html |title='I'd love to work with Rajnikanth again' |work=Deccan Herald |date=5 June 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830222912/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/166681/id-love-work-rajnikanth-again.html |archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> a concept that mixes two passions in India, film and cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/165392/unlimited-fun-spectators.html |title=Unlimited fun for spectators |work=Deccan Herald |date=31 May 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830214452/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/165392/unlimited-fun-spectators.html |archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> In April 2010, she danced with Shah Rukh Khan at the fourth season opening ceremony of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), another cricket league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/152248/king-khan-saving-grace.html |title=King Khan the saving grace |work=Deccan Herald |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830192027/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/152248/king-khan-saving-grace.html |archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Saran has always been very reluctant to talk about her private life, and usually denied that reported linkups are romantic in nature.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Im-not-seeing-Rana-Shriya/articleshow/6124507.cms?referral=PM |title=I'm not seeing Rana: Shriya |work=The Times of India |date=4 July 2010 |access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>
Saran is well known for her charity work. She describes herself as someone used to "sharing time and resources with the underprivileged since childhood." She says that "celebrities can show the way by sensitising people to social issues, campaigning for causes or being part of fund-raisers." Her family has always encouraged her to think of the needy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reddy |first=T. Krithika |title=The art of giving |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article474249.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=26 July 2011 |date=20 June 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008015431/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article474249.ece |archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref>

Saran is a brand ambassador for the Naandi Foundation,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/naandi-ropes-in-shriya-nagarjuna/183271/ |title=Naandi ropes in Shriya, Nagarjuna |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=21 November 2003 |access-date=18 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015121551/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/naandi-ropes-in-shriya-nagarjuna/183271/ |archive-date=15 October 2012}}</ref> and for the Save A Child's Heart Foundation (SACH), which works for the benefit of poor children and people affected by natural calamities. She helps finance a Prevention of Aids foundation. In 2009, Saran joined with other eminent personalities to promote '[[Joy of Giving Week|The Joy of Giving Week]]', to encourage people from all walks of life to engage in acts of giving.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/Suriya-Shriya-discover-the-joy-of-giving-imagegallery-kollywood-jhbmTyibgai.html |title=Suriya, Shriya discover the 'joy of giving' |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119112454/http://sify.com/movies/suriya-shriya-discover-the-joy-of-giving-imagegallery-kollywood-jhbmTyibgai.html |archive-date=19 November 2010}}</ref> She regularly participates in carnivals and campaigns that associate with children benefits. She is associated with animal welfare and the [[Blue Cross of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14928419 |title=Shriya saves a kitten in B'lore! |website=[[Sify]] |date=22 January 2010 |access-date=7 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125130842/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14928419 |archive-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> She is also associated with an NGO called World Vision that finds parents for deprived kids, and works for Apollo's RDF to raise funds for underprivileged children.<ref name=Hindu2/>

In 2011, she opened a [[Spa]] which exclusively employs the [[Blindness|visually challenged]]. It is called Shree Spa, and is located in Mumbai.<ref name=spa>{{cite news |last=Udasi |first=Harshikaa |title=A spa that's special |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article1171372.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=15 February 2011 |location=Chennai, India |date=9 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214112924/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article1171372.ece |archive-date=14 February 2011}}</ref> Saran has said "When I studied in DPS Mathura Road in Delhi, there was a school for blind exactly opposite to our school. I used to go there every week and spend time seeing how these students played cricket and did other things normally. That is what inspired me to do something for these people".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/news-interviews/28225214_1_shriya-saran-spa-favour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106070449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-24/news-interviews/28225214_1_shriya-saran-spa-favour |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |title=Shriya opens 'noble' spa |date=24 November 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref> In an interview to TOI, the actress said: "We feel sympathetic towards them, but we never employ them. We are scared because we have not grown up with them. While these people might be visually impaired, their other senses are very strong. So they can effectively give foot and back massages and treatments like reflexology. It's important to understand that you are not doing a favour on them but they are doing a favour on you".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/Shriya-Saran-Lesser-known-facts/Shriya-Saran-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/48911230.cms |title=Shriya Saran: Lesser known facts |work=The Times of India |date=9 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614091143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/Shriya-Saran-Lesser-known-facts/Shriya-Saran-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/48911230.cms |archive-date=14 June 2016}}</ref>

On working in regional film industries in India she has stated: "I don’t consider Kollywood or Bollywood as separate entities. For me, there's only a single category, the Indian film industry, which is extremely rich owing to its diverse genres and languages."<ref name=HTimes/> She is fluent in Hindi, English, and can understand Telugu and Tamil well.<ref name=ggmch2/> On 19 January 2013, she quit [[Twitter]] due to derogatory comments from her followers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/news-interviews/36504909_1_shriya-saran-obscene-tweets-isha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920193526/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/news-interviews/36504909_1_shriya-saran-obscene-tweets-isha |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2013 |title=Shriya Saran quits Twitter |date=23 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> However, she rejoined Twitter with a new account on 27 January 2015.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

On 19 March 2018, she married her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev at her Lokhandwala residence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 March 2018 |title=Pics leaked! Shriya Saran and husband Andrei Koscheev look ROYAL in their wedding pictures |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/pics-leaked-shriya-saran-husband-andrei-koscheev-look-royal-wedding-pictures/ |access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shriya-saran-marries-russian-beau-andrei-koscheev-wedding-photosvideos-marriage-764309 |title=Shriya Saran marries Russian beau Andrei Koscheev |last=Kapoor |first=Chetna |work=International Business Times |date=20 March 2018 |access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> On 12 October 2021, Shriya Saran announced on her social media platform that she and her husband had a daughter, born on 10 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2021 |title=Shriya Saran and hubby Andrei Koscheev blessed with a baby girl |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/hot-news/shriya-saran-and-hubby-andrei-koscheev-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/ |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=Bollywood Bubble |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! scope="col" style="width:4%;"| Year
!Film
! scope="col" style="width:35%;"| Award
! scope="col" style="width:50%;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:6%;"| Result
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

|-
| 2008
|''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji: The Boss]]''
| South Scope Style Award
| Best Tamil Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref name=sscope/>
|-
| 2009
|''Mission Istanbul''
| [[Stardust Exciting New Face Award]]
| Stardust Exciting New Face Award
| {{won}}
| <ref name=starexcite/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|''[[Kanthaswamy]]'' ''[[Thoranai]]''
| Amrita [[Mathrubhumi]] Award
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref name=mathrubhumi/>
|-
|''[[Kanthaswamy]]''
| [[Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine]]
| Favourite Heroine
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-10-02/vijay-awards14-05-10.html |title=COUNTDOWN FOR THE VIJAY AWARDS |website=Behindwoods |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919114053/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-10-02/vijay-awards14-05-10.html |archive-date=19 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
|''[[Rowthiram]]''
| [[ITFA Best Actress Award]]
| ITFA Best Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_773649.html |title=Shriya Saran shines at Tamil Film Awards in Singapore |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=4 March 2012 |author=Rachael Boon |access-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304121114/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_773649.html |archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| rowspan="4" |''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]''
| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu|Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-2.html |title=Filfare South Awards |publisher=Filmfare |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=18 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604025851/http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-2.html |archive-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
| TV9 TSR National Award for the Year 2014
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/40506/Mahesh-Is-Best-Actor-Cherry-Bunny-Are-Best-Heroes |title=TV9 TSR awards |publisher=gulte |date=16 July 2015 |access-date=9 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809223545/http://www.gulte.com/movienews/40506/Mahesh-Is-Best-Actor-Cherry-Bunny-Are-Best-Heroes |archive-date=9 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)|Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2015-winners-list-photos-live-updates-641938 |title=South Indian International Movie Awards(SIIMA) 2015 Nominations |work=International Business Times |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807201552/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2015-winners-list-photos-live-updates-641938 |archive-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Santosham Film Awards]]
| [[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com:80/en-in/entertainment/gallery/santosham-awards-2015/ss-BBm4Dt7 |title=Santosham Awards 2015 |publisher=[[MSN]] |date=27 August 2015 |access-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008163456/http://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/gallery/santosham-awards-2015/ss-BBm4Dt7 |archive-date=8 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
|[[Gopala Gopala (2015 film)|''Gopala Gopala'']]
| TV9 TSR National Award for the Year 2015
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinejosh.com/news-in-telugu/4/34740/tsr-tv-9-awards-tsr-tv9-awards-2015-tsr-tv9-2016-awards-list-prabhas-best-actor-tsr-tv9-awards-winners-list-t-subbarami-reddy.html |title=TV9 TSR awards |publisher=gulte |date=9 April 2017 |access-date=12 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224711/http://www.cinejosh.com/news-in-telugu/4/34740/tsr-tv-9-awards-tsr-tv9-awards-2015-tsr-tv9-2016-awards-list-prabhas-best-actor-tsr-tv9-awards-winners-list-t-subbarami-reddy.html |archive-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
|''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gautamiputra Satakarni]]''
| [[Santosham Film Awards]]
| [[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/santosham-south-indian-film-awards-16th-anniversary-here-is-the-2018-winners-list/articleshow/65564175.cms |title=Santhosham South Awards |publisher=gulte |date=9 April 2017 |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>
|}
; Honours and recognitions
* 2010 – [[T. Subbarami Reddy]] Lalitha Kala Parishath Awards for Contributions to Telugu Cinema<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article920552.ece |title=TSR Lalitha Kala Parishat launched |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=30 November 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204131/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article920552.ece |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>
* 2010 – Featured in a poll conducted by [[Rediff]] about woman achievers in Indian entertainment, ranking her among the top actresses<ref>{{cite web |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/mar/04/slide-show-1-specials-poll-women-achievers-in-indian-cinema.htm |title=Poll: Reigning women achievers in Indian cinema! |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=27 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706164403/http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/mar/04/slide-show-1-specials-poll-women-achievers-in-indian-cinema.htm |archive-date=6 July 2010}}</ref>

* 2014 – GR8 Women's Award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-shriya-saran-tamannaah-sridevi-at-gr8-women-awards-tv/20140324.htm |title=GR8 Womens Award |publisher=Rediff.com |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=5 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825130809/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-shriya-saran-tamannaah-sridevi-at-gr8-women-awards-tv/20140324.htm |archive-date=25 August 2014}}</ref>

* Rankings on ''[[The Times of India]]'''s list of "50 Most Desirable Women": 13th in 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2012 |title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011}}</ref> 15th in 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-50-Most-Desirable-Women-of-2011-The-Winners/articleshow/11753716.cms? |title=2011's Most desirable woman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 June 2011 |access-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913224903/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-50-Most-Desirable-Women-of-2011-The-Winners/articleshow/11753716.cms |archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> 18th in 2012,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-top-50-Most-Desirable-Women-of-2012/articleshow/19767120.cms? |title=2012's Most desirable woman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 June 2012 |access-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218173744/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Times-top-50-Most-Desirable-Women-of-2012/articleshow/19767120.cms |archive-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> 7th in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-Padukone-2013s-Most-desirable-woman/articleshow/35726757.cms? |title=Deepika Padukone: 2013's Most desirable woman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=4 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531081711/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-Padukone-2013s-Most-desirable-woman/articleshow/35726757.cms |archive-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> 5th in 2014<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/times-most-desirable-women-2014? |title=2014's Most desirable woman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 May 2015 |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504203639/http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/times-most-desirable-women-2014 |archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> and 6th in 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/times-most-desirable-women-2015? |title=2015's Most desirable woman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 May 2016 |access-date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506135557/http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/times-most-desirable-women-2015 |archive-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
* Rankings on ''Hyderabad Times'' most desirable woman for south, 3rd in 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyindia.org/list-of-most-desirable-women-of-2013/ |title=List Of Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Women Of 2013 |work=Daily India |date=23 June 2014 |access-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627210602/http://www.dailyindia.org/list-of-most-desirable-women-of-2013/ |archive-date=27 June 2014}}</ref> 2nd in 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sania-Mirza-pips-Shriya-Shruti-Haasan-to-become-Hyderabad-Times-Most-Desirable-Woman-of-2014/articleshow/46944572.cms/ |title=Shriya Saran ranked 2'nd in Hyderabad Times |work=The Times of India |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420180404/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sania-Mirza-pips-Shriya-Shruti-Haasan-to-become-Hyderabad-Times-Most-Desirable-Woman-of-2014/articleshow/46944572.cms |archive-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> 2nd in 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sania-Mirza-pips-Shriya-Shruti-Haasan-to-become-Hyderabad-Times-Most-Desirable-Woman-of-2015/articleshow/46944572.cms/ |title=Shriya Saran ranked 2'nd in Hyderabad Times |work=The Times of India |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref>
* Brand Ambassador for SIIMA AWARDS in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drishyam actress Shriya Saran marries Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev in a private ceremony |url=https://zeenews.india.com/relationships/drishyam-actress-shriya-saran-marries-russian-boyfriend-andrei-koscheev-in-a-private-ceremony-2090681.html |access-date=12 June 2020 |work=Zee News |date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
*2019 - Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award for Contributions to Tollywood at [[17th Santosham Film Awards]].

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