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{{short description|Indian child actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Indian name|Sara|Arjun}}{{Infobox person
| name = Sara Arjun
| image =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|06|18|df=yr}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| years_active = 2011–present
| parents = [[Raj Arjun]],Sanya Arjun
| homepage =
}}

'''Sara Arjun''' is an Indian child actress who has appeared in films and commercials. Born in Mumbai, India, Sara had appeared in a series of commercials and a short Hindi film before the age of six. In 2010, she was signed on to portray a lead role in [[A. L. Vijay]]'s Tamil drama film ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'', portraying the role of a six-year-old daughter whose father was a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy. The film opened to critical and commercial acclaim, with Sara's performance receiving praise from film critics. She has since worked in many Indian films, mainly in Tamil and Hindi as well as Telugu and Malayalam, winning positive reviews for her portrayals, particularly for her role in Vijay's ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014).

==Career==
Sara was four years old when she shot for her first commercial after she was spotted at a mall with her parents and subsequently, Sara has appeared in a hundred ad films for brands including [[McDonald's]].<ref name="intro">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/que-sara-sara/article2066769.ece |title=Que Sara Sara |date=1 June 2011 |via=The Hindu}}</ref> Sara did a commercial for director [[A. L. Vijay|Vijay]] when she was two but he then lost touch with Sara's family, before he met them and cast Sara in his drama film, ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'', following a visit to Mumbai.<ref name="intro"/> Her parents helped Sara learn the Tamil dialogues for the film by asking their [[Tamil language|Tamil]] friend, Maheswari, to assist them. The film's crew later remarked that Sara had also learned Vikram's dialogues in the film and tried to help him during the shoot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-11-01/vikram-anushka-06-07-11.html |title=Vikram Inspires Sara - Vikram - Anushka - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com }}</ref> Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success with Sara's performance of Nila becoming unanimously praised by film critics. The critic from Behindwoods.com claimed that it was Sara "who steals the show next only to Vikram in her angelic looks and performance" and added that "there is a serene look about her which warrants accolades".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jul-11-03/deiva-thirumagal-review.html |title=DEIVA THIRUMAGAL REVIEW - DEIVA THIRUMAGAL MOVIE REVIEW }}</ref> Similarly another critic cites that "Sara as Nila almost steals the show as Vikram's daughter", whilst the reviewers from CNN-IBN mentioned that Sara is "charm personified and she handles her role in an amazing manner".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/mobile/news/Deivathirumagal-a-winner-for-its-emotional-appeal-Tamil-Movie-Review-Rating-1-2-news-National-lhqr4fjehba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828043740/http://www.sify.com/mobile/news/Deivathirumagal-a-winner-for-its-emotional-appeal-Tamil-Movie-Review-Rating-1-2-news-National-lhqr4fjehba.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-08-28 |title='Deivathirumagal' - a winner for its emotional appeal (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***1/2) }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/deiva-thirumagal-a-sensitive-poem-on-celluloid/article2233163.ece |title=Deiva Thirumagal: a sensitive poem on celluloid |date=16 July 2011 |via=The Hindu}}</ref> Her father claimed that Sara was unfazed by the publicity and once in her hotel room, she returned to her daily routine of "asking for her eraser, sharpener and colour pencils".<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/article2292941.ece</ref> During the period, she also completed a part in Tomorrow directed by Amjad Khan, in which her father also starred, but the film did not get a theatrical release.<ref name="intro"/>

Sara then worked on [[Kannan Iyer]]'s supernatural Hindi film ''[[Ek Thi Daayan]]'' (2013) produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]] and portrayed the role of Misha, the little sister of the film's lead character. The film opened to positive reviews but did not perform well commercially, with Sara's performance being described as "irresistibly cute" by the reviewer from Rediff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-thi-daayan-is-impressively-scary/20130419.htm |title=Review: Ek Thi Daayan is impressively creepy }}</ref> She then featured in a lead role in [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]'s ''[[Chithirayil Nilachoru]]'', though the film opened with little publicity and garnered negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Chithirayil-Nilachoru/movie-review/24467135.cms |title=Chithirayil Nilachoru Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India }}</ref> Sara then worked on Vijay's ''[[Saivam]]'', a family drama, in which she played a lead character of a young girl named Thamizhselvi. Featuring in an ensemble cast, she won rave reviews for her performance with a critic noting "the film wouldn't be half the film without the abundant charm and screen presence of Sara who plays Tamil".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/director-vijay-terms-sara-arjun-as-the-real-star-of-saivam-13240.html |title=Director Vijay terms Sara Arjun as the real star of 'Saivam' }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/saivam-review-tamil-pcmbsKchfbdcb.html |title=Saivam }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sara's father [[Raj Arjun]] is also an actor and has appeared in several Hindi language films including ''[[Secret Superstar]]'', ''[[Kaalo]]'' and Vikram's ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]''. Her mother Sanya is a dance teacher. Both her parents are originally from Bhopal and made Mumbai their base since 2000.<ref name="intro" />

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[404 (film)|404]]'' ||Anirudh's daughter || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'' || Nila Krishna || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Ek Thi Daayan]]'' || Misha Mathur || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Chithirayil Nilachoru]]'' || Oviya || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]'' || Schoolgirl || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Saivam]]'' || Tamizhselvi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Dagudumootha Dandakor]]'' || Bangaram || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Remake of ''Saivam''
|-
| ''[[Jazbaa]]'' || Sanaya || Hindi ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ann Maria Kalippilaanu]]'' || Ann Maria || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[The Song of Scorpions]]'' || Ayesha || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vizhithiru]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019 || ''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]'' || Young Sweety Chaudhary || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Saand Ki Aankh]]'' ||Shefali Tomar ||Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Sillu Karupatti]]'' || Mity ||Tamil ||
|-
|2021
|''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]''
|Samaira
|Hindi
|Netflix Release
|-
| 2022 || style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Ponniyin Selvan (upcoming film)|Ponniyin Selvan]]'' {{dagger}}||{{TBA}}||Tamil || Filming
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Ref
|-
|2018
|''[[imdbtitle:8517302|The perfect girl]]''
|Shasha
|<ref>{{Citation|title=The Perfect Girl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Sp9YVehPo|language=en|access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref>
|}

== Awards & Nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref
|-
|2011
|[[6th Vijay Awards|Vijay Special Jury Award]]
|Best Child Artist (Special Jury Mention)
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/6th-annual-vijay-awards-complete-list-of-winners-483185.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=News18|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|[[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Tamil Child Artist]]
|Best Child Artist
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Index of /|url=https://www.siima.in/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=www.siima.in}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[9th Vijay Awards|Vijay Award for Best Child Artist]]
|Best Child Artist
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-06|title=Vijay Awards 2015 - Complete list of winners|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506043201/http://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-awards-2015-complete-list-of-winners-news-tamil-pe0nhUfhdeigd.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[Asianet Film Awards|19th Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist]]
|Best Child Artist
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asianet Film Awards|url=http://asianetfilmawards.com/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=asianetfilmawards.com}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:2005 births]]

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