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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
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'''Saranya Nagh''' is an Indian [[film actress]] who has appeared in Tamil language films. She made her debut in a supporting role in [[Balaji Sakthivel]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Kaadhal]]'' (2004), before playing leading roles in ''[[Peraanmai]]'' and ''Mazhaikaalam''.

==Career==
Saranya was born and brought up in Chennai Tamil Nadu She finished her schooling from Durga matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/If-Id-come-from-Mumbai-Id-have-more-films/2013/08/08/article1723256.ece|title = If I'd come from Mumbai, I'd have more films}}</ref>

Saranya acted as a child artist in ''[[Nee Varuvai Ena]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130918131600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/news-interviews/42080718_1_child-artiste-dhanush-saranya-nag ]</ref> She was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel who had subsequently cast her in ''[[Kaadhal]]''. She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but the role was later handed to [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]], after the director felt she looked too young. She thus made her debut in a supporting role in the film as Sandhya's friend, and the film went on to win critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3266069.ece</ref> Her role was well received and prompted a producer to sign her on for the lead role in a ''Oru Vaarthai Pesu'', but the film was later shelved.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News23/22-7-05/tamil-movies-news-kaadhal.html Behindwoods : Kaadhal finds place for the heroine]</ref> She followed this up with the lead role in a low-budget Telugu film titled ''10th Class''.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/10thclass.html 10th class - Telugu cinema Photo Gallery - Bharat & Saranya]</ref> After appearing in another low-budget production ''Vilayattu'', Saranya went on to appear as one of the five girls alongside [[Vasundhara Kashyap|Vasundra]] and [[Dhansika]] in [[S. P. Jananathan]]'s ''[[Peraanmai]]'', which featured [[Jayam Ravi]] in the lead role and won positive reviews. After the success of ''Peranmai'', she signed several projects including ''Thiruvasagam'' with [[Aryan Rajesh]] and ''Saravana Kudil'' with [[Tarun Gopi]], but the films failed to materialize.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39215.html IndiaGlitz - Aryan Rajesh in Tamil again - Tamil Movie News]</ref> ''Thiruvasagam'' was revived in 2013 and its title was changed to ''Eera Veyyil''.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130610/entertainment-kollywood/article/aryan-rajesh%E2%80%99s-second-innings-k%E2%80%99town</ref>

Her solo lead role came in ''Mazhaikaalam'' directed by Deepan, its director and co-starring newcomer Sriram. Prior to release, the film made the headlines after it was reported that Saranya would appear nude in a crucial scene. Saranya then clarified that she wore a skin-toned costume, and the scene was shot aesthetically.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019051709/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31244257_1_nude-scene-u-certificate-film ‘Kadhal’ Saranya talks about her nude scene - Times Of India]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019051711/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-23/news-interviews/31229186_1_nude-scenes-short-film-u-certificate When Saranya almost went nude! - Times Of India]</ref> In 2013 she appeared in two Telugu films ''[[Prema Oka Maikam]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019051713/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-26/news-interviews/41454212_1_charmi-telugu-top-actors ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/If-Id-come-from-Mumbai-Id-have-more-films/2013/08/08/article1723256.ece|title = If I'd come from Mumbai, I'd have more films}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1998 || ''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' || || Tamil || As child artiste
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1999 || ''[[Nee Varuvai Ena]]'' || || Tamil || As child artiste
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Enakku 20 Unakku 18]]'' || rowspan="2"| College student || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu'' || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2004 || ''[[Kaadhal]]'' || Saranya || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2005 || [[Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy]] || Thenmozhi's sister || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Thullura Vayasu]]'' || Cherin || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[10th Class]]'' || Anjali || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2008 || ''[[Vilayattu]]'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2009 || ''[[Peranmai]]'' || Ajitha || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2012 || ''[[Mazhaikaalam]]'' || Sophia || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2013 || ''[[Prema Oka Maikam]]'' || Swathi || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014 || ''[[Rettai Vaalu]]'' || Anjali || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Muyal]]'' || ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2015 || ''[[Eera Veyyil]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|}

; Short features
* ''Bodhai''
* ''Marai Nahal''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=5080018}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Saranya Nag - Revision history

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