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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1997)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sayyeshaa
| birth_name = Sayyeshaa Saigal<ref name="news18"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Arya to marry Sayesha Saigal in March |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/01/31/arya-to-marry-sayesha-saigal-march.html |website=[[The Week (India)|The Week]] |access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>
| image = Sayyeshaa at Shivaay trailer launch (cropped).jpg
| alt = Sayyesha smiling at camera
| caption = Sayyeshaa at ''[[Shivaay]]'' trailer launch
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|08|12|df=y}}<ref name="jwf online"> {{cite news|title= Happy Birthday: Arya Celebrates Wife Sayyeshaa's Birthday In Style!|url=http://jfwonline.com/article/happy-birthday-arya-celebrates-wife-sayyeshaas-birthday-in-style/|access-date=23 April 2020|newspaper=JWF online|date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Arya (actor)|Arya]]|2019}}
| children = 1
| father = [[Sumeet Saigal]]
| relatives = [[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Saira Banu]] (great aunt)<br/>[[Dilip Kumar]] (great uncle)
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2015–present
}}

'''Sayyeshaa Saigal''' (born 12 August 1997), known [[mononymously]] as '''Sayyeshaa''', is an Indian actress who primarily appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sayyeshaa.com/sayyeshaa_aboutMe.html|title=About Sayyeshaa|website=www.sayyeshaa.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-09|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412053939/http://www.sayyeshaa.com/sayyeshaa_aboutMe.html|archive-date=12 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-didnt-get-this-film-for-my-family-connections/articleshow/52770254.cms|title=I Didn't Get This Film For My Family Connections|work=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> After working in a Telugu film ''[[Akhil (film)|Akhil]]'' (2015),<ref name=IBTgross>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/akhil-4-day-box-office-collection-vv-vinayak-film-crosses-rs-35-crore-mark-saturday-654877|title='Akhil' 5-day box office collection: Akhil-Sayesha starrer beats 'Kanche' 1st weekend record|date=16 November 2015|work=International Business Times}}</ref> she made her Bollywood debut in [[Ajay Devgn]]'s ''[[Shivaay]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sayyeshaa-goes-on-learning-spree-with-ajay-devgn-starrer-shivaay-2826119/|title=Sayyeshaa goes on learning spree with Ajay Devgn starrer Shivaay|date=30 May 2016|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140053/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sayyeshaa-goes-on-learning-spree-with-ajay-devgn-starrer-shivaay-2826119/|archive-date=12 June 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgns-discovery-Sayyeshaa-is-turning-heads/articleshow/52399761.cms|title=Ajay Devgn's discovery Sayyeshaa is turning heads - Times of India|access-date=19 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527093208/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgns-discovery-Sayyeshaa-is-turning-heads/articleshow/52399761.cms|archive-date=27 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and her Tamil debut in the film ''[[Vanamagan]]'' (2017).<ref name="indiatimes3">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sayesha-roped-in-for-Jayam-Ravi-AL-Vijay-film/articleshow/54014138.cms|work=The Times of India|title=Sayyeshaa roped in for Jayam Ravi- AL Vijay film — Times of India|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Saiyesha with sumit dad.png|thumb|Saiyesha with her father, [[Sumeet Saigal]].]]
She is the daughter of actors [[Sumeet Saigal]] and Shaheen Banu. She is the grandniece of actors [[Saira Banu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmydost.in/bollywood/shivaay-actress-sayyeshaa-grand-niece-saira-banu/|title=SHIVAAY' ACTRESS SAYYESHAA IS THE GRAND NIECE OF SAIRA BANU|work=filmydost.in|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> and [[Dilip Kumar]].<ref name="news18">{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/saira-banus-grand-niece-sayesha-saigal-all-set-for-telugu-debut-966711.html|title=Saira Banu's grand niece Sayyeshaa Saigal All Set For Telugu Debut |work=www.news18.com|access-date=11 February 2015}}</ref> On 10 March 2019, she married [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] (her co-star in the films ''[[Ghajinikanth]]'', ''[[Kaappaan]]'' and ''[[Teddy]]''), according to Muslim traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sayyeshaa-to-marry-tamil-actor-arya-in-hyderabad-details-inside/story-75BxxFWT7M4hlnLZkjN7CN.html |title=Sayyeshaa to marry Tamil actor Arya in Hyderabad. Details inside |date=11 March 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sayyeshaa-saigal-and-arya-tie-the-knot-in-a-lavish-ceremony-see-pics/photostory/68353231.cms?picid=68353232|title=Enga Veetu Mapillai actor Arya celebrates first Eid with wife Sayyeshaa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/dilip-kumars-grandniece-marries-tamil-star/20190311.htm|title=Dilip Kumar's grandniece marries Tamil star|website=Rediff|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/mar/11/see-pics-arya-and-sayyeshaa-get-married-in-hyderabad-actors-suriya-rana-daggubati-others-attend-1949630.html|title=SEE PICS: Arya and Sayyeshaa get married in Hyderabad; Actors Suriya, Rana Daggubati, others attend|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The couple has a daughter born in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya and Sayyeshaa blessed with a baby girl - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/arya-and-sayyeshaa-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/articleshow/84689338.cms|access-date=2021-07-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Sayyeshaa made her debut in the cinema industry with the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Akhil (film)|Akhil]]'' (2015). She made her [[Bollywood]] debut opposite [[Ajay Devgn]] in his second directorial film ''[[Shivaay]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/sayesha-saigal-to-debut-in-ajay-devgns-shivay/|title=Sayyeshaa to debut in Ajay Devgn's Shivay (2016).|date=24 October 2014|access-date=6 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119164549/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/sayesha-saigal-to-debut-in-ajay-devgns-shivay/|archive-date=19 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Her movie ''[[Vanamagan]]'' hit the theatres in June 2017, marking her [[Tamil language|Tamil]] debut.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180617/sayyeshaa-upbeat-about-vanamagan.html|title=Sayyeshaa upbeat about Vanamagan|date=2017-06-18|work=www.deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2017-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619113116/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180617/sayyeshaa-upbeat-about-vanamagan.html|archive-date=19 June 2017|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.top10cinema.com/article/42463/vanamagan-release-postponed-due-to-kollywood-strike|title=Vanamagan release postponed due to Kollywood strike|date=2017-05-10|work=Top 10 Cinema|access-date=2017-06-20|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085015/https://www.top10cinema.com/article/42463/vanamagan-release-postponed-due-to-kollywood-strike|archive-date=21 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vanamagan.html|title=Vanamagan Tamil Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=2017-06-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624142349/http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vanamagan.html|archive-date=24 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebhdwall.in/2016/05/sayesha-saigal-wiki-biography-age.html|title=Sayyeshaa Tamil Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Celebhdwall|website=Retrieved 2017-06-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821124922/http://www.celebhdwall.in/2016/05/sayesha-saigal-wiki-biography-age.html|archive-date=21 August 2017|df=dmy-all|access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> In 2018, she starred in ''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]'' with [[Karthi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sayyeshaa-confirmed-for-karthi-pandiraj-project/articleshow/61508026.cms|title=Sayyeshaa confirmed for Karthi-Pandiraj project}}</ref> ''[[Junga (film)|Junga]]'' with [[Vijay Sethupathi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-sethupathi-sayyeshaa-s-new-film-junga-will-be-shot-in-paris/story-YcEBo5S4xDg7OIlXbHWjZO.html|title=Vijay Sethupathi, Sayyeshaa’s new film Junga will be shot in Paris and Chennai |date=28 August 2017|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> and ''[[Ghajinikanth]]'' with [[Arya (actor)|Arya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/sayyeshaa-arya-will-make-terrific-pair-ghajinikasnth-heres-proof/|title=Sayyeshaa-Arya will make a terrific pair in Ghajinikanth and here’s the proof|publisher=}}</ref> In 2019, she starred in ''[[Kaappaan]]'' alongside [[Suriya]], [[Mohanlal]], and [[Arya (actor)|Arya]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriyas-next-with-kv-anand-goes-on-the-floors-in-london/articleshow/64732441.cms |title=Suriya's next with KV Anand goes on the floors in London |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180723034335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriyas-next-with-kv-anand-goes-on-the-floors-in-london/articleshow/64732441.cms |archive-date=23 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="FP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/suriya-37-director-kv-anand-ropes-in-arya-for-pivotal-role-tamil-actor-joins-shoot-in-london-4677861.html |title=Suriya 37 director KV Anand ropes in Arya for pivotal role; Tamil actor joins shoot in London |website=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719002513/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/suriya-37-director-kv-anand-ropes-in-arya-for-pivotal-role-tamil-actor-joins-shoot-in-london-4677861.html |archive-date=19 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="TOI2">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/after-vijays-sarkar-prem-kumar-also-in-suriya-37/articleshow/64814629.cms |title=After Vijay's 'Sarkar', Prem Kumar also in Suriya 37! |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824121521/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/after-vijays-sarkar-prem-kumar-also-in-suriya-37/articleshow/64814629.cms |archive-date=24 August 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Language(s) !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="1" |2015|| ''[[Akhil (film)|Akhil]]''
| Divya
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Telugu debut Nominated – [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu)|SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut in Telugu film]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |2016 || ''[[Shivaay]]''
| Anushka
|[[Hindi]]
| Hindi debut
|-
| rowspan="1" |2017 || ''[[Vanamagan]]''
| Kavya
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Tamil debut
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018 || ''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]''|| Kannukkiniyal a.k.a. Iniya
|Tamil
|
|-
| ''[[Junga (film)|Junga]]''|| Yazhini
|Tamil
|
|-
| ''[[Ghajinikanth]]''|| Vandhana
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2019 || ''[[Kaappaan]]''
| Anjali
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021 || [[Teddy (film)|''Teddy'']]
| Srividya Purushottaman
|Tamil
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya-Sayyeshaa's 'Teddy' starts with a pooja today! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/arya-sayyeshaas-teddy-starts-with-a-pooja-today/articleshow/69458505.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''
| Vandana
|[[Kannada]]
|Kannada debut<ref>{{cite web|last=Vyas|date=26 May 2019|title=Sayyeshaa wraps up her next|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/sayyeshaa-wraps-up-her-next-532530|access-date=27 May 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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