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{{short description|Indian film actress (born 1982)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sriya Reddy
| image =
| native_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chennai
| alma_mater = [[Ethiraj College for Women]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actress, model, [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]]
| website =
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| spouse = [[Vikram Krishna]]
| children = Amalia
| relatives = [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] (brother-in-law)<br />G. K. Reddy (father-in-law)
}}

'''Sriya Reddy''' (born 28 November 1982) is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil language films an was also a former [[anchorwoman|anchor]] and [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]]. Born to former Indian test cricketer [[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]], Sriya worked as successful VJ at [[SS Music]] before pursuing an acting career as well. Following her debut in ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002), she appeared in nearly a dozen Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, with ''[[Black (2004 film)|Black]]'' (2004), ''[[Thimiru]]'' (2006) and ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' (2008) probably being her best known projects.<ref name="IndiaGlitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/24408.html |title=I M Vijayan and Shreya Reddy – Switching flanks – Malayalam Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="behindwoods1">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-07-01/07-09-07-shreya.html |title=SHREYA REDDY SS music VJ actor Vishal brother producer G K Reddy son Vikram Krishna Thimiru Pooparikka Varugirom Tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100180200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604121201/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100180200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2011 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Action on solid ground – Thimiru |location=India |date=11 August 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>http://hollywoodreporter.com/news/film-review-kanchivaram-118594</ref>

==Early life==
Sriya was born to [[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]], an Indian cricketer. She did her schooling at [[Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai|Good Shepherd School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13615619|title=Complete transcripts of the Shreya Reddy chat|work=Sify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526174817/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13615619|archive-date=26 May 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-08-28}}</ref> and went on to study at Ethiraj College Chennai. When she was a child, cricketers [[Ravi Shastri]] and [[Sandeep Patil]] visited their home and complimented her good voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sriyareddy.html |title=Sriya Reddy – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film actress |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=5 May 2006 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> During school, she received modelling offers, but had to decline them, since her father wanted her to finish her education first.<ref name="rediff2005">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24shreya2.htm |title=rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress' |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> When she was offered an audition for the leading music channel [[SS Music|Southern Spice Music]], she was able to convince her father that she would both study and be a VJ.<ref name="rediff2005"/>

==Career==
Sriya, after winning the VJ hunt by SS Music, started hosting shows such as ''Connect'' and ''Phonetastic''. However, she cited that she needed five auditions before being selected.<ref name="rediff2005"/> She became highly popular as 'VJ Sriya' on SS music, becoming familiar among young viewers.<ref name="hindu2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090303740100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108181025/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090303740100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2012 |title=Metro Plus Kochi : 'Reddy' for action |location=India |date=3 September 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="rediff2005"/> She then accepted her first acting assignment for a Telugu film, in spite of her parents' aversion to her acting in films, citing that she signed the contract when her father was asleep.<ref name="rediff2005"/> Her debut release, however, happened to be [[Balaji Sakthivel]]'s directorial debut ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'', in which she played a supporting character alongside [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]. Her maiden Telugu release ''Appudappudu'' failed at the box office, following which she did not work in films for over a year.<ref name="rediff2005"/> Her next release was in 2004, when she debuted in [[Malayalam]] with the [[Mammootty]]-starrer ''[[Black (2004 film)|Black]]''. She played the role of a young Tamil village woman who comes to town in search of her missing husband,<ref name="rediff3">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24shreya5.htm |title=rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress' |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/20566.html |title=Shriya Reddy's new plans – Malayalam Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> carrying a "thoroughly de-glamourised look" in the film, totally contrary to her real-life look,<ref name="hindu2005"/><ref name="rediff4">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/03reddy.htm |title=Shriya Reddy's cop act |work=Rediff.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> with director [[Renjith]], on his decision to cast her for the role, citing that she had a "very Dravidian face".<ref name="rediff5">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24shreya4.htm |title=rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress' |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> Sriya considered this film as her highest point of career for having acted alongside Malayalam actor Mammootty.<ref name="rediff5"/> Later that year, she also starred in an English film named ''19 Revolutions'', directed by Chicago-based Shridhar Reddy, which featured Sriya as a rich girl who wants to rob her father and did "very well in the US", according to Sriya.<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/24shreya3.htm |title=rediff.com: 'I can never become a commercial actress' |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2005, she had a single release, the Malayalam action film ''[[Bharathchandran I.P.S.]]'', which was very successful at the box office.<ref name="hindu2005"/> Her performance as an IPS police officer gained positive remarks, with critics comparing her to [[Vijayashanti]].<ref name="hindu2005"/><ref name="rediff3"/><ref name="rediff4"/> In 2006, she had four film releases, with her two Tamil films gaining most fame. The action flick ''[[Thimiru]]'', directed by [[Tarun Gopi]] and starring [[Vishal Krishna]], her later brother-in-law, portrayed Sriya as a rustic, loud woman with negative shades, with her performance being widely critically acclaimed.<ref name="IndiaGlitz"/><ref name="behindwoods1"/><ref name="The Hindu"/> In the other Tamil release, the [[S. Shankar]]-produced drama film ''[[Veyil]]'', directed by [[Vasanthabalan]], Sriya was part of an [[ensemble cast]] featuring [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] and [[Priyanka Nair]]. The film opened to rave reviews and became acknowledged with several noted film awards, including the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] and two [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-26/news-interviews/28135231_1_film-cannes-ranganathan-street |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123357/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-26/news-interviews/28135231_1_film-cannes-ranganathan-street |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Vasanthabalan's film screened at Cannes|date=26 March 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39224.html |title=Scorching 'Veyyil' cools hearts at the national awards – Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chennai365.com/movies/veyyil-gets-one-more-award/ |title=Veyyil gets one more award at Chennai365 |publisher=Chennai365.com |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Super Admin |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/veyyil-imsai-arasan-award-230607.html |title=Award for Veyyil and Imsai Arasan |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=23 June 2007 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> She appeared in a pivotal role in [[Priyadarshan]]'s art film ''[[Kanchivaram]]'', which, too, became highly acclaimed and was honoured with the National Film Award, while Sriya received nominations for the [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Award]] and the [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress|Vijay Award]]. After completing shooting for the film, she got married and stopped acting.

Eight years later, she made a comeback with a film titled ''Andaava Kaanom'' by director Vadivel, in which she will portray an angry village woman Shanthi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/reddy-to-make-a-comeback/article6457867.ece|title=Reddy to make a comeback|last=Rao|first=Subha J.|date=2014-09-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sriya married Tamil actor-producer [[Vikram Krishna]] on 9 March 2008 at Park Sheraton hotel in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/14673.html |title=Events – Vikram Krishna Weds Shriya Reddy |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=9 March 2008 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> [[Vikram Krishna]] is the son of veteran film producer G. K. Reddy and brother of actor [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal Krishna]] and had starred in a couple of Tamil films, before turning full-time film producer, primarily producing films featuring his brother Vishal in the lead role under his GK Films Corporation.<ref name="behindwoods1"/><ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/03/09/stories/2008030956960200.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818194448/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/03/09/stories/2008030956960200.htm|date=18 August 2009}}</ref> Sriya since has been co-producing films with her husband. The couple have a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140823/entertainment-kollywood/article/sriya-reddy-i-am-arrogant |title=deccanchronicle.com: 'Sriya Reddy: I am arrogant' |publisher= Entertainment,Kollywood.deccanchronicle.com |access-date=18 September 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' || Nisha || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Debut <br /> Special appearance
|-
| 2003 || ''Appudappudu'' || Radhika || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] Debut
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004 || ''[[Black (2004 film)|Black]]'' || Anandam || [[Malayalam]] || [[Malayalam]] Debut
|-
| ''19 Revolutions'' || Shirin Kolhatkar || [[English language|English]] || [[English language|English]] Debut
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bharathchandran I.P.S.]]'' || Hema || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006 || ''[[Amma Cheppindi]]'' || Razia || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Oraal'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Thimiru]]'' || Easwari || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Veyil]]'' || Paandiyammal || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Pallikoodam (film)|Pallikoodam]]'' || Jhansi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' || Annam Vengadam || Tamil || Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Sometimes (film)|Sila Samayangalil]]'' || Deepa || Tamil ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Andava Kaanom]]'' || Shanthi || Tamil ||
|}

=== As producer ===
* ''[[Thoranai]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Vedi (film)|Vedi]]'' (2011)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1597362|name=Sriya Reddy (I)}}
* {{IMDb name|1732586|name=Sriya Reddy (II) (as Shreya Reddy)}}
* {{Twitter}}

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[[Category:Ethiraj College for Women alumni]]
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[[Category:Actresses from Hyderabad, India]]

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