Sara Arjun

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Sara Arjun
Bornc. 2006
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Parent(s)Raj Arjun (father)

Sara Arjun (born c. 2006)[1] is an Indian child actress who appears in Bollywood films and commercials. 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[edit]

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.[1] Sara did a commercial for director 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.[1] Her parents helped Sara learn the Tamil dialogues for the film by asking their 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.[2] 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".[3] 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".[4][5] 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".[6] 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.[1]

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.[7] She then featured in a lead role in R. Sundarrajan's Chithirayil Nilachoru, though the film opened with little publicity and garnered negative reviews.[8] 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".[9][10]

Personal life[edit]

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.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language Notes
2011 404 Anirudh's daughter Hindi
Deiva Thirumagal Nila Krishna Tamil
2013 Ek Thi Daayan Misha Mathur Hindi
Chithirayil Nilachoru Oviya Tamil
2014 Jai Ho Schoolgirl Hindi
Saivam Tamizhselvi Tamil
2015 Dagudumootha Dandakor Bangaram Telugu Remake of Saivam
Jazbaa Sanaya Hindi
2016 Ann Maria Kalippilaanu Ann Maria Malayalam
2017 The Song of Scorpions Ayesha Hindi
Vizhithiru Tamil
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 Ponniyin Selvan dagger Young Nandhini Tamil Filming

Short films[edit]

List of short films and roles
Year Title Role Ref.
2018 The perfect girl Shasha [11]

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2011 Vijay Special Jury Award Best Child Artist (Special Jury Mention) Won [12]
2013 SIIMA Award for Best Tamil Child Artist Best Child Artist Nominated [13]
2014 Vijay Award for Best Child Artist Best Child Artist Won [14]
2016 19th Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist Best Child Artist Nominated [15]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Que Sara Sara". 1 June 2011 – via The Hindu.
  2. "Vikram Inspires Sara - Vikram - Anushka - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com".
  3. "DEIVA THIRUMAGAL REVIEW - DEIVA THIRUMAGAL MOVIE REVIEW".
  4. "'Deivathirumagal' - a winner for its emotional appeal (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***1/2)". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
  5. Rangarajan, Malathi (16 July 2011). "Deiva Thirumagal: a sensitive poem on celluloid". The Hindu.
  6. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 July 2011). "All in the family". The Hindu.
  7. "Review: Ek Thi Daayan is impressively creepy".
  8. "Chithirayil Nilachoru Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India".
  9. "Director Vijay terms Sara Arjun as the real star of 'Saivam'". 7 April 2014.
  10. "Saivam".
  11. The Perfect Girl, retrieved 31 March 2021
  12. "News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18". News18. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. "Index of /". www.siima.in. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. "Vijay Awards 2015 - Complete list of winners". 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. "Asianet Film Awards". asianetfilmawards.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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