Sarayu (actress)

Sarayu Mohan
Sarayu Mohan
Born	10 July 1989 (age 34); Tripunithura, Kerala
Other names	Ammu
Occupation	Actress; Dancer; Host
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Sanal V. Devan (m. 2016)

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Sarayu Mohan (born 10 July 1989) is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam films and television shows.^[1] She made her debut in the lead role with the movie Kappal Muthalaali in 2009.

Film career[edit]

Sarayu started her career by doing minor roles in movies like Chakkara Muthu and Veruthe Oru Bharya. Her debut movie in a lead role was Kappal Muthalaali directed by Thaha. Her next movie was Chekavar, in which she played the protagonist Gauri. She paired with Bala in Sahasram, and in Four Friends with Kunjakko boban. She played a negative character in Four Friends. She also appeared in Kanyakumari Expressby TS Sureshbabu and Inganeyum Oraal. Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram was the movie in which she acted as Indrajith's wife. She did a guest appearance in Orkut Oru Ormakoot with Siddique. In Janapriyan alongside Jayasurya, Bhama and Manoj K Jayan, she played the role of Revathi which was a notable character. In Nadakame Ulakam, directed by Viji Thampi, she acted with Mukesh. She did a major role in Nidra, a directional venture of Sidharth Bharathan. She has worked in Husbands in Goa, alongside Asif Ali, Jayasurya and Indrajith, in which she appeared as a sly seductive girl, out for trapping men. She received many criticisms, both positive and negative, for this role. She had a guest role in Housefull, directed by Linson Antony. Meanwhile, she also stepped into Tamil through a movie directed by cameraman Madhu Ambatt, the shooting of which is in progress.

Recently she directed a short film, Pacha, which has the voice by actress Bhama. There are songs in the film, and a poem sung by the actress Ananya.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Sarayu was born at Cherupuzha (Kannur) to late Mohan and Chandrika as their only child. Her father was from Chottanikkara, a temple town in Ernakulam district and her mother is from Kannur Dist; the family settled at Chottanikkara. She had her schooling from Our Lady Convent School, Thoppumpady, Ernakulam until fourth grade, at GGHSS Ernakulam from fifth until plus two. She did her graduation on BA Literature at Maharajas College, Ernakulam. She is currently doing her postgraduate degree in Literature from Annamalai University. She is also a dancer and is based in Kalabhavan, Ernakulam. She was very active in NCC while at school.

Sarayu married Sanal V. Devan on 12 November 2016.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2006	Chakkara Muthu	Dhanya	Malayalam
2007	Monjulla Painkili	Heroine	Malayalam	Album
2008	Veruthe Oru Bharya	Betty	Malayalam
	Sultan	Neena	Malayalam
	Azhagotha Maina	Heroine	Malayalam	Album
2009	Kappal Muthalaali	Radhika	Malayalam	Debut film as heroine
	Kadhalukku Maranamillai	Unknown	Tamil
	Mounam	Unknown	Malayalam
2010	Chekavar	Gauri	Malayalam
	Nizhal	Malavika	Malayalam
	Inganeyum Oral	Meera	Malayalam
	Four Friends	Vineetha	Malayalam
	Kanyakumari Express	Hema	Malayalam
	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram	Meera	Malayalam
	Sahasram	Yamuna	Malayalam
	Kungumam	Heroine	Malayalam	Album
	Sooryakanthi	Heroine	Malayalam	Album
2011	Nadakame Ulakam	Usha	Malayalam
	Janapriyan	Revathy	Malayalam
	Snehaadaram	Unknown	Malayalam
2012	Orkut Oru Ormakoot	Unknown	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
	Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar	Actress	Malayalam	Special appearance in the song "KESU"
	Husbands in Goa	Saniya	Malayalam
	Nidra	Priya	Malayalam
	Hero	Dharmarajan master's daughter	Malayalam
	Banking Hours 10 to 4	Ajay's lover	Malayalam
	Bhoomiyude Avakashikal	Rema	Malayalam
	Karmayodha	Nursing student	Malayalam
2013	Housefull	Customer of the day care centre	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
	Radio	Priya	Malayalam
	Money Back Policy	Urmila	Malayalam
	Thee Kulikkum Pachai Maram	Chandrika	Tamil
	Tourist Home	Anitha	Malayalam
	Pacha	Unknown	Malayalam	Short film
2014	Thomson Villa	Anu	Malayalam
	Konthayum Poonoolum	Rosemary Rose	Malayalam
	Onnum Mindathe	Rose	Malayalam
	Varsham	Nandini's sister	Malayalam
	Avarude Veedu	N/A	Malayalam
	Bad Boys	N/A	Malayalam
	Ameya	N/A	Malayalam
	Nila Nagar	N/A	Tamil
2015	Namukkore Aakasham	Mini	Malayalam
	Salt Mango Tree	Meenakshi Mohan	Malayalam
	Ente Cinema - Movie Festival	Cinema Actress	Malayalam
	One Second Please	N/A	Malayalam
	Celebrate Happiness	Herself	Malayalam	Album
2016	Ente Vellithooval	Sr. Merina	Malayalam
2016	Kaavalal	N/A	Malayalam	Short film
2017	Si3	Mrs. Ananda Rao	Tamil
	Sherlock Toms	Magistrate	Malayalam
	Aakashamittayee	Rekha	Malayalam
	Sagunthavin Kadhalan	N/A	Tamil
2018	Marubhoomiiyle Mazhathullikal	Anitha	Malayalam
2018	Aanakkallan	Nancy	Malayalam
2019	Soothrakkaran	Damayanthi	Malayalam
	Njan Petta Makan	Leena	Malayalam
	O.P.160/18 Kakshi: Ammini Pilla	Marriage counselor	Malayalam
	Fancy Dress	Wife in car	Malayalam	Cameo
	Appuvinte Sathyeneshwanam	Savithri teacher	Malayalam
	Roudram 2018	N/A	Malayalam
2020	Rajavukku Check	Gowri Raja	Tamil
	Shakeela	Shakeela	Malayalam	Short film	^[4]
	Akalam	Indu	Malayalam	Short film
	Chamayangalude Sulthan	N/A	Malayalam	Lyrics only Short film/Documentary
	Onnai	Nurse	Malayalam	Album
2021	Vidhi:The Verdict		Malayalam
TBA	Unknown		Malayalam	Short film
	Khali Purse of the Billionaires		Malayalam
	Within Seconds		Malayalam
	Thrayam		Malayalam
	Kannadi		Malayalam

Television[edit]

Serials[edit]

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Ref.
2007	Velankani Mathavu	Julliet	Surya TV
2007	Manaporutham	Sarayu	Surya TV
2008	Enganeyundashane		Jaihind TV
2015-2017	Eeran Nilavu	Nandana	Flowers TV
2020	Ente Maathavu	Helen Valookkaran	Surya TV	^[5]

Reality shows[edit]

Year	Program	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2007	Thillana Thillana	Contestant	Surya TV
2009	Sarigama	Participant	Asianet
2010	Ente Priya Ganangal	Presenter	Surya TV
2011	Vivel Big Break	Judge	Surya TV
2012	Veruthe Alla Bharya	Dancer	Mazhavil Manorama
2013	Super Dancer	Judge	Amrita TV
2013-2014	Yuvatharam	Judge	Jaihind TV
2014	Let's Dance	Judge	Amrita TV
2014	Vanitharatnam	Judge	Amrita TV
2015	Smart Show	Participant	Flowers	Game show
2015	Thani Nadan	Presenter	Mazhavil Manorama
2015/2019	Comedy Stars	Celebrity Judge/Guest	Asianet
2017	Vachakavum Pachakavum	Presenter	Kairali TV
2018	Laughing Villa Season 2	Judge	Surya TV
2018	Star War Season 2	Contestant	Surya TV
2018-2019	Dance Kerala Dance	Contestant	Zee Keralam
2019	Thakarppan Comedy	Host	Mazhavil Manorama		^[6]
2020	Kuttipattalam	Guest	Surya TV
2021	Lets Rock N Roll	Host	Zee Keralam
2021	Welcome 2021	Dancer	Kairali TV
2021	Parayam Nedam	Participant	Amrita TV
2021	Red Carpet	Mentor	Amrita TV
2021	Madhuram Shobahanam	Dancer	Mazhavil Manorama

Other works[edit]

She has also directed, produced and acted, in her own short film, Pachha, meaning "green" in Malayalam. It is a movie highlighting the importance of flora species in our environment, and about her love for the color. Ananya has recorded a song of the same title for the movie. The song also happens to be written by Sarayu.

She published a book titled Njyayaraazhchakale Snehicha Penkutty, meaning "Girl Who Loved Sundays", which contains her own collection of poems and stories.She has acted in few advertisements. She has performed in many stage shows in various countries. Before entering into the film field she anchored some television programmes.

She is associating with a group named "Disha" which does charitable activities.

References[edit]

↑ "Sarayu". IMDb.
↑ "Actress Sarayu turns director". entertainment.oneindia.in.
↑ "Actress Sarayu Mohan gets engaged to Sanal V Devan". ibtimes.co.in.
↑ "Sarayu in Shakeela, teaser out". timesofindia.
↑ "Ente Mathavu actress Sarayu reveals about her most cherished possession". timesofindia.
↑ "Thakarppan comedy host Sarayu Mohan mourns death of CCD founder V.G Siddhartha. Shares a heart-touching note". timesofindia.

External links[edit]

Sarayu on IMDb

[1] "Sarayu". IMDb.

[2] "Actress Sarayu turns director". entertainment.oneindia.in.

[3] "Actress Sarayu Mohan gets engaged to Sanal V Devan". ibtimes.co.in.

[4] "Sarayu in Shakeela, teaser out". timesofindia.

[5] "Ente Mathavu actress Sarayu reveals about her most cherished possession". timesofindia.

[6] "Thakarppan comedy host Sarayu Mohan mourns death of CCD founder V.G Siddhartha. Shares a heart-touching note". timesofindia.

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