Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006).[1][2]

Sonia Agarwal
Agarwal in 2015
Born
Chandigarh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2002–2009
2011–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006; div. 2010)​

Featuring her former brother-in-law Dhanush, Kaadhal Kondein became a huge success and she was widely appreciated for her performance as Divya in the film, which brought her into the limelight and fetched her the ITFA Best New Actress Award at International Tamil Film Awards in 2004.[3] She acted alongside Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil and Madhurey, respectively. After appearing in the films Oru Kalluriyin Kathai and Oru Naal Oru Kanavu in 2005, both of which failing to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai. The former was, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim.[4][5]

Personal life

Born in Chandigarh, Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan,[6] a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage. The couple divorced in 2010.[7] She has since returned to performing.

Early career

During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on Zee TV. She then made her film debut with the 2002 Telugu film Nee Premakai, in which she did a small role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep.[4][5]

After getting divorced, she made a re-entry, playing a supporting role in the multi-starrer Vaanam, following which she signed up for four projects, three in Tamil and one in Malayalam, in quick succession.[8] Her next releases were Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigayin Vakku Moolam in early 2012. Her films include Poi Sollathedi and Achchamenndid not do well in box office. In 2018, she has signed four Malayalam films.[9][4][5]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef
2002Nee PremakaiRaajiTelugu
ChanduVidyaKannada
2003Kaadhal KondeinDivyaTamilWon ITFA Best New Actress Award
Ooh La LaKannada
DhamPoojaTelugu
SuccessSwethaTamil
2004KovilAngel Devi Soosai
MadhureySusheela
7G Rainbow ColonyTamilAnithaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
7G Brindhavan ColonyTelugu
2005Oru Kalluriyin KathaiJothiTamil
Oru Naal Oru KanavuMaya Devi
2006Thiruttu PayaleRosy / Saranya
PudhupettaiSelviNominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2011VaanamZara
SadhurangamSandhya
2012Oru Nadigaiyin VaakkumoolamAnjali
GruhanathanAnithaMalayalam
2014Amma Nanna OorelitheTeluguSpecial appearance
2015TemperDoctor
Palakkattu MadhavanLakshmiTamil
Jamna PyariDancerMalayalamCameo appearance in "Murugappa"
RannaDancerKannadaSpecial appearance in "What Do What Not To Do"
2017SaayaTamil
WinnerMahendra Reddy's wifeTelugu
YevanavanPolice officerTamil
2018Theetta RappaiKochuthresiaMalayalam
2019ThadamLakshmiTamil
ThanimaiYazhini
AyogyaDoctor
DasharathaKousalyaKannada [10]
QueenRenganayagiTamilMX Player Web Series
2020Miya
2021RedBharathiTelugu [11]
2022 KaypakkaMalayalam
GrandmaTrishaTamil [12]
Ward 126Jyothisri [13]
2023 Unnaal Ennaal [14]
BagheeraPriyamDeleted scenes [15]
2024 BEHINDD †TBAMalayalamFilming
TBA Kadhalai Thedi Nithya Nandha †TBATamilFilming [16]
Sshhh †Professor Kalyani Filming [17][18]

Television
Year Title Role Channel
2008–2009NaanalRadhikaKalaignar TV
2013–2014MalliVinothiniPuthuyugam TV
2016Achcham ThavirContestantSTAR Vijay
2021 Paandavar Illam Guest role Sun TV
2021 Nenaithale Inikkum Guest role Zee Tamil
2022 Poove Unakkaga Guest role Sun Tv
2022 Fall Malar Disney+ Hotstar[19]
2023 Queen 2 + † TBA Web series;

Filming

References
  1. "Life Chennai : Success for Sonia Agarwal". The Hindu. 19 May 2005.
  2. "Sonia Agarwal, actor". The Hindu. 24 March 2011.
  3. "Suryah jothika say no to itfa awards – Bollywood News". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013.
  4. "It's tough to stop laughing when Vivekh is around: Sonia Agarwal". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. "I took Dr Kalam's advice and returned part-time to cinema: Vivekh". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "Heroines who fell for their directors". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Selva-Sonia granted divorce". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  8. "Sonia Aggarwal signs another film!". Sify. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  9. "Gayathri replaces Meenakshi in Villangam". Deccan Chronicle. 22 April 2016.
  10. "Dasharatha (2019) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. "Red (2021) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  12. "First look of Sonia Aggarwal-starrer Grandma out". Cinema Express.
  13. "Sonia Aggarwal and Chandini's next titled Ward 126". The Times of India. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. {{Cite web https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unnaal_Ennaal}}
  15. "Teaser of Prabhudheva-starrer Bagheera is here". Cinema Express.
  16. "Directors want me to play the mother of a 35-year-old hero".
  17. "Tamil anthology 'SSHHH…' wraps up shooting". The Times of India. 12 February 2021.
  18. "A new Tamil anthology titled SSHHH". Cinema Express.
  19. "First look of Siddharth Ramaswamy's upcoming web series 'Fall' released". The New Indian Express.
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