Sai Pallavi
Born: 1992-05-09 in Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (born 9 May 1992), is an Indian actress, dancer, and physician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam cinema. She appeared as a contestant on the dance reality shows *Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva* (2008) and *Dhee Ultimate Dance Show* (2009) before beginning her acting career. Pallavi made her acting debut as the college lecturer Malar in Alphonse Puthren's romantic drama *Premam* (2015), for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She followed this with Sameer Thahir's *Kali* (2016) and made her Telugu debut in Sekhar Kammula's romance *Fidaa* (2017). Her subsequent work includes *Middle Class Abbayi* (2017), *Maari 2* (2018), *Athiran* (2019), the anthology *Paava Kadhaigal* (2020), *Love Story* (2021), *Shyam Singha Roy* (2021), the period drama *Virata Parvam* (2022), and the social courtroom drama *Gargi* (2022). Pallavi portrayed Indu Rebecca Varghese in Rajkumar Periasamy's biographical war drama *Amaran* (2024), opposite Sivakarthikeyan, and starred alongside Naga Chaitanya in Chandoo Mondeti's romantic drama *Thandel* (2025). She made her Hindi-film debut with the romantic drama *Ek Din* (2026), alongside Junaid Khan, and played Sita in Nitesh Tiwari's mythological film *Ramayana: Part 1* (2026), opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She received the Kalaimamani honour from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2021 and has won seven Filmfare Awards South, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and three SIIMA Awards.
Filmography
2027
- Inji Vellam
- Ramayana: Part Two as Sita
2026
- Ramayana as Sita
- Ek Din as Meera Ranganathan
- OM Chapter 1: Udhiram - The Blood Wood
2025
- Thandel as Sathya "Bujji Thalli"
2024
- Amaran as Indhu Rebecca Varghese
2022
- Pearle Maaney Show as Self
- Gargi as Gargi
- Viraata Parvam as Vennela
2021
- Shyam Singha Roy as Maitreyi/Rosie
- Love Story as Mounica
2020
- Paava Kadhaigal as Sumathi
2019
2018
- Maari 2 as Arathu Aanandhi
- Diya as Tulasi
- Padi Padi Leche Manasu as Vaishali
2016
- Kali as Anjali
2015
- Premam as Malar
2008
- Dhaam Dhoom as Shenba's Relative (Uncredited Role)
2005
- Kasthuri Maan as School Girl (Uncredited Role)