Sneha

Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (born 12 October 1981), known professionally as Sneha, is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films in lead roles to supporting roles.

Sneha was born as Suhasini Rajaram Naidu on 12 October 1981 in a Telugu family in Mumbai, Maharashtra and was brought up in Dubai.

Fazil Nazeem recommended Sneha to Anil-Babu who was searching for a heroine for his love story Ingane Oru Nilapakshi (2000).

The film featured Sneha as an aspiring dancer, with the actress performing for seven classical songs.

She was signed by Susi Ganeshan for his directorial debut Virumbugiren in 2000, which however became long delayed and Ennavale, opposite Madhavan, became her first Tamil release.

She started the year 2001 with a foray into Telugu cinema, with an appearance in Priyamaina Neeku, followed by N. Linguswamy's family drama Aanandham.

She was then seen in K. Balachandar's Parthale Paravasam and the Telugu film Tholi Valapu, which went unnoticed.

M. Raja's Hanuman Junction became a major success.

She was a part of eight films that were released in 2002.

The films that year included Punnagai Desam, the Vasanth's Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey!, Unnai Ninaithu and April Madhathil.

The film failed at the box office while critics and audience raved at the music of the film.

Her performance in Unnai Ninaithu led to her being awarded the first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She also won other awards for her performance.

Subsequently, she acted in a lead role in King and a supporting role in Pammal K. Sambandam with Kamal Haasan and Abbas, respectively.

Virumbugiren that featured Sneha as a rustic village belle, eventually released in December 2002 and went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.

Sneha acted in two films in 2003, Vaseegara with Vijay and Parthiban Kanavu.

She received high praise for her performance in Parthiban Kanavu, with The Hindu writing: "Till date this is the best role that has come Sneha's way and the charming actress has utilised the opportunity well. With make-up or without it, Sneha sparkles".

2004 was a mixed year for the actress, with Jana, Bose and Adhu all failing at the box office.

However, Vasool Raja MBBS, opposite Kamal Haasan and Autograph were successes.

The years 2005 and 2006 saw her acting in Telugu films such as Sankranthi, with Venkatesh, Radha Gopalam with Srikanth, Sri Ramadasu with Nagarjuna, and Thuruppu Gulan with Mammootty was a success, while others released in the respective years turning out as average grosser at the box office.

She played a supporting role in Selvaraghavan's experimental film Pudhupettai, starring Dhanush.

With Thuruppu Gulan, she paired with Mammootty.

In the year 2006, she made her debut into Kannada film industry through Ravi Shastri, which released to negative reviews.

In 2007, Sneha starred in Naan Avanillai, Madhumasam, Maharadhi and Tamil film Pallikoodam released to positive reviews.

Pirivom Santhippom, which saw her collaborating with Karu Pazhaniappan again, was her first film in 2008.

Co-starring Cheran.

A review from Sify noted that she was "superb as Sala, a woman torn by the dualities of her existence", labelling it as her "career best performance".

She won her second Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress, besides the Vijay Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress Award.

She tried highly glamorous roles with Pandi and Inba, both turning out to be average grossers.

She paired with Silambarasan in Silambattam.

Her Telugu films Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna and Pandurangadu turned out to be average grossers while Adi Vishnu released to negative reviews.

Sneha was paired with Prasanna for the first time in Achchamundu! Achchamundu! (2009).

Since then, there were numerous reports in the media on their relationship.

Prasanna was spotted in all her modeling shows and both were spotted together in movie previews.

The thriller films Achchamundu Achchamundu, co-starring Prasanna and Hollywood actor John Shea and Amaravathi, were her only releases of 2009 in Tamil and Telugu, respectively.

Both films won many plaudits for dealing with bold themes of pedophiles and womb stealing, respectively.

The former film won many awards internationally.

Though both denied it as a rumour, later, on 9 November 2011, Prasanna announced, "Yes... Sneha and I decided to marry soon with the blessings of our parents."

They married on 11 May 2012 in Chennai.

The couple have two children, a daughter and a son, and reside in Chennai.