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Ineya
Born
Shruti Sawant

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
RelativesSwathi Thara (sister)

Shruti Sawant, known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.

She won the Edison Award for Best Debut Actress and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the Tamil film Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) as well as Kerala Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Malayalam for Parole (2018) and Pengalila (2019).

Career

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Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and telefilms as a child artist.[1] While studying in class four, she acted in the telefilm Koottilekku, which was followed by appearances in tele-serials Orma and Sree Guruvayoorappan by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty.[2] Ineya won the Miss Trivandrum title in 2005, following which she did modeling and appeared in several television advertisements as well as a number of Malayalam award-winning art films, including Saira (2006), directed Dr. Biju, Dalamarmarangal (2009) and Umma (2011), both directed by Vijayakrishnan.[2][3] She also played a pivotal role in Rajesh Touchriver's short feature The Sacred Face, which focusses on child abuse.[2]

In 2010, she starred in a Tamil film Padagasalai and signed up four more Tamil films,[4][5] all of which were cancelled or remain unreleased. She next played a supporting role as the sister to Cheran's character in Mysskin's mystery thriller Yuddham Sei.[6] She acted in the female lead character in his period piece Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011). Her portrayal of a tea stall owner was lauded by critics. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote that she was a "welcome find", describing her as "natural, appealing, and very expressive".[6] She acted in the film Mouna Guru (2011) co-starring Arulnidhi.

She was part of a number of offbeat films in Malayalam like Ayaal, Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam and Radio. In 2014, she was first seen as herself in Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro[7] then in Pulivaal, the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu and Naan Sigappu Manithan.[8] In her only Malayalam release of 2014, Madhu Kaithapram's Vellivelichathil (In the Limelight), she played the role of a dancer.[9] She is seen in a dance number in the comedy entertainer Amar Akbar Anthony (2015). She also part of the bilingual titled Alone (2015) and Girls (2016).[10]

Ineya portrayed a character named Lovely in Swarnakaduva (2016), directed by Jose Thomas. The actress was much praised for her powerful performance in the movie. She working with actor Mammootty in Puthan Panam (2017).

Iniya’s performance in the movies Parole (2018) and Pengalila (2019) won her the second Best Supporting Actress award at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards.[11] She playing the title role in Tamil film Pottu (2019), a horror-comedy. [12] Ineya was seen in the Malayalam film Mamangam (2019), and she shared screen space wwith Megastar Mammootty in the film. Her performance in the film was well appreciated.[13]

Ineya starred alongside Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar titled Drona (2020). She then appear in The Tamil TV soap Kannana Kanne.[14] She has played the lead in the thriller Coffee (2021) directly on TV.[15] Later Ineya, who plays Vimal's wife in the crime web series Vilangu (2022) started streaming on ZEE5.[16] She working with Samuthirakani in the crime thriller Naan Kadavul Illai (2023) directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.[17]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2005 Saira Aleena Malayalam
2007 Time Unknown
2008 Thrill Hema Credited as Nirmisha
2009 Dalamarmarangal Aswathy Credited as Nirmisha
2010 Padagasalai Abhirami Tamil
2011 Yuddham Sei Charu
Umma Unknown Malayalam
Vaagai Sooda Vaa Madhi Tamil Edison Award for Best Debut Actress
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Mouna Guru Aarthi Tamil
2012 Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam Bhaama Malayalam
Ammavin Kaipesi Selvi Tamil
2013 Omega.exe Aleena Antony Malayalam
Radio Shwetha
Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal Janani Tamil
Chennaiyil Oru Naal Swetha
Maasani Masani
Ayaal Chakkara Malayalam
Nugam Kathir's girl friend Tamil
2014 Ninaithathu Yaaro Herself Special appearance
Pulivaal Pavithra
Naan Sigappu Manithan Kavitha
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam Herself Special appearance
Vellivelichathil Tanuja Malayalam
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja Street dancer Tamil Special appearance
2015 Rosapookalam Rose Malayalam
Amar Akbar Anthony Bar dancer Special appearance
Alone Ramya Kannada Multilingual
2016 Karai Oram Tamil
Leela Telugu
Girls Sophia Malayalam Bilingual film
Thiraikku Varaadha Kadhai Tamil
Swarnakaduva Lovely Malayalam
2017 Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga Dancer Tamil Cameo appearance in a song
Vaigai Express Swapnapriya
Puthan Panam Sundari Malayalam
Sathura Adi 3500 Sophie Tamil
Aakashamittayee Radhika Malayalam
2018 Parole Annie Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Second Best Actress
2019 Pengalila Rekha Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Second Best Actress
Pottu Pottu Tamil
Thakkol Sarah Malayalam
Mamangam Unnineeli Ramu Karyat award - Special Jury
2020 Drona Guru's wife Kannada
2021 Writer Saranya Tamil
2022 Aadhaar Saroja
Coffee Sathya
2023 Naan Kadavul Illai Maisu
2024 DNA Naila Vincent Malayalam [18]
Gangs of Sukumara Kurup [19]
Seeran Poongothai Tamil

Television

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Serials
Year Title Role Channel Language
2005 Orma Dancer in title song Asianet Malayalam
2007 Jalam Surya TV
Sree Guruvayurappan Young Poothana (Cameo Apppearance)
2020; 2021
2023		 Kannana Kanne Kousalya and Chief Doctor (Extended Dual Cameo Appearances) Sun TV Tamil
2022 Kanalpoovu Ashwathy Mahadevan (Cameo Apppearance) Surya TV Malayalam
Shows
Year Title Role Channel Language
2012 Super Kudumbam Celebrity judge Sun TV Tamil
Comedy Stars Dancer Asianet Malayalam
2013 Munch Stars Herself
2014 Let's Dance: Season 2 Judge Amrita TV
2015 Smart Show Participant Flowers
Genes Zee Tamil Tamil
2019 Kerala Dance League Judge Amrita TV Malayalam
Comedy Stars Celebrity judge Asianet
Surya Jodi No.1 Judge Surya TV
2021 Star Singer Performer for Shankaram fusion Asianet
Star Magic Mentor Flowers
Dance Vs Dance 2 Colors Tamil Tamil
2023 Red Carpet Amrita TV Malayalam
Other Works
Year Title Role Channel Language !1 Notes
Koottilekku Actress (Child Artist) Malayalam Telefilm
2022 Vilangu Revathi ZEE5 Tamil Web-Series

Awards

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Edison Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

References

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  1. ^ "Not "Miss"ing the chance!". Reviews.in.88db.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Sathyendran, Nita (2 November 2011). "Starry dreams". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  3. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (6 August 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Impressive 'Miss Thiruvananthapuram' Sruthi". ChennaiOnline. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Padagasalai Shruthi has four films on her hand". Southdreamz.com. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Review: Vaagai Sooda Vaa is outdated". Rediff.com. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Ninaithadhu Yaaro Falls Flat in a Bid to Blend Tradition and Modernity". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. ^ Zachariah, Ammu. "'Chappa Kurishu' turns 'Pulival' in Kollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Archived John Brittas gets lucky; to act with Ineya". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Ineya to act with Biju Menon". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Oru Kuprassidha Payyan bags critics' award". The Times of India. 9 April 2019.
  12. ^ "A Horror-Comedy is Iniya's Next". 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Ineya's jaw-dropping transformation is just unmissable!". The Times of India. 9 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Actress Ineya to appear on TV show Kannana Kanne?". The Times of India. 10 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Ineya's thriller Coffee to release directly on TV". The Times of India. 24 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Vimal and Ineya open up about the characters they play in their OTT debut Vilangu".
  17. ^ "Naan Kadavul Illai is a crime thriller high on emotions". The Times of India. 31 January 2021.
  18. ^ Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  19. ^ "It's A Wrap For Rushin Shaji Kailas' Debut Film Gangs Of Sukumara Kurup". News18. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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