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Sanchana Natarajan

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Sanchana Natarajan
Born
Chennai, India
Other namesSanju Mohan
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2013-present

Sanchana Natarajan is an Indian model and actress who has appeared in predominantly Tamil-language films. Having appeared in small roles in films including Irudhi Suttru (2016) and 2.0 (2018), Sanchana rose to fame with her role in Balaji Mohan's web series As I'm Suffering From Kadhal (2017).[1][2]

Career

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Sanchana completed her education at CSI Jessie Moses School in Anna Nagar, Chennai before going on to pursue a degree in Visual Communication from MOP Vaishnav College for Women. During her time at college, she became interested in the fashion industry and gained a working knowledge after interacting with models and designers from the fraternity, which led her to develop an affinity for modelling and acting. She walked the ramp for Chennai-based choreographers and designers including Sunil Menon, Srini Subramanian and Dalu; and went on to participate in the Miss South India pageant during 2012.[3][4] In 2013, she partook in Raj TV's reality television show Tamil Pesum Kadhanayagi, which aimed to find the next best Tamil-speaking lead actress, and won first prize. As a result, Sanchana was offered the chance to make her acting debut through a pivotal role in Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar. Despite beginning shoot in 2014, the film remains unreleased as a result of financial problems faced by the producers, Thirrupathi Brothers.[5] Sanchana then appeared in a small role in Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014) before working as an actress in YouTube videos and collaborated with Chennai-based entertainment channels, gaining attention for the "Dappangkuthu" video with Put Chutney.[6] She later got introduced to director Balaji Mohan and worked with him on the short film, Jeeboomba.[7] During the period, she also portrayed a small role of a boxing student in Sudha Kongara's bilingual Irudhi Suttru (2016) starring Madhavan and Ritika Singh. The success of the film prompted Sudha to cast her in the same role in the Telugu version, Guru (2017) starring Venkatesh, the following year.[4][8]

In early 2017, Sanchana competed for the Femina Miss India 2017 title and finished in the top three finalists of the Tamil Nadu quotient.[9] Sanchana made a breakthrough in her acting career after being cast in Balaji Mohan's web series As I'm Suffering From Kadhal (2017), which won positive reviews upon release. Portraying the role of Divya, who is in a live-in relationship with the character of Badri portrayed by Sananth, Sanchana garnered popularity through her performance and later described that she related to "90% of Divya's character".[7][10] She has also shot for a small role in Shankar's science fiction film 2.0 (2018), where she filmed for scenes alongside Rajinikanth.[11] She played a supporting role in Jagame Thanthiram.[12][13]

Filmography

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Films

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2014 Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Maya's friend Tamil Debut Tamil film
2016 Irudhi Suttru / Saala Khadoos Boxing student Tamil/Hindi Bilingual film ; Debut Hindi film
2017 Guru Telugu Debut Telugu film
2018 Nota Kalaavathi Varadarajan 'Kayal' Tamil
2.0 College student Tamil
2019 Game Over Amudha Tamil
Amrita Telugu
2021 Jagame Thandhiram Valli Tamil
Sarpatta Parambarai Lakshmi Tamil
2022 Dear Friend Amudha Malayalam Debut Malayalam film
2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX Paingili Tamil
2024 Por Rishika Tamil [14][15]

Television

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Year Series Role Notes
2010-2012 Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloori Sallai Sanjana Star Vijay Debut in TV as a Supporting Actress

Web series

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Year Series Role Notes
2017 As I'm Suffering From Kadhal Divya Debut web series
2022 Kaiyum Kalavum Anbu

Short films

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Year Series Role
2017 Thirantha Puthagam Swathi
2020 Break Free Sathya

Awards and nominations

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Date Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 SIIMA Short Film Awards Best Supporting Actor - Female Thirantha Puthagam Nominated [16]

References

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  1. ^ Cr, Sharanya. "College dressing for those on a tight budget". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Sanjana Mohan acting with Maddy in Irudhi Suttru Rajini in 2.0 - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz". 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Sanjana Model from Chennai - India, Female Model Portfolio". theamazingmodels.com.
  4. ^ a b "'I'm thrilled to act with Rajinikanth'". 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "CINE BUZZ - India's 1st Bilingual Magazine - Chennai : India's 1st Bilingual Magazine - Chennai". womenexclusive.co.in. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Watch: This hilarious video tells you how to ace the original South Indian 'lungi dance' & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 14 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Basking in her success". 4 July 2017.
  8. ^ Y Not Studios (15 February 2016). "Irudhi Suttru Tamil Movie - Back-to-Back Deleted Scenes - R Madhavan - Ritika Singh - Sudha Kongara" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Unveiling fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 Tamil Nadu Finalists - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India.
  10. ^ "Here's What Sanchana Has To Say About The Success Of Her Web Series 'As I'm Suffering From Kadhal'". 4 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Sanchana Natrajan is a part of Rajinikanth's 2point0". 17 July 2017.
  12. ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Sanchana Natarajan's quarantine tales". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Dhanush sir is like Chitti, the robot, he grasps his character to the fullest, says Sanchana Natarajan". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Por (2024) - Movie, Reviews, Cast & Release Date".
  16. ^ sathishmsk [@sathishmsk] (21 August 2018). "Happy to inform that our #CommonManMedia Promotional Short Film #ThiranthaPuthagam , Directed by Vignesh Kumar has been nominated for 4 categories at #SIIMA Awards. Plz do vote @ http://siima.in/sf.php for the short film, if u feel it deserves it" (Tweet) – via Twitter.