Sneha (actress)

She made her cinematic debut through Anil-Babu's film titled Ingane Oru Nilapakshi (2000). The film featured Sneha as an aspiring dancer, with the actress performing for seven classical songs.[6] 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, followed by N. Linguswamy's family drama Aanandham and won many awards, which featured her as part of an ensemble cast and in K. Balachandar's Parthale Paravasam. She finished the year with a foray into Telugu cinema, with an appearance in Priyamaina Neeku, followed by Tholi Valapu.

She was part a part of eight films that were released in 2002. M. Raja's Hanuman Junction became a major success. Other films that year included the Vasanth's Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey!, Unnai Ninaithu and April Madhathil. Even though Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey! had one of her prolific performance, the film failed at the box office while critics and audience raved at the music of the film.[7] Her performance in Unnai Ninaithu led to her being awarded the first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[8] Subsequently, she acted in a lead role in King and a supporting role in Pammal K. Sambandam with Kamal Haasan, Simran Bagga 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.[9]

Sneha acted in two films in 2003, Vaseegara with Vijay and Parthiban Kanavu. For the latter she received high praise for her performance[10] 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".[11]

2004 was a mixed year for the actress, with Jana, Bose and Adhu all failing at the box office. However, Vasool Raja MBBS, , Autograph and the Telugu film Venky were successful.

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. She played the role of a commercial sex worker in Selvaraghavan's Pudhupettai, starring Dhanush. In the year 2006, she made her debut into Kannada film industry through Ravi Shastri, which tanked at the box office.

In 2007, Sneha starred in Naan Avanillai, also starred in two Telugu films Madhumasam, and Maharadhi. Her Next film was Pirivom Santhippom, which saw her collaborating with Karu Pazhaniappan again, the film opened to critical acclaim and emerged a sleeper hit, while fetching Sneha plaudits and several accolades. 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".[12] 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. Later she acted in Silambattam, which gave her another commercial success. Her Telugu films Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna and Pandurangadu turned out to be average grossers while Adivishnu flopped at the box office.

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 in the International Panorama and the latter had an average gross at the box office.

In 2010, she starred in Venkat Prabhu's Goa. She again forayed into a glamorous ultra-modern chick role with a few shades of grey. She also appeared in three Malayalam films. She acted in Pramani with Mammootty and paired up with Mohanlal for the first time in Shikkar, The Hunt, which was a success. Her last release of 2011 was Vande Mataram. Starring opposite Mammootty again, which bombed at the box office.

In 2011, she was first seen as a tough police officer in Bhavani, which opened to mixed reviews and bombed at the box office, although Sneha received praise for her performance. Ponnar Shankar, a period film penned by M. Karunanidhi, where she appeared as a warrior-princess, opened to mixed reviews and didn't do well at the box office. Rajanna, a period film based on Telangana issue opposite Nagarjuna for the second time, released on 22 December 2012 to stupendous reviews.

In 2012, her long canned movie, Murattu Kaalai, with Sundar C was released on 15 June 2012 to mixed reviews, being her first movie post-marriage.

In 2013, she acted in 2 movies - Haridas and Un Samayal Arayil (2014). In 2015, Sneha appeared in the Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy

In 2017, Sneha starred in The Great Father, a Malayalam film.[13] She starred in Velaikkaran in a minor supporting role.[14] She was also the judge a Tamil reality TV show, Dance Jodi Dance, alongside Raadhika.[15] In 2019, she starred in the Telugu-language film Vinaya Vidheya Rama and the historical Kannada-language film Kurukshetra.[16] She played one of the lead actressess in Pattas (2020) with Dhanush.[16]

She has appeared in many commercials including Saravana Stores, Univercell commercials along with her husband and actor, Prasanna, which created viral response.[17][18]

She also appeared in numerous fashion shows such as Chennai International Fashion Week, Sydney Sladen Fashion Week and other shows which were held in Chennai and Mumbai.