Ineya

Shruti Sawant (born 20 January 1988), better known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian film actress and model from Trivandrum, Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the Tamil film Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011).

Ineya
Ineya in 2013
Born
Shruti Sawant[1]

22 January 1992 (1992-01-22) (age 28)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2004 – present

Early life

Ineya, whose real name is Shruti Sawant was born to Salahuddin. S and Savithri at Trivandrum, Kerala. She has an elder sister, Swathi, who is also a Malayalam television actress and a younger brother, Sravan.[2] Ineya had her primary education at Thiruvananthapuram from Amritha Vidyalaya, Fort Girls Mission High School and Manakkad Karthika Thirunnal High School . She did her B.B.A course by correspondence.

Career

Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and telefilms as a child artist.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[4][5] She also played a pivotal role in Rajesh Touchriver's short feature The Sacred Face, which focusses on child abuse.[4]

In 2010, she starred in a Tamil film Padagasalai and signed up four more Tamil films,[6][7] 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.[8] Director A. Sarkunam signed her for the female lead character in his period piece Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011), for which she changed her screen name to Ineya.[9] 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".[8] She played as a medical student and love interest of the hero in the film Mouna Guru co-starring Arulnidhi.[10] Bharathiraja signed her for his film Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum, being impressed with her performance in Vaagai Sooda Vaa,[11] but after the script was changed, her role was removed from the film.

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[12] and later in Pulivaal, the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu.[13] In her only Malayalam release of 2014, Madhu Kaithapram's Vellivelichathil (In the Limelight), she played the role of a dancer.[14]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
2004Rain Rain Come AgainCollege studentMalayalamUncredited
2005SairaMalayalam
2006Sacred FaceEnglishShort film
2007TimeMalayalam
2008ThrillHemaMalayalam
2009DalamarmarangalAswathyMalayalam
2010PadagasalaiAbhiramiTamil
2011Yuddham SeiCharuTamil
UmmaMalayalam
Vaagai Sooda VaaMadhiTamilEdison 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 GuruAarthiTamil
2012Bhoopadathil Illatha OridamBhaamaMalayalam
Ammavin KaipesiSelviTamil
2013Omega.exeAleena AntonyMalayalam
RadioShwethaMalayalam
Kan Pesum VaarthaigalJananiTamil
Chennaiyil Oru NaalSwethaTamil
MaasaniMasaniTamil
AyaalChakkaraMalayalam
NugamKathir's girl friendTamil
Rendavathu PadamKamalaTamilUnreleased
Yes I AmVaigaMalayalamUnreleased
2014Ninaithathu YaaroHerselfTamilSpecial appearance
PulivaalPavithraTamil
Naan Sigappu ManithanKavithaTamil
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam IyakkamHerselfTamilSpecial appearance
VellivelichathilTanujaMalayalam
Oru Oorla Rendu RajaStreet dancerTamilSpecial appearance
2015RosapookalamRoseMalayalam
Amar Akbar AnthonyBar dancerMalayalamSpecial appearance
AloneRamyaKannadaMultilingual
2016Karai OramTamil
LeelaTelugu
Girls SophiaMalayalamBilingual film
Thiraikku Varaadha KadhaiTamil
SwarnakaduvaLovelyMalayalam
2017Koditta Idangalai NirappugaDancerTamilCameo Appearance in a song
Vaigai ExpressSwapnapriyaTamil
Puthan PanamSundariMalayalam
Sathura Adi 3500SophieTamil
AakashamittayeeRadhikaMalayalam
2018ParoleAnnieMalayalamKerala Film Critics Association Awards for Second Best Actress(also for Pengalila)
2019PengalilaRekhaMalayalam
PottuPottuTamil
ThakkolSaraMalayalam
MamangamUnnineeliMalayalamRamu Karyat award -Special Jury
2020DronaKannada
CoffeeTamilFilming

Television
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2005OrmaDancer in title songAsianetMalayalamUncredited
2007Sree GuruvayurappanYoung PoothanaSurya TVMalayalamSoap opera
2014Let's Dance: Season 2JudgeAmrita TVMalayalamReality show
2019Kerala Dance LeagueJudgeAmrita TVMalayalamReality show
2019Comedy StarsCelebrity judgeAsianetMalayalamReality show
2020Surya Jodi No.1JudgeSurya TVMalayalamReality show

Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
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References
  1. Nayar, Parvathy S (26 November 2011). "Iniya goes places in kollywood". The Times Of India.
  2. "Iniya - Tamil Cinema Actress Interview - Iniya | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | Vimal | Sargunam - Behindwoods.com". Videos.behindwoods.com. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. "Not "Miss"ing the chance!". Reviews.in.88db.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. Sathyendran, Nita (2 November 2011). "Starry dreams". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  5. Raghavan, Nikhil (6 August 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Itsy Bitsy". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  6. "Impressive 'Miss Thiruvananthapuram' Sruthi | startrack – Movies". ChennaiOnline. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  7. "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.
  8. "Review: Vaagai Sooda Vaa is outdated – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  9. "Vaagai Sooda Vaa Tamil Movie Review – cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  10. "Iniya opposite Arulnidhi – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  11. "Priyamani out, Iniya in? – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  12. http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Ninaithadhu-Yaaro-Falls-Flat-in-a-Bid-to-Blend-Tradition-and-Modernity/2014/02/03/article2032920.ece#.UvTkYvl5O6M
  13. Zachariah, Ammu. "'Chappa Kurishu' turns 'Pulival' in Kollywood". Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  14. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-29/news-and-interviews/46781199_1_ineya-tamil-films-ayaal
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