Sonu Satheesh Kumar
Sonu Satheesh Kumar better known by her screen name Sonu, is an Indian actress and classical dancer acting mainly in Malayalam and Tamil television serials. The TV show Vaalkkannadi rose her to fame and popularity. She is known for her roles in Sthreedhanam, Anbe Vaa and Thulabharam.[1]
Sonu Satheesh Kumar | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress, Dancer, Television Host, Choreographer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) | Aadithyan Jayan (Div)
Ajay ( m. 2017) |
Parent(s) | Satheesh , Sreekala |
She is a well trained Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dance who has performed in several dance shows including Nishagandhi festival 2017.[2][3][4] She hold Master's in Kuchipudi and diploma in Bharatanatyam and also conducts several dance workshops.
Biography
Sonu is born to Dr.Sreekala and Merchant navy member Satheeshkumar. She has a younger brother Suyog. She started taking training classical dances from the age of three and has won th title of Kalathilakam twice in the district. She completed her schooling from Carmel Girls school Trivandrum and completed her graduation from Mar Ivanioys and PG in Literature from Vazhuthacaud Women's college. She is trained under Geetha Padmakumar, Parvathy Sasidharan and Job Thrissur in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Folk. She holds MA in Kuchipudi, Diploma in Bharatanatyam and currently pursuing doctoral degree in Kuchipudi.[5] She has cleared UGC NET exam and is currently teaching in Sai Shivam School of Dance. She married IT engineer Ajay in 2017 at Guruvayur.[6]
Starting her career as a television host she made her debut through popular Malayalam serial Sreeguruvayurappan and made her debut as a lead in Tamil serial Anbe Vaa. Her performance as the wicked vamp in the popular serial Sthreedhanam on Asianet made her a known figure on Malayalam TV. She also participated in a reality show Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum along with Rajesh Hebbar on Asianet.She has done a cameo appearance in 2 Harihar Nagar. She then appeared in a short film ; God Bless Nithya.
Filmography
- Television Career
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Language | Notes |
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2005 | Valkannadi | Asianet | Host | Malayalam | TV show |
2006 | Super Dancer | Amrita TV | Contestant | Malayalam | Reality show |
2007 | Madhavam | Surya TV | Malayalam | Television debut | |
2007 | Sreeguruvayoorappan | Surya TV | Malayalam | ||
2008 | Thulabharam | Surya TV | Malayalam | ||
Kanal Kannadi | Malayalam | ||||
2009–2010 | Anbe Vaa | Vijay TV | Santhiya | Tamil | |
Nizhalkannadi | Surya TV | Malayalam | |||
Arabian Sukumaran Speaking | Asianet | Malayalam | |||
Chakkarabharani | Surya TV | Malayalam | |||
2012–2016 | Sthreedhanam | Asianet | Veni | Malayalam | [7] |
2013 | Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum | Asianet | Contestant | Malayalam | |
2013 | Vamsam | Sun TV | Tamil | ||
2016 | Bharya | Asianet | Rohini | Malayalam | |
2017–2019 | Mahalakshmi | Sun TV | Ramya | Tamil | [8] |
2018 | Agnisakshi | Surya TV | Indraja Varma | Malayalam | [9] |
2019 | Azhagu | Sun TV | Priya Sundaram | Tamil | |
2019–Present | Sumangali Bhava | Zee Keralam | Nimisha | Malayalam |
References
- https://www.manoramaonline.com/style/glitz-n-glamour/sonu-satheesh-kumar-serial-actress.html
- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/Dancing-their-way-to-glory/article17266992.ece
- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/eclectic-performances-marked-the-dance-and-music-fete-at-sree-vadakkunnathan-temple-thrissur/article26529205.ece
- https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/Dance-and-music-at-Dance-and-music-at-the-Sivaratri-celebrations-at-Sree-Vadakkunnathan-Temple-in-Thrissur/article17393495.ece
- https://www.urbanpro.com/bangalore/sonu-s/13532473
- http://www.indiancelebrityevents.com/2018/03/popular-asianet-serial-streedhanam-fame-sonu-satheesh-ties-knot-second-time.html?m=1
- https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/amphtml/television/serial-actress-sonu-satheesh-pre-wedding-video-viral-in-social-media-036703.html
- https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-serial-mahalakshmi-crosses-600-episodes-milestone/amp_articleshow/68634794.cms
- https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/agnisakshi-a-new-serial/articleshow/64267813.cms