Sai Pallavi Age, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Sai Pallavi is a well-established South Indian actress who has made debuts in various regional movies like Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu Films. Her fans name Sai Pallavi as a Natural Lady Star. She is one of the few actresses who dubbed their voices irrespective of the language in all their films. Sai Pallavi is known for her dedication to her craft and commitment to choosing roles with strong character arcs. She is also a trained dancer and has appeared on dance reality shows such as Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva and Dhee Ultimate Dance Show (D4).

Sai Pallavi gained prominence through her role as Malar in the Malayalam film “Premam” (2015), directed by Alphonse Puthren. Her performance as a college lecturer earned her critical acclaim and widespread recognition. The film became a massive success, and Sai Pallavi’s portrayal of Malar received several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.

After her breakthrough in “Premam,” Sai Pallavi ventured into the Telugu film industry with the film “Fidaa” (2017), directed by Sekhar Kammula. Her portrayal of Bhanumathi won her immense praise for her natural and energetic performance. The film was a huge commercial success, and Sai Pallavi’s performance was highly appreciated.

Sai Pallavi continued to work in both Telugu and Tamil films, delivering notable performances in films such as “MCA: Middle-Class Abbayi” (2017), “Kanam” (2018), “Diya” (2018), and “NGK” (2019). Her performances have been lauded for their authenticity and emotional depth.

Quick Info

Early life

Sai Pallavi was born on 9 May 1992 in Kotagiri district of Tamil Nadu. She was born into a Hindu Family to Senthamara Kannan and Radha Kannan. Her father is a central excise officer, and her mother is a homemaker. She also has a younger sister, Puja Kannan, who is an actress.

Sai Pallavi was raised and attended Avila Convent School, Coimbatore. She speaks Badaga, and her mother tongue is Badaga. Before her acting career, she was in the medical sector. She finished medical studies at the Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia in 2016.

Film Career

Sai adores her mother for the dancer she is. Sai once said in an interview that if she weren’t interested in acting, she would have become a dancer like her mother. Sai participated in several competitions and events at school, which made her popular. She even participated in the dance television show Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva, which was telecasted on Vijay TV. She also participated in the reality show Dhee Ultimate Dance Show, where she became a finalist. This could be possible due to her passion for dancing and her mother’s support.

Sai Pallavi got noticed for the first time for her character role as Malar in the Malayalam film Premam in 2015. The movie Premam received high and was a blockbuster movie. She received immense love and awards for this film. Her character Malar in the film got her nominated for the Film Fare award for Best Female Debut South category. She was also honored by SIIMA awards for Best Debut Female. She also landed in the International race by receiving the Asian Film Award for the Most Popular Actress.

Sai’s success chart has increased with each passing day. In 2016, she was cast opposite Dulqar Salman in Kali. The next year, she was cast as Bhanumati opposite Varun Tej in a romantic film, Fidaa. Sai Pallavi received a Film fare for Best Telugu Actress for Bhanumatu in Fidaa.

She started her career in Tamil films in 2018 by appearing in Diyaa, directed by A.L. Vijay.

She also did a movie, Athiran, with Fahad Fasil, which was a great success in Bollywood.

Sai began acting in Padi Padi Leche Manasu along with Sharwanand in February 2018. However, the film didn’t do well at the box office. The media quoted Sai as refusing to take full payment because she believed her lack of performance could also be the reason for the movie’s failure.

Next year, she depicted the role of an autistic girl in Athiran, a psychological thriller with Fahadh Faasil.

Then, in 2020, she was noticed by Forbes magazine and was featured in India’s 30 under 30. Sao was the only actress from the Indian film industry to be on the Forbes list. Sao has been a part of the Netflix Series Paava Kadhaigal, directed by Vetrimaaran.

In the last year, she associated with Shekhar Kammula and Shyam Singa Roy film opposite Nani after the MCA film. Unfortunately, Shyam Singa Roy underperformed at the box office, but Sai was highly praised for her role.

She will also appear in the film Gargi, directed and written by Gautam Ramachandran. The film will be a women-centric fight for justice. Sai announced her next film on her birthday through a Twitter post.

Rumors

According to sources, it is believed that Sai Pallavi will soon get married after the release of Viraata Parvam. Viraata Parvam also stars Rana Daggubati and is directed by Venu Udugula. These rumors have been evident as the star Sai Pallavi has not signed any film post-Viraata Parvam. It is rumored that her parents are doing the groom’s search, which implies she is not romantically involved with anyone.

Controversy

During the promotions of Shyam Singa Roy, Sai gave a hard hit to a journalist who asked Nani and Krithi Shetty about the kissing scene in front of her. She said I find this question uncomfortable as it is not a place to ask. They both did it for the sake of the storyline, which is what the director asks of them. But when you put this question like this, it became uncomfortable.

However, after Sai called out the Journalist, the journalist didn’t seem to care and continued to ask intimate kissing scene-related questions. Sai replied that it was unfair to continue with such questions.

Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Sai Pallavi is 31 years old, 5 Feet 4 inches tall, and weighs 55 Kg. Her body measurements and figures, such as her bust size or bra size, waist size, and hip size, are 34-26-34 inches. Her bra size is 34B, her waist is 26 inches, and her hip size is 34 inches. She is unmarried.

Net Worth of Sai Pallavi

Sai Pallavi’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million.

Sai Pallavi Movies

• Kasthuri
• Maan
• Dhaam
• Dhoom
• Premam
• Kali
• Fidaa
• MCA: Middle-Class Abbayi
• Diya
• Padi Padi Leche
• Manasu
• Maari 2
• Athiran
• NGK
• Paava
• Kadhaigal
• Love Story
• Shyam Singha Roy
• Virata Parvam
• Gargi

Facts You Never Knew About Sai Pallavi

• Does Sai Pallavi smoke?: Not Known
• Does Sai Pallavi drink alcohol?: Not Known
• She is a trained dancer.
• She got her name from Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi.
• She started acting as a child artist in the Tamil movie Kasthuri Maan (2005).
• In 2008, she participated in the dance reality show ‘Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva’ aired on Vijay TV.
• She also appeared on the competition show ‘Dhee Ultimate Dance Show’ Season 4, which aired on ETV Telugu.
• She started acting in 2008 with the Tamil film ‘Dhaam Dhoom.’
• She worked in different languages like Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu.
• She received critical acclaim and commercial success for her character, Malar, in her debut film as a lead actress, Premam. Moreover, she choreographed a song in the film titled “Rockaankuthu.”
• When her film Fidaa was telecasted on TV in 2017, it received the highest TRP rating.