Sameera Reddy

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Sameera Reddy (Telugu: సమీరా రెడ్డి, Samīrā Reḍḍi ^?; born 14 December 1982^[1] is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Bollywood andKollywood films. Apart from Hindi and Tamil, she has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam films.

Contents   [hide]  1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

[edit]Early life

Reddy was born in 14 december 1978 in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Chintapoli (C. P.) Reddy, a Telugu, is a businessman,^[2][3] while her mother Nakshatra, a Goud Saraswat Brahmin,^[4] referred to as Niki by her daughters and in the media, was a microbiologist and worked with anNGO.^[5][6] She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former VJ andsupermodel,^[7] and Sushma Reddy, herself a Bollywood actress and model,^[8] both elder to her.^[9] She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College.

Sameera described herself as a "Tomboy" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19".^[9] She also claimed that she had always been "the calm one" and "most diplomatic" among the sisters and was pampered since she was the youngest in the family.^[5]

[edit]Career

Reddy first appeared in ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas's "Aur Aahista" music video in 1996, when she was a graduate.^[10]She caught the attention of Bollywood and was cast in a pivotal role in the 2002 Hindi film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In 2004, she appeared in Musafir.

Reddy appeared in the Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon, opposite Surya Sivakumar, which was a blockbuster. Reddy's acting and modest portrayal of a confident and down-to-earth girl earned her rave reviews.

[edit]Personal life

Reddy is a big fan of American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. She met Oprah during the former's visit to India at the welcome party hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej. As the television celebrity was reportedly impressed by Sameera's saree, she was presented a similar saree as a gift by the actress before she left India.^[11]

[edit]Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Maine Dil Tujhko Diya	Ayesha Verma	Hindi	Debut film
2003	Darna Mana Hai	Shruti	Hindi
2004	Plan	Sapna	Hindi
2004	Musafir	Sam	Hindi
2005	Narasimhudu	Palakad Papa	Telugu
2005	Jai Chiranjeeva	Shailaja	Telugu
2005	No Entry	Chachi (Beach Girl)	Hindi	Cameo
2006	Taxi Number 9211	Rupali	Hindi
2006	Ashok	Anjali	Telugu
2006	Nakshatra	Riya	Hindi
2007	Fool and Final	Payal	Hindi
2007	Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala	Rekha	Bengali
2008	Race	Mini	Hindi
2008	One Two Three	Laila	Hindi
2008	Kaalpurush	Supriya	Bengali
2008	Varanam Aayiram	Meghna	Tamil	Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2009	De Dana Dan	Manpreet	Hindi
2010	Aasal	Sarah	Tamil
2010	Oru Naal Varum	Meera	Malayalam
2010	Red Alert: The War Within	Lakshmi	Hindi
2010	Aakrosh		Hindi	Cameo
2010	Mahayoddha Rama	Sita	Hindi
2011	Nadunissi Naaygal	Sukanya	Tamil
2011	Vedi	Paaru	Tamil
2012	Vettai	Vasanthi	Tamil
2012	Tezz	Megha	Hindi
2012	Varadhanayaka		Kannada	Filming
2012	Endrendrum Punnagai		Tamil	Pre-Production
2012	Thuppariyum Anandan		Tamil	Pre-Production

[edit]References

1. ^ ^a b http://www.zimbio.com/Sameera+Reddy
2. ^ "Indian Celebrities — Nikki Chintapoli Reddy, Made For Each Other". ShaadiTimes. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
3. ^ "Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle — Leisure — Pune Mirror,Pune Mirror". Punemirror.in. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
4. ^ "Haute and spicy". MiD DAY. 2002-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
5. ^ ^a b Basu, Arundhati (2005-12-10). "The Telegraph — Calcutta : Weekend". Calcutta, India: Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
6. ^ "Girl interrupted". MiD DAY. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
7. ^ "Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers — National Geographic". Photography.nationalgeographic.com. 2001-06-25. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
8. ^ Barkha MathurBarkha Mathur, TNN (2008-02-09). "Why star siblings don't make it big — The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.comTimes of India. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
9. ^ ^a b "Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
10. ^ "I love the bombshell tag: Sameera Reddy — Entertainment — DNA". Daily News and Analysis. 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
11. ^ Shekhar (20 January 2012). "Sameera Reddy Gift | Star Oprah Winfrey | Lime Green Saree | Shantanu Nikhil Sari".Oneindia.in. Retrieved 3 February 2012.