Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, known professionally as Sadha, is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema, as well as Telugu television. She made her film debut with the Telugu film Jayam (2002).
Early life Sadha was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, to a Muslim father and a Hindu mother. Her parents migrated from Belgaum before settling in Ratnagiri.
Career
After making her debut in Jayam (2002), Sadha appeared in the Tamil film Anniyan (2005), opposite Vikram directed by S. Shankar. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films across various film industries of India, in different languages including Monalisa (2004) in Kannada and Click (2010) in Hindi.
In 2014, Sadha joined as a judge for the ninth season of Jodi No 1 on Vijay TV. In 2016, Sadha starred as judge in Dhee Juniors 1 & 2, a dance-based show produced by Mallemala Entertainments in Telugu. she is a judge on Dhee Jodi with Sekhar Master, with each season running over a period of one year. It is a weekly show that is broadcast on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm IST on ETV Telugu. She is known for her dressing style in the show.
She appeared in the films Eli in 2015 and Torchlight in 2018.
Other works
Sadha Sayed is an animal rights supporter, animal rescuer and vegan. She supports the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and has encouraged veganism.
Filmography
Film + List of film credits Year Title Role Language Notes2002 Jayam Sujatha Telugu —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu 2003 Naaga Viji Telugu Jayam Sujatha Tamil Praanam Kathyayani / Uma Telugu 2004 Varnajaalam Abhirami Tamil Aethiree Priya Tamil Monalisa Monalisa / Spandana Kannada Donga Dongadi Vijaya Lakshmi a.k.a. Viji Telugu Leela Mahal Center Anjali Telugu 2005 Avunanna Kaadanna Aravinda Telugu Anniyan Nandini Krishna Tamil —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Priyasakhi Priya Santhanakrishnan Tamil 2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu Shravani Telugu Thirupathi Priya Tamil Veerabhadra Ashta Laxmi Telugu Mohini 9886788888 Varsha Kannada 2007 Unnale Unnale Jhansi Tamil —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Classmates Raaji Telugu Shankar Dada Zindabad Sandhya Telugu Guest appearance Takkari Priya Telugu 2008 Novel Priya Nandini Malayalam Naan Aval Adhu Ashwini Tamil Unreleased2009 Love Khichdi Sandhya Iyengar Hindi A Aa E EeRamyaTelugu 2010 Click Sonia Hindi Huduga Hudugi Maya Kannada Guest appearance Mylari Anitha Kannada 2011 Mallikarjuna Priya Kannada Puli Vesham Ashwini Tamil 2012 Aarakshaka Katherine Kannada Mythri Mythri Telugu 2013 Dasa Tirigindi Gowri Telugu 2014 Kelvi Sadha Malayalam Special appearance Yamaleela 2 Sadha Telugu Special appearance 2015 Eli Julie Tamil 2016 Dil Toh Deewana Hai Anamika Hindi 2018 Torchlight Nila Tamil 2023 Ahimsa Laxmi Telugu Aadikeshava Parvathy Telugu 2025 Madha Gaja Raja Doctor Tamil Delayed Release after 12 years; Special appearance
Shelved Projects + List of film credits Title Role Language NotesNaan Aval Adhu Ashwini Tamil Remains Unreleased
Television Year Title Role Channel Language notes2015Dhee Juniors 1JudgeE TVTelugu2016Dhee Juniors 2JudgeE TVTelugu2016Dhee Jodi SpecialJudgeE TVTelugu2016-2017Jodi Number OneJudgeStar VijayTamil2017Alitho SaradagaGuestE TVTelugu2022Cash 2.0ParticipantE TVTelugu2022Hello WorldPrardhanaZee5TeluguWeb series 2022BB Jodi TeluguJudgeStar MaaTelugu2023Neethone Dance 2JudgeStar MaaTelugu2023Neethone Dance 3JudgeStar MaaTelugu
See also List of vegans List of Indian film actresses
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