Sayyeshaa

Sayyeshaa Saigal (born 12 August 1997), known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Akhil (2015), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination.^[4]

Sayyeshaa
Sayyeshaa at Shivaay trailer launch
Born	Sayyeshaa Saigal (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)[1][2] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present
Spouse	Arya ​ (m. 2019)​ [3]
Children	1
Parents	Sumeet Saigal (father) Shaheen Banu (mother)
Relatives	Naseem Banu (great-grandmother) Sathya (brother-in-law) Farah (step-mother) Saira Banu (grandaunt) Dilip Kumar (granduncle)

Sayyeshaa made her Hindi film debut with Shivaay (2016), receiving Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination.^[5] She then made her Tamil film debut with Vanamagan (2017) and received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress - Tamil nomination. Her successful films include Kaappaan (2019) and Yuvarathnaa (2021), her Kannada film debut.^[6]

Early life and background

Sayyeshaa with her father, Sumeet Saigal

Sayyeshaa was born as Sayyeshaa Saigal on 12 August 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.^[1][7] She is the daughter of actors Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu.^[8][9] Sayyeshaa is the grandniece of actors Saira Banu, who is her mother's aunt and Dilip Kumar, and the great granddaughter of Naseem Banu.^[10][11]

Sayyeshaa completed her schooling from Ecole Mondiale World School, Juhu.^[12] Her parents got divorced in 2003. Actress Farah Naaz is her step-mother.^[13]

Personal life

Sayyeshaa started dating Tamil actor Arya after Ghajinikanth (2019).^[3] They got married on 10 March 2019, according to Islamic traditions in Hyderabad.^[14][15] Their daughter Ariana was born on 23 July 2021.^[16] Tamil actor Sathya is her brother-in-law.^[17]

Career

Debut and career expansion (2015–2018)

Sayyeshaa made her film debut in 2015 with the Telugu film Akhil.^{[citation needed]} She portrayed a medical student opposite Akhil Akkineni. The film was a commercial failure.^{[citation needed]} Times of India noted, "Sayyeshaa is a surprise even though she isn’t given much to do. She emotes really well and dances like a dream." She received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination for the film.^[18]

She made her Hindi film debut opposite Ajay Devgn in his second directorial film Shivaay.^[19] She portrayed an IFS officer. It was commercially unsuccessful but ran for more than 50 days at the box office.^[20] Bollywood Hungama stated, "Sayyeshaa does justice to her character."^[21] While Times of India termed her performance "decent". She received a Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination for her performance.^[22]

In 2017, she made her Tamil film debut with Vanamagan.^[23] She portrayed a businesswoman opposite Jayam Ravi.^{[citation needed]} Deccan Chronicle stated, "Sayyeshaa looks ravishing and she steals the show with her effortless performance."^[24]

Sayyeshaa had three releases in 2018. She first appeared opposite Karthi in Kadaikutty Singam.^[25] It was a box-office success.^[26] Deccan Chronicle mentioned, "Sayyeshaa looks beautiful and hogs the limelight despite limited scope."^[27] Next, she appeared in Junga opposite Vijay Sethupathi.^[28][29] Hindustan Times noted, "Sayyeshaa looks gorgeous, her role is minimal but she has done it well."^[30] She next appeared in Ghajinikanth, a remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy. She portrayed a Kuchupudi dancer opposite Arya.^[31][32] Sify mentioned, "Sayyeshaa looks super gorgeous. The actress scores well with her cute expressions and energetic moves."^[33]

Further career and recent work (2019–present)

Sayyeshaa portrayed PM's press secretary opposite Suriya in the 2019 film Kaappaan. It also starred Mohanlal, and Arya.^[34] It was a commercial success.^[35] The Week termed her role as a "better fleshed out character".^[36]

Sayyeshaa had two releases in 2021. She first portrayed a college student opposite Arya in Teddy.^[37] It released on Disney+ Hotstar.^[38] India Today stated, "Arya's chemistry with Sayyeshaa has worked really well. It makes you root for both the characters."^[39] She made her Kannada film debut with Yuvarathnaa opposite Puneeth Rajkumar.^[40] She portrayed a lecturer in this commercially successful film.^[41] The Hans India wrote, "Sayyeshaa has limited screen space but she looks gorgeous in those brief moments."^[42]

In 2023, Sayyeshaa made a special appearance in the song "Raawadi" for the Tamil film Pathu Thala starring Silambarasan.^[43][44]

Media image

Sayyeshaa is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products including PC Jeweller and Cinthol.^[45][46]

Sayyeshaa ranked 19th in 2017 and 13th in 2018 in Chennai Times' 30 Most Desirable Women List.^[47][48] The actress is also widely known for her dancing skills.^[49]

Filmography

Films

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Tamil unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Ghajini	Child in a road	Tamil Film	[citation needed]
2015	Akhil	Divya	Telugu film	[citation needed]
2016	Shivaay	Anushka	Hindi film	[50]
2017	Vanamagan	Kavya		[51]
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Kannukkiniyal "Iniya"		[52]
	Junga	Yazhini		[28]
	Ghajinikanth	Vandhana Sathyamoorthy		[53]
2019	Kaappaan	Anjali Vasudev		[54]
2021	Teddy	Srividya "Sri" Purushottaman		[55]
	Yuvarathnaa	Vandana	Kannada film	[56]
2023	Pathu Thala	Dancer	Special appearance in the song "Raawadi"	[57]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2015	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Telugu	Akhil	Nominated	[citation needed]
2016	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Debut Actress	Shivaay	Nominated	[citation needed]
	Stardust Awards	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female		Nominated	[58]
2017	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut - Tamil	Vanamagan	Nominated	[59]
2019	Edison Awards	Classic Icon	—	Won	[60]

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External links

• Sayyeshaa at IMDb 
• Sayyeshaa at Bollywood Hungama