Shreya Anchan

Shreya Anchan Sidhu is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada films and Tamil television shows. She is best known for her work in the soap opera Thirumanam (2017–2018).

Shreya Anchan Sidhu
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	Thirumanam
Spouse	Sidhu Sid ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]

Career

She made her debut with the Kannada film Chaturbhuja (2014). The film was released to mixed reviews with a critic calling her performance as one of the highlights.^[2] She then appeared in the Tulu film Jai Tulunadu before starring in the Kannada serial Aramane .^[3] She garnered notice for her roles in Ondu Motteya Kathe (2017) and Katheyondu Shuruvagide (2018).^[3][4][5] She played a lead role in the Tamil television series Thirumanam and played a supporting role in the Kannada film Soojidaara (2019).^[6] She was brought in as Reshma Venkatesh's replacement in Anbudan Kushi and played one of the leads in Zee Tamil's Rajini and Valliyin Velan.^[3][7][8]

Personal life

Originally from Mangalore, Shreya Anchan's mother tongue is Tulu and she knew Kannada. She later learnt Tamil following a career in television.^[3] She married her Thirumanam co-star Sidhu Sid.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2014	Chaturbhuja	Shreya	Kannada		[2]
2016	Jai Tulunadu		Tulu		[8]
2017	Ondu Motteya Kathe	Moha	Kannada		[10]
2018	Katheyondu Shuruvagide	Swarna		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada	[3]
2019	Soojidaara	Prajna Hegde			[8]
	Randhawa

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Language	Notes	Ref.
2016–2018	Aramane		Udaya TV	Kannada		[3]
2017–2018	Nandini	Gayathri/Sandhya	Sun TV Udaya TV	Tamil Kannada	Shot in two languages
2018–2020	Thirumanam	Janani Santhosh	Colors Tamil	Tamil
2021	Anbudan Kushi	Kushi	Star Vijay		Replaced Reshma Venkatesh	[7]
2021–2023	Rajini	Rajini	Zee Tamil			[11]
2024–present	Valliyin Velan	Valli	Zee Tamil			[8]

References

1. "Tamil TV actors Shreya Anchan and Sidhu Sid get married". The Times of India. 23 November 2021.
2. "Chathurbhuja Movie Review". The Times of India.
3. SM, Shashiprasad (13 September 2018). "Kudla girl is on a role!". Deccan Chronicle.
4. "Katheyondu Shuruvagide Movie Review". The Times of India.
5. "Katheyondu Shuruvagide review: Romantic film upgraded". Deccan Herald.
6. Shwetha, Aravind (10 May 2019). "'Soojidaara' review: Hariprriya shines in a film let down by slow pace". The News Minute.
7. "Shreya Anchan makes her TV comeback with Anbudan Kushi; Sidhu Sid sends out his best wishes". The Times of India. 6 April 2021.
8. "Shreya Anchan - Sidhu set to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Valliyin Velan'". The Times of India. 8 August 2024.
9. "From Sidhu Sid and Shreya Anchan to Senthil and Sreeja: Reel couples turned real-life partners on Tamil TV". The Times of India. 29 February 2024.
10. "'Shreya Anchan' will now be seen in Tamil serial 'Thirumanam'". Daijiworld Media.
11. "Popular TV show 'Rajini' to go off-air soon; Actress Shreya Anchan turns emotional". The Times of India. 25 April 2023.

External links

• Shreya Anchan at IMDb