Shanoor Sana

Shanoor Sana Begum, known mononymously as Sana, is an Indian actress, television personality, and former model who primarily works in Telugu cinema.^[1] She has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films. Known for her supporting roles, Sana has acted in over 200 films across South Indian languages.

Shanoor Sana
Born	Shanoor Sana Begum Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1994 - present
Spouse	Sadath
Children	2, including Syed Anwar Ahmed (son)
Relatives	Sameera Sherief (Daughter-in-law)

Biography

She was born to a Christian father and Muslim mother in Hyderabad, Telangana. She was married to Sadath at her teenage even before completing her studies.^[2] Her son Syed Anwar Ahmed is a filmmaker and her daughter-in-law Sameera Sherief is a television actress.^[3]

Career

She initially pursued her career in modelling. She got the opportunity in film acting from director Krishna Vamsi while she was busy with television and modelling assignments. Director Krishna Vamsi was in search for a suitable actress to play the supporting role in his 1996 film Ninne Pelladatha and signed Sana to play the supporting role and it eventually marked her acting debut.^[4] The film was acclaimed and was a successful venture at the box office which starred Nagarjuna in the lead role.^{[citation needed]}

Since then she appeared mostly in Telugu films as supporting actress. Her performance was praised in the role of Kaikeyi in the 2011 film Sri Rama Rajyam and was also critically acclaimed for her performance for the negative role in the 2011 film Rajapattai. In 2016, she played a vamp in the Kannada film Silk Sakkath Maga.^[5] In 2018, she made her television acting debut with Tamil soap opera Ponmagal Vanthal.^[6]

In May 2020, she started her own YouTube channel teaching cooking methods along with her daughter-in-law Sameera Sherief.^[7]

Filmography

Telugu

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Ninne Pelladatha
1997	High Class Atta Low Class Alludu
1998	Aavida Maa Aavide	Head constable Victoria
	Suryavamsam	Ravi Prasad's wife
	Pandaga
	Deergha Sumangali Bhava	Vani's friend
	Sri Ramulayya
	Premante Idera	Shailu's aunty
1999	Raja	Jaya
	English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu
	Rajakumarudu
2000	Kalisundam Raa	Parvathi
	Kodanda Ramudu	tourist
	Goppinti Alludu	Achyutha Rammaiah's daughter
	Ammo! Okato Tareekhu
2001	Pandanti Samsaram
	Snehamante Idera	Padmini's aunt
	Athanu
	Bhadrachalam
2002	Nee Premakai
	Pilisthe Palukutha
	Siva Rama Raju	Veeraraju's wife
	Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu
2003	Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu	Bharathi's mother
	Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story	Ashok's mother
	Ottesi Cheputunna
	Kalyana Ramudu	Kalyani's mother
	Aadanthe Ado Type
2004	Apuroopam
	Kaasi
	Malliswari	Malliswari's paternal aunt
	Puttintiki Ra Chelli
	Seshadri Naidu
	Ammayi Bagundi	Satya's mother
	Aaptudu
	Swarabhishekam
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Lalli's mother
	Orey Pandu	Priya's mother
	Bhadra
	Athadu
	Gowtam SSC
	Premikulu
	Vennela	Pavani's mother	Uncredited role
2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Shravani's aunt
	Raam	Janaki's mother
	Kithakithalu
	Veerabhadra
2007	Premalekha Ras
	Sri Mahalakshmi	Olga Rose Mary
	Pellaindi Kaani
	Nava Vasantham	Anjali's mother
	Chandrahas
	Takkari	Guru's wife
2008	Krishna	Bobby's wife
	Andamaina Manasulo	Bindu's mother
	Gautama Buddha
	Bhale Dongalu	Lakshmi
	Pandurangadu	Pundarika Ranganadu's sister
	Veedu Mamoolodu Kadu	Swathi's mother
2009	Anjaneyulu	Anjali's mother
	Samardhudu
2010	Betting Bangaraju
	Thakita Thakita	Chandana's mother
	Saradaga Kasepu
	Brindaavanam	Bhoomi's aunt
	Nagavalli
	Ragada
2011	Vykuntapali	Dr. Padma
	Sri Rama Rajyam	Kaikeyi
2012	Bodyguard	Venkatadri's mother
	Daruvu	Swetha's mother
	Mem Vayasuku Vacham	Dil's mother
	Rebel	Nandini's friend
	Lucky	Lucky's mother
	Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu
	Sarocharu
	Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam		[8]
2013	Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama
	Jai Sriram
	Balupu	Rohit's mother
	Kevvu Keka
	Jagadguru Adi Shankara	Saraswati
2014	Yevadu	Deepthi's mother
	Jump Jilani	Dharmavaddi Dharmaraju's wife
	Nuvvala Nenila
	Anukshanam	a mother
2015	Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju	Nazeera's mother
	Dohchay	Meera's mother
2016	A Aa	Latha
	Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends	Paddu's mother
	Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam
2017	Maa Abbayi	Abbayi's mother
	Duvvada Jagannadham	Pooja's mother
	Gulf	Karunakka
	Raja the Great	Lucky's aunt
2018	Hyderabad Love Story
	Juvva
2019	Maharshi
	Voter	Bhavana's mother
	Krishna Rao Supermarket
2021	Aaradugula Bullet	Nayana's mother
2021	Deyyam
2023	Prathyardhi	Jaya
	Ranga Maarthaanda
	Nireekshana	Rathnamala
2024	Devara: Part 1	Kunjara's wife

Kannada

Year	Film	Role
2001	Huchcha	Kiccha's sister-in-law
2002	Chandu	Chandu's sister
2006	Tirupathi	Bharathi
2007	Police Story 2	Godmother Thimakka
2010	Crazy Kutumba
2013	Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga	Ammani
2014	Namaste Madam

Tamil

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Easan	Woman watching TV	Uncredited role
2011	Rajapattai	Ranganayaki
2016	Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu	Caravan Krishna's wife
2017	Aayirathil Iruvar
2020	Ka Pae Ranasingam	Central minister
2023	Kannitheevu

Malayalam

• Kakkakuyil (2001) as Sivaraman's Sister
• Simhasanam (2012) as Hemalatha Gundappa

Hindi

• Tathagatha Buddha (2008)

Television

• Devi bhagavatham ( Mythology) Gemini TV.
• Pranaya Pabandham ( Leading Lady) DD Hyderabad-1994
• Halahalam (ACP Pavitra) DD Hyderabad-1996
• Ananda Dhara (Rani Rudrama Devi) DD Hyderabad-1996
• Jeevitham (female lead's mom) Etv
• Chakravakam (Hema)
• Ponmagal Vanthal (2018–2020) as Rajeshwari
• Adi Parashakti
• Siri Siri Muvvalu (2019–2020)
• Aravinda Sametha (2020–2021)