Sai Pallavi

Sai Pallavi’s got this wild mix of brains and talent—honestly, not your run-of-the-mill movie star. Born in Coimbatore, she grew up juggling school at Avila Convent and, get this, later became a doctor in Georgia. Yeah, she actually finished med school and everything before jumping full throttle into films. Her first brush with the camera was kind of blink-and-miss—tiny roles in Kasthuri Maan and Dhaam Dhoom, barely enough to spot her. But then boom—Premam happened in 2015, and the whole scene just changed for her. She played this lovable teacher and, man, the audience just fell for her. No teasers, no hype, just straight-up magic on screen. Awards? She grabbed a bunch, like Filmfare and SIIMA for her debut. After Premam, she just kept leveling up. In Kali, she got real with her role as a newlywed dealing with her husband’s anger issues—super intense, and people loved her for it. Then she stormed into Telugu cinema with Fidaa, playing Bhanumathi, a fiery village girl. The film smashed it at the box office, and her performance got listed among the decade’s best. From there, she kept mixing things up—action comedies like MCA, supernatural stuff in Diya, and even tried her hand at playing an auto driver in Maari 2 (that “Rowdy Baby” song? Total banger). She’s not afraid to dig deep either—like in Anukoni Athidhi, where she prepped hard to play an autistic girl. No signs of slowing down, either—hits like Love Story and Shyam Singha Roy just keep rolling in, keeping her right at the top.