Sayyeshaa


Sayesha Saigal, known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian film actress who mostly appears in Tamil films, and has also appeared in Hindi and Telugu films. After working in a Telugu film Akhil, she made her Bollywood debut in Ajay Devgn's Shivaay, and her Tamil debut in the film Vanamagan.

Personal life

She is the daughter of actors Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu. She is the grandniece of actors Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar. On 10 March 2019, she married Arya, her co-star in the film Ghajinikanth.

Career

Sayyeshaa made her debut in the cinema industry with the Telugu film Akhil. She made her Bollywood debut opposite Ajay Devgn in his second directorial film Shivaay. Her movie Vanamagan hit the theatres in June 2017, marking her Tamil debut.
In 2018, she starred in Kadaikutty Singam with Karthi, Junga with Vijay Sethupathi and Ghajinikanth with Arya. In 2019, she starred in Kaappaan alongside Suriya and Arya.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2015AkhilDivyaTeluguDebut Telugu film
2016ShivaayAnushkaHindiDebut Hindi film
2017VanamaganKavyaTamilDebut Tamil film
2018Kadaikutty SingamKannukkiniyal aka IniyaTamil
2018JungaYazhiniTamil
2018GhajinikanthVandhanaTamil
2019KaappaanAnjaliTamil
2020Teddy TamilPost-production
2020Yuvarathnaa KannadaDebut Kannada film
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