Shriya Saran also known by the mononym Shriya is an Indian film actress model and presenter She has worked in mulitple of the regional industries of Indian cinema including Hindi Tamil and Telugu language films as well as a few films in English Malayalam and Kannada Saran made her film debut in 2001 with Ishtam and had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Santhosham 2002 She would subsequently appear in several Telugu films while making inroads in the Hindi and Tamil film industries In 2007 Saran starred in Sivaji The Boss the highest grossing Tamil film at that time Her following projects include such Tamil films as Azhagiya Tamil Magan 2007 and Kanthaswamy 2009 as well as highbudget Hindi productions like Mission Istanbul 2008 her roles in which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry In 2008 Saran played the lead role in the AmericanIndian coproduction The Other End of the Line Apart from her work in films Saran has been the brand ambassador for several stores across India endorsing beauty and health products Among other activities she has taken part in a number of charity organisations and has recently opened a spa employing visually challenged people