Sadha

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| caption = Sadha in 2010 promoting Click

| birthname = Sadaf Mohamed Sayed

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| birth_place = Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

| othername = Sadaa

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2002–present

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Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, known professionally as Sadha, is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema, as well as Telugu television. She made her film debut with the Telugu film Jayam (2002), directed by Teja.{{Cite web |date=1 March 2005 |title=Friendship goes beyond flaws |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/friendship-goes-beyond-flaws/article28153153.ece |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=5 September 2018 |title=Sadaa back in the spotlight |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/remember-sadaa-from-anniyan-and-unnale-unnale-shes-back-on-the-big-screen-now/article24871864.ece |access-date=30 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=1 December 2017 |title=Torchlight first look: Watch a provocative Sadha in Abdul Majith's new film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/torchlight-first-look-watch-a-provocative-sadha-in-abdul-majith-s-new-film/story-90VlLhmyQELAtI0a5ZwJJO.html |access-date=30 October 2019 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

Early life

Sadha was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, to a Muslim father and a Hindu mother.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZI69lgKyBE&t=1490s |title=Alitho Saradaga {{!}} Sadha (Actress) |date=2021-06-28 |publisher=ETV |time=24:50 to 25:05 |via=YouTube}} Her parents migrated from Belgaum before settling in Ratnagiri.

Career

After making her debut in Jayam (2002), Sadha appeared in the Tamil film Anniyan (2005), opposite Vikram directed by S. Shankar. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films across various film industries of India, in different languages including Monalisa (2004) in Kannada and Click (2010) in Hindi.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

In 2014, Sadha joined as a judge for the ninth season of Jodi No 1 on Vijay TV. In 2016, Sadha starred as judge in Dhee Juniors 1 & 2, a dance-based show produced by Mallemala Entertainments in Telugu. she is a judge on Dhee Jodi with Sekhar Master, with each season running over a period of one year. It is a weekly show that is broadcast on Wednesdays at 9:30 pm IST on ETV Telugu. She is known for her dressing style in the show.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}

She appeared in the films Eli in 2015 and Torchlight in 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/sep/11/the-sadha-interview--i-censored-torchlight-myself-did-not-want-film-to-look-sleazy-1870212.html |title=The Sadha interview | 'I censored 'Torchlight' myself; did not want film to look sleazy' |website=The New Indian Express|date=11 September 2018 }}

Other works

Sadha Sayed is an animal rights supporter, animal rescuer and a vegan. She supports the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and has encouraged veganism.{{cite news |last=Tahseen |first=Ismat |date=9 January 2019 |title=Actress Sadaa Sayed speaks out about veganism |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/actress-sadaa-sayed-speaks-out-about-veganism/articleshow/67449441.cms |newspaper=The Times of India}}

Filmography

=Film=

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of film credits
2002	Jayam	Sujatha	Telugu	{{Won\|align=left}}—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
rowspan="3" \| 2003	Praanam	Kathyayani / Uma	Telugu
Naaga	Viji	Telugu
Jayam	Sujatha	Tamil
rowspan="5" \| 2004	Donga Dongadi	Vijji	Telugu
Aethiree	Priya	Tamil
Monalisa	Monalisa / Spandana	Kannada
Leela Mahal Center	Anjali	Telugu
Varnajaalam	Abhirami	Tamil
rowspan="3" \| 2005	Avunanna Kaadanna	Aravinda	Telugu
Anniyan	Nandini Krishna	Tamil	{{Nom\|align=left}}—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Priyasakhi	Priya Santhanakrishnan	Tamil
rowspan="5" \| 2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Shravani	Telugu
Thirupathi	Priya	Tamil
Mohini 9886788888	Varsha	Kannada
Veerbhadra	Chandramukhi	Telugu
Naan Aval Adhu	Ashwini	Tamil	Remains Unreleased
rowspan="4" \| 2007	Unnale Unnale	Jhansi	Tamil
Classmates	Raaji	Telugu
Shankar Dada Zindabad	Sandhya	Telugu	Guest appearance
Takkari	Priya	Telugu
2008	Novel	Priya Nandini	Malayalam
rowspan="2" \|2009 \|A Aa E Ee \|Ramya \|Telugu \|
Love Khichdi	Sandhya Iyengar	Hindi
rowspan="3" \| 2010	Click	Sonia	Hindi
Huduga Hudugi	Maya	Kannada	Guest appearance
Mylari	Anitha	Kannada
rowspan="2" \| 2011	Mallikarjuna	Priya	Kannada
Puli Vesham	Ashwini	Tamil
rowspan="2" \| 2012	Aarakshaka	Katherine	Kannada
Mythri	Mythri	Telugu
2013	Dasa Tirigindi	Sadha	Telugu
rowspan="2" \| 2014	Kelvi	Sadha	Malayalam	Special appearance
Yamaleela 2	Sadha	Telugu	Special appearance
2015	Eli	Julie	Tamil
2016	Dil Toh Deewana Hai	Anamika	Hindi
2018	Torchlight	Nila	Tamil
rowspan="2" \| 2023	Ahimsa	Laxmi	Telugu
Aadikeshava	Parvathy	Telugu
2025	Madha Gaja Raja	Doctor	Tamil	Special appearance{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sadha-to-shake-a-leg-with-vishal/articleshow/12992156.cms\|title=Sadha to shake a leg with Vishal\|work=The Times of India\|date=4 May 2012}}

=Television=

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Channel ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Language ! scope="col" \| notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2015	Dhee Juniors 1	Judge	E TV	Telugu
2016	Dhee Juniors 2	Judge	E TV	Telugu
2016	Dhee Jodi Special	Judge	E TV	Telugu
2016-2017	Jodi Number One	Judge	Star Vijay	Tamil
2017	Alitho Saradaga	Guest	E TV	Telugu	{{Cite web \|title=మీడియాకు లీకైతే నా మూవీ ఎవరు చూస్తారన్నారు - alitho saradaga with actress sadha new promo \|url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/newsarticle/alitho-saradaga-with-actress-sadha-new-promo/0210/121129575 \|access-date=30 June 2021 \|website=eenadu.net \|language=te}}
2022	Cash 2.0	Participant	E TV	Telugu
2022	Hello World	Prardhana	Zee5	Telugu	Web series
2022	BB Jodi Telugu	Judge	Star Maa	Telugu
2023	Neethone Dance 2	Judge	Star Maa	Telugu
2023	Neethone Dance 3	Judge	Star Maa	Telugu