Satya Krishnan
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Indian name|Satya|Krishna}}
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Satya Krishnan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She worked as a hotel management professional and entered the film industry with the film Dollar Dreams. Mostly starring in supporting roles, she is probably best known for her performance as Anitha in the 2004 Sekhar Kammula-directed Telugu film Anand.
Career
Satya Krishnan is from Hyderabad where she completed her education.{{cite web |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-satyakrishnan.html |title=Satya Krishnan chitchat – Indian Telugu film actress |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=14 October 2005 |access-date=16 November 2013}} She did a course in Hotel Management and worked at Taj group of hotels in her home town. She wanted to be an air hostess.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-satya-krishnan-270211.html |title=Satya Krishnan |publisher=CineGoer.com |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=16 November 2013}}
She entered the film industry in 2000 with the film Dollar Dreams directed by Sekhar Kammula. Later she got married and took up a job at BNP Paribas Bank in Punjagutta. After four years, Sekhar Kammula again approached her with a role in his film Anand. She quit her job and began working full-time as an actress.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/27/stories/2008092750760300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930235508/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/27/stories/2008092750760300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2008 |title=Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Profiles : On a role |date=27 September 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=16 November 2013}} She said that her character in Anand is very close to her real life character. She won a Nandi Award for her role in the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2004.html |title=Telugu Cinema Etc – Nandi award winners list 2004 |publisher=Idlebrain.com |access-date=16 November 2013}}
She has also been seen in other movies including the superhit Bommarillu, Premante Inte, Venkat Kuchipudi's Modati Cinema, Ullasamga Utsahamga and Vinayakudu. She played a lead role for the first time in her career in Mental Krishna{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Satya-graduates-to-lead-roles-/articleshow/3381314.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131116193609/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-20/news-interviews/27918476_1_roles-posani-graduates |url-status=live |archive-date=16 November 2013 |title=Satya graduates to lead roles |date=20 August 2008 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 November 2013}} but the film was not well received.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14836867&cid=14625527 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030700/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14836867&cid=14625527 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2014 |title=King still rules the Box-office |website=Sify |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=16 November 2013}} In its review for the film Lovely, The Hindu wrote: "Satya Krishna ... gets some of the best lines in the film and we wish her role was better etched out. She runs the risk of being typecast in firebrand kind of roles though".{{cite web |author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lovely-not-so-lovely/article3265593.ece |title=Lovely: Not so 'Lovely' |work=The Hindu |date=31 March 2012 |access-date=16 November 2013}}
In 2020, she appeared in the sitcom web series Amrutham Dhvitheeyam, which is the third installment in the Amrutham franchise.
Filmography
= Telugu films =
= Other language films =
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language | |||
| 2007 | FM Fun Aur Masti | Dakhini | |
| 2008 | Santosh Subramaniam | Sanjay's wife | rowspan="5"|Tamil |
| rowspan="2"|2016 | Thozha | Physiotherapist | |
| Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum | Shakthivel's wife | ||
| 2025 | Madha Gaja Raja | Ramesh's wife |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Network ! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} | ||
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Sanjeevani (Sanju) | rowspan="2" |ZEE5 | ||
| Loser
|Ruksana | | ||
| rowspan=2| 2023 | Spandana | Disney+ Hotstar
| |
| Dhootha | Konidela Lakshmi | Amazon Prime Video
| |
Accolades
- Won: Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress - Anand{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |work=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=21 August 2020}}(in Telugu)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3140362}}
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Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Hyderabad, India