Sonia Agarwal

• Name — Sonia Agarwal • Born — 28 March 1982 • Birthplace — Chandigarh, India • Occupation — * Actress • Model • Years Active — 20022009 2011present

Born in Chandigarh Sonia's mother tongue is Punjabi. Sonia married Selvaraghavan, a director in Tamil cinema, in December 2006. She gave up acting after her marriage and resumed her career after their divorce in 2010.

During her school days, Sonia got an offer to act in a serial on Zee TV. She then made her film debut with a small role in the 2002 Telugu film, Nee Premakai, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep. • Illustration — Agarwal with Madhu Shalini and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar at CCL3. Agarwal's first Tamil film, Kaadhal Kondein with Dhanush, became a huge success and appreciation for her performance in the film brought her into the limelight and fetched her the ITFA Best New Actress Award at International Tamil Film Awards in 2004. She acted alongside Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil and Madhurey, respectively. After appearing in the films Oru Kalluriyin Kathai and Oru Naal Oru Kanavu in 2005, both of which failed to perform at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai. The former, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, received universal critical acclaim. After her divorce, she resumed acting in films, playing a supporting role in the multi-starrer Vaanam, following which she signed up for four projects, three in Tamil and one in Malayalam, in quick succession. Her next releases were Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, in 2011 and Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam in early 2012. Sonia Agarwal debuts in Malayalam with Mukesh titled Grihanathan (2012). She plays the lead character in the Tamil mega serial Malli (2013–2014). She starred with Vivek in the comedy drama Palakkattu Madhavan (2015). In 2019, she was sees her play the mother of a younger Arun Vijay in Thadam. She starred in Dasharatha in Kannada with Ravichandran and had back-to-back releases in Tamil films Ayogya and Thanimai. Later, she was cast in lead roles such as Miya (2020), Grandma (2022), Unnaal Ennaal (2023), 7/G (2024), Will (2025) and Paruthi (2025). In 2024, she was a contestant in the comedy-cooking show Top Cooku Dupe Cooku and got eliminated in episode 5.

• Year — Title — Role — Channel — Notes • 2008–2009 — Naanal — Radhika — Kalaignar TV • 2013–2014 — Malli — Vinothini — Puthuyugam TV • 2016 — Achcham Thavir — Contestant — STAR Vijay • 2019 — |Queen — Renganayagi — MX Player — Web Series • 2021 — Pandavar Illam — Herself (Special Appearance) — Sun TV • 2021 — Ninaithale Inikkum — Guest role — Zee Tamil • 2022 — Fall — Malar — Disney+ Hotstar • 2024 — Top Cooku Dupe Cooku (season 1) — Contestant — Sun TV — Eliminated Episode 5 • Sshhh — Professor Kalyani — Aha Tamil — Season 1 • 2025 — Kayal — Herself (Special Appearance) — Sun TV