Sneha Ullal

Sneha Ullal (born 18 December 1987)^[1] is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tollywood and Bollywood films. She is best known for her role in the Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha.

Personal life and education

Ullal was born in Muscat, Oman to Indian immigrants parents from Mangalore. She is of Devadiga ancestry.^[1]

She studied at Indian School Muscat and Indian School Salalah in Oman. Later she moved to Mumbai with her mother and attended Durelo Convent High School and later studied at Vartak College. At college she befriended Arpita Khan, her college mate and the younger sister of Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The friendship led to the chance meeting with Salman Khan and film offers.

Career

Ullal made her movie debut in the 2005 Hindi movie Lucky: No Time for Love opposite Salman Khan. After the movie, she was noted for striking similarities in appearance with Aishwarya Rai.^[2] She later said that although the comparison didn't help her as an actor, but it gave her a lot of recognition.^[3] Ullal then appeared with Khan's brother Sohail Khan in Aryan, which did not do well at the box office.

Fearing that she was too young and needed to be more mature to take plunge in movies, she took a break from Bollywood.^[3] She made her debut in Telugu movies in Ullasamga Utsahamga, which turned out to be a huge hit and made her popular in the South.^{[citation needed]} Nenu Meeku Telusa...? was her second Telugu release. It was followed by an item number on the song Nuvvu ready in the Telugu movie King opposite Nagarjuna.

In 2007, she was cast to appear in Pirate's Blood by prolific horror filmmaker and character actor Steg Dorr. In interviews Dorr would say "we canceled them because of hurricane. We could not get it going on and the financing fell through." The role later went to Oman actress Maimoon Al-Balushi.^{[citation needed]}

Later, she signed Kaashh... Mere Hote to show that she is still interested in Hindi films.^[3] Her next few films didn't do well at the box officer, but her 2010 release Simha opposite Balakrishna turned out to be a blockbuster.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2005	Lucky: No Time for Love	Lucky Negi	Hindi
2006	Aryan	Neha A. Varma	Hindi
2007	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron		Hindi	Special Appearance
2008	Ullasamga Utsahamga	Dhanalakshmi	Telugu	Winner: Santosham Best Debut Actress Award[5]
	Nenu Meeku Telusa...?	Anjali	Telugu
	King		Telugu	Special appearance in song Nuvvu Ready
2009	Kaashh... Mere Hote	Radhika	Hindi
	Current	Sneha	Telugu
2010	Click	Aarti Kaushik	Hindi
	Varudu		Telugu	Cameo appearance
	Simha	Janaki	Telugu
2011	Ala Modalaindi	Kavya	Telugu	Second Heroine
	Devi		Kannada
	Gandhi Park	Priyanka Phillip	English	Delayed
	Madatha Kaja	Swapna	Telugu
2012	Most Welcome		Bangla	Item Number
2013	Action 3D	Sameera	Telugu
	Antha Nee Mayalone		Telugu	Filming