Saran Shakthi Explained

Saran Shakthi
Birth Date:	1997 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:	Actor, television personality
Years Active:	2012–present

Saran Shakthi (born 5 May 1997) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his film debut, as a child artist in Kadal (2013). Saran was a contestant in the television reality show Survivor Tamil 1 and was announced as the runner-up of the season.

Career

Saran first appeared in K. Balachander's serial Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri aired on Kalaignar TV (2012–2013). His film debut as a child artist is in the movie Kadal (2013) directed by Mani Ratnam. He also played child artist in various other films, such as Jilla (2014), Rummy (2014), Sigaram Thodu (2014), and Vai Raja Vai (2015).

Saran gained recognition and breakthrough for his role as Kanna in Vada Chennai (2018). He starred in his first lead role in Sagaa (2019), which opened to mixed reviews.^[1] Starred alongside Nayanthara in Netrikann (2021) a crime thriller.^{[2] [3]} He played a negative role in Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022),^[4] and an impactful role in , his Kannada film debut.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Television

Saran participated in the TV reality show Survivor Tamil (2021) on Zee Tamil^[8] and was announced as the runner up of the season.

Filmography

Film

• All films in Tamil, unless otherwise noted

List of Saran Shakthi film credits

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Neethaane En Ponvasantham	Young Harish	child actor
2013	Samar	Young Rajesh
	Kadal	Young Thomas
2014	Jilla	Young Shakthi
	Rummy	Sornam's brother
	Sigaram Thodu	Young Murali
	Sutrula	Young Johnny
2015	Vai Raja Vai	Young Karthik
	Om Shanthi Om	Kumar
2016	Mo	Gautham
2017	Singam 3	Tea seller boy
2018	Vada Chennai	Kannan
2019	Sagaa	Sathya	Lead role
2021	Netrikann	Gautham
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Nithin
		Farmaan	Kannada film
2023	Bagheera	Murali
	King of Kotha	Jinu	Malayalam film
2024			Filming
			Filming

Television

List of Saran Shakthi television credits

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2012–2013	Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri	Amudha's Son
2021	Survivor Tamil Season 1	Contestant		Runner Up

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-02-01 . Sagaa' movie review: A promising revenge saga tied down by commercial compromises . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204000457/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/feb/01/sagaa-movie-review-a-promising-revenge-saga-tied-down-by-commercial-compromises-1932907.html . dead . 4 February 2019 . The New Indian Express.
2. Web site: 2019-09-30 . 'Vada Chennai' and 'K.G.F: Chapter 2' Actor Roped in for Nayanthara's next. behindwoods.com.
3. Web site: 2019-09-30 . Vada Chennai star joins Nayanthara's next!. indiaglitz.com.
4. Web site: 2021-09-03 . Saran Shakthi to play negative role in Suriya's Etharkkum Thunindhavan . Cinema Express.
5. Web site: 2019-09-12 . 'Vada Chennai' fame Saran Shakthi joins Yash's 'KGF 2' . The News Minute.
6. Web site: 2019-10-02 . Actor without borders . Deccan Chronicle.
7. Web site: 2019-09-30 . Saran Shakthi marks his first Kannada film!. indiaglitz.com.
8. Web site: 2021-09-13 . Survivor Tamil: Sportsperson-turned-actress Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli to Vikranth Santhosh, a look at full and final contestants . The Times of India.