Sayyeshaa

Sayyeshaa Saigal (born 12 August 1997), known mononymously as Sayyeshaa, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil films.

Sayyeshaa was born as Sayyeshaa Saigal on 12 August 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

She is the daughter of actors Sumeet Saigal and Shaheen Banu.

Sayyeshaa is the grandniece of actors Saira Banu, who is her mother's aunt and Dilip Kumar, and the great granddaughter of Naseem Banu.

Sayyeshaa completed her schooling from Ecole Mondiale World School, Juhu.

Her parents got divorced in 2003.

Actress Farah Naaz is her step-mother.

She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Akhil (2015), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination.

Sayyeshaa made her film debut in 2015 with the Telugu film Akhil.

She portrayed a medical student opposite Akhil Akkineni.

The film was a commercial failure.

Times of India noted, "Sayyeshaa is a surprise even though she isn’t given much to do. She emotes really well and dances like a dream."

She received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination for the film.

She made her Hindi film debut opposite Ajay Devgn in his second directorial film Shivaay.

She portrayed an IFS officer.

It was commercially unsuccessful but ran for more than 50 days at the box office.

Bollywood Hungama stated, "Sayyeshaa does justice to her character."

While Times of India termed her performance "decent".

She received a Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination for her performance.

Sayyeshaa made her Hindi film debut with Shivaay (2016), receiving Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination.

She then made her Tamil film debut with Vanamagan (2017) and received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress - Tamil nomination.

In 2017, she made her Tamil film debut with Vanamagan.

She portrayed a businesswoman opposite Jayam Ravi.

Deccan Chronicle stated, "Sayyeshaa looks ravishing and she steals the show with her effortless performance."

Sayyeshaa had three releases in 2018.

She first appeared opposite Karthi in Kadaikutty Singam.

It was a box-office success.

Deccan Chronicle mentioned, "Sayyeshaa looks beautiful and hogs the limelight despite limited scope."

Next, she appeared in Junga opposite Vijay Sethupathi.

Hindustan Times noted, "Sayyeshaa looks gorgeous, her role is minimal but she has done it well."

She next appeared in Ghajinikanth, a remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

She portrayed a Kuchupudi dancer opposite Arya.

Sify mentioned, "Sayyeshaa looks super gorgeous. The actress scores well with her cute expressions and energetic moves."

Her successful films include Kaappaan (2019) and Yuvarathnaa (2021), her Kannada film debut.

Sayyeshaa started dating Tamil actor Arya after Ghajinikanth (2019).

They got married on 10 March 2019, according to Islamic traditions in Hyderabad.

Their daughter Ariana was born on 23 July 2021.

Tamil actor Sathya is her brother-in-law.

Sayyeshaa portrayed PM's press secretary opposite Suriya in the 2019 film Kaappaan.

It also starred Mohanlal, and Arya.