Soundariya Nanjundan

Soundariya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka on 5 August 1995 to a Kannada speaking father and a Tamil speaking mother. At a very young age Soundariya's parents migrated to Chennai, Tamil Nadu to start up a bakery business and since then she has lived in Chennai. She completed her education in Chennai and later studied at University of Madras where she completed her degree.^[3]

In 2018, She participated in the reality show Villa To Village and was the fourth-runner up. She later made her acting debut in the film Thamizh Padam 2 in an uncredited role as the antagonist's personal attendant. Then, she started in Adithya Varma alongside actor Dhruv Vikram which was released in 2019. She later went on to appear in the 2020 film Darbar portraying Nayanthara's cousin.^[4] She later opposed actor Richard Rishi in the action-drama film Draupathi directed by Mohan G. which was also released in 2020.^[5]

In 2023, Soundariya was cast as a lead role in the comedy sitcom web series Vera Maari Office which was released on Aha Tamil.^[6]

In October 2024, Soundariya appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss 8 as a contestant which aired on Star Vijay, and emerged as the runner-up of the show.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

In 2025, she went on to appear in many reality shows in Star Vijay as a guest of honour in shows such as Neeya Naana, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 10 and Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya season 3. She also went on to participate in the comedy-cooking show Cooku with Comali season 6 as a comali.^[12][13][14]

During her appearance in Bigg Boss 8, Soundariya shared her personal experience of falling victim to a scam call that cost her a staggering ₹17 lakhs. She revealed that all the money stolen were her hard earned money from her debut into the industry.^[15]

In 2024, Soundariya Proposed to actor Vishnu Vijay on live television during Bigg Boss 8, and he also accepted her feelings. The couple officially started dating after the proposal.^[16]

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.