DYK Sai Pallavi made headlines way before 'Premam' with her dance performance in 'Dhee 4'?

28-year-old South actress Sai Pallavi has been well kwn for her performance in Alphonse Puthren’s Malayalam romantic drama, Premam (2015). Eventually, her acting career soared with release of 2017 Telugu film Fidaa. But did you kw that Sai Pallavi initially began her career as a dancer in TV shows? Let's dive into her career to kw more about South dancing queen turned actress!

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Before Sai Pallavi gained her momentum with films like Preram, Kali, Fidaa and Athiran, she actually was into dancing. According to Filmi Beat, Sai Pallavi h first me her on-screen debut with a Tamil dance reality show Ungalil Yaaru utha Prabhudeva in 2008. In 2009, despite her mor's initial objections amidst her schooling, she participated in ETV dance competition show Dhee, which was in its fourth season at time.

Pallavi grabbed attention for her appearance in promo for Dhee Jodi, which was dance show's spiff for couples. promo for series was shot at Ramoji Film City, Hyderab. Check out episode featuring Sai Pallavi on show which has garnered 10 million views to date!

According to ETV News, Pallavi h mentioned that she h never been 'formally' trained for face, inste, she h watched Aishwarya Bachchan and Mhuri Dixit- Nene's dance videos on repeat. She was ticed by  Dhee 4 makers based on her earlier performances in her college cultural events.

director of Dhee TV series Sanjeev Kumar, initially remarked that Pallavi was a "shy, timid and reserved" girl whose person changes when ' camera is switched on'. As per various sources, Pallavi was most sought-after contestant on show, besides celebrity judges and host. Her mor also used to accompany her for shoots, which used to happen at  AVM Studios, Chennai. 

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As per Telugu 360, she was kwn for her exceptional performances on show, viz. Nuvvostanante Neddantana (Varsham), Vintunnava (Yem Maaya Chesave), Kuchi Kuchi Kunamma (Bombay), Bhu Bhu Bhujangam (Arundhati) – a few to mention. Despite all her dancing appearances, Pallavi was quite serious about her acemics, which was one of several reasons she quit television industry. She studied to (almost) become a doctor, gruating with an MBBS degree from Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia in 2016. 

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Sai Pallavi's movies include Maari 2 (2018), Athiran (2019) and recently released Tamil anthology mini-series Paava Khaigal (2020), where she starred in episode, "Oor Iravu" alongside Prakash Raj and Hari Krishnan. Her upcoming movie is Love Story (2021), Shyam Singha Roy and Virata Parvam (2021), latter of which she will star alongside Rana Daggubati. She h depicted her dancing prowess in popular hit dance video of song "Rowdy Baby" alongside her co-star Dhanush for  film Maari 2. Check out groovy track video here which has amassed 106 crore views since 2019.

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Promo Pic: @saipallavi.senthamarai via Instagram