# Sakshi Shivanand

Sakshi Shivanand is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. Her most notable work is Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai which was directed by Anubhav Sinha and co-starred Priyanshu Chatterjee, Om Puri and Farida Jalal. She has also lent her voice to Cinderella in The Story of Cinderella, an animation television series telecast in India on Just Kids! on Sahara TV.

## Early life

She belongs to a Punjabi family. She once claimed that her ancestors hailed from Kakinada, though the veracity of this claim is disputed.

## Career

Shivanand made her Hindi debut in 1996. During her early career, she starred in the Aditya Pancholi-starrer Zanjeer (1998). She gained fame in Telugu cinema. She debuted with a small role in a Telugu film named Anna Vadina in 1993 which has Krishnam Raju and Jaya Prada in the lead. Her breakthrough role was in 1997 with Master. She has acted with Nagarjuna in Seetharamaraju, Balakrishna in Vamsoddharakudu, Rajasekhar in Simharasi, Mahesh Babu in Yuvaraju, Abbas in Rajahamsa and opposite Mohan Babu in Collector Garu and Yamajathakudu. She performed an item song in the 2008 film Homam which was directed by J.D. Chakravarthy.
Her younger sister Shilpa Anand is also television actress.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Language | notes |
| 1993 | Anna Vadina | Radha (Menaka) | Telugu | |
| 1995 | Janam Kundli | Madhu | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Sanjay | | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Papa Kehte Hai | | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Indra Prastham | Special appearance | Malayalam | |
| 1997 | Jeeo Shaan Se | | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Pudhayal | Swapna | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Master | Kaanchanaa | Telugu | |
| 1997 | Mappillai Gounder | Priya | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Collector Garu | | Telugu | |
| 1998 | Rajahamsa | Sanjana | Telugu | |
| 1998 | Nidhi | | Telugu | |
| 1998 | Manjeeradhwani | | Malayalam | Dubbed in Tamil as Kanmani Oru Kavithai |
| 1998 | Zanjeer | Kavita | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Snehithulu | Sirisha | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Iddaru Mitrulu | Anitha | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Samudram | Rajyalakshmi | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Seetharama Raju | | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Pellivaramandi | | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Yamajathakudu | Sirisha | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Vamsoddarakudu | Surekha | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Krodh | Seema | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Yuvaraju | Srivalli | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Galate Aliyandru | | Kannada | |
| 2000 | Maa Pelliki Randi | Anjali | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Pelli Sambandham | | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Vaanchinathan | Divya | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Simharasi | Rajeswari | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Vedham | Seetha | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Naanu Naane | Arathi | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Sainika | Gauri | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Kodanda Rama | Meenakshi | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Khalnayakon Ka Khalnayak | | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | Pakhi | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Khushi | | Hindi | Special appearance |
| 2004 | Maanasthan | Raasathi | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Thandege Thakka Maga | Bhanu | Kannada | |
| 2007 | Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega | Anju Khanna | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Soundarya | Soundarya | Kannada | |
| 2008 | Homam | | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Ranga The Donga | | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Aadhi Bhagavan | | Tamil | Special appearance |
| 2014 | Paramashiva | | Kannada | |
| TBA | Dillagi... Yeh Dillagi | TBA | Hindi | Unreleased |

## Music video

* Hum Ko To Hai Poora Yakeen made by msn cricket and sports MSN India on The Indian Cricket team for the ICC Cricket World Cups in 2003