# Sonu Satheesh Kumar

Sonu Satheesh Kumar better known by her screen name Sonu, is an Indian actress and classical dancer acting mainly in Malayalam and Tamil television serials. The TV show Vaalkkannadi rose her to fame and popularity. She is known for her roles in Sthreedhanam and Anbe Vaa.
She is a well trained Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer who has performed in several dance shows including Nishagandhi festival 2017. She hold Master's in Kuchipudi and diploma in Bharatanatyam and also conducts several dance workshops.

## Biography

She is trained under Geetha Padmakumar, Parvathy Sasidharan and Job Thrissur in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Folk. She holds MA in Kuchipudi, Diploma in Bharatanatyam and currently pursuing doctoral degree in Kuchipudi. She has cleared UGC NET exam and is currently teaching in Sai Shivam School of Dance. She married IT engineer Ajay in 2017 at Guruvayur.
Starting her career as a television host she made her debut through popular Malayalam serial Sreeguruvayurappan and made her debut as a lead in Tamil serial Anbe Vaa. Her performance as the wicked vamp in the popular serial Sthreedhanam on Asianet made her a known figure on Malayalam TV. She also participated in a reality show Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum along with Rajesh Hebbar on Asianet.She has done a cameo appearance in 2 Harihar Nagar. She then appeared in a short film ; God Bless Nithya.

## Filmography
### Television career

| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Valkannadi | Asianet | Host | Malayalam | TV show |
| 2006 | Super Dancer | Amrita TV | Contestant | Malayalam | Reality show |
| 2007 | Madhavam | Surya TV | | Malayalam | Television debut |
| 2007 | Sreeguruvayoorappan | Surya TV | Parvathy | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Hello Kuttichathan | Asianet | Swetha Nambiar | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Thulabharam | Surya TV | | Malayalam | |
| | Kanal Kannadi | | | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Akkare Ikkare | Asianet | | Malayalam | |
| 2009–2010 | Anbe Vaa | Vijay TV | Santhiya | Tamil | |
| 2009-2012 | Chakkarabharani | Surya TV | Durga | Malayalam | |
| 2011-2012 | Dosth | Kairali TV | | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Nizhalkannadi | Surya TV | Anjana | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Manasaveena | Mazhavil Manorama | Kaveri | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Kanalppoovu | Jeevan TV | Sandra Sekhar | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Sreepadmanabham | Amrita TV | | Malayalam | |
| | Arabian Sukumaran Speaking | Asianet | Bhavana | Malayalam | |
| 2012–2016 | Sthreedhanam | Asianet | Veni | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum | Asianet | Contestant | Malayalam | Winner along with Rajesh Hebbar |
| 2013 | Munch Stars | Asianet | Contestant | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Vamsam | Sun TV | | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Salmath Cafe | Kairali TV | | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Asianet Comedy Awards | Asianet | Performer | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Super Challenge | Surya TV | Participant | Malayalam | |
| 2016-2017 | Bharya | Asianet | Rohini | Malayalam | Replaced by Mridula Vijay |
| 2017–2019 | Mahalakshmi | Sun TV | Ramya | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Agnisakshi | Surya TV | Indraja Varma | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Police | ACV | | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Azhagu | Sun TV | Priya Sundaram | Tamil | |
| 2019–2021 | Sumangali Bhava | Zee Keralam | Vaidehi/Devu/Nimisha | Malayalam | Replaced Darshana Das |
| 2020 | Karthika Deepam | Zee Keralam | Devu | Malayalam | Cameo in promo |
| 2020 | Kaiyethum Doorath | Zee Keralam | Devi | Malayalam | Cameo in promo |