Career
Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam"s Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to feature films as a character artiste, playing supporting roles, particularly playing mother characters to lead artists. Saranya made her debut in Mani Ratnam"s Godfatheresque production, Nayagan opposite Kamal Haasan, in which she performed the lead female character.
The film, which went on to become a success, became one of the only few films where she had played the lead female role.
After marriage in 1995, she settled down to domestic bliss, refusing to take up any film offers. In 2000, however, she was offered the lead role in the comedy television series, Veettukku Veedu Lootty, which she has accepted.
Subsequently, she decided to accept some good offers, enacting supporting roles. Since then she has appeared in many films in supporting roles most notably Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Econometrica Magan.