January 17, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): Shriya Saran is the eminent actress, who has entrenched herself in the South Indian film industries by delivering competent performances in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada as well as Malayalam films, several of which were acclaimed ones. She has also gained the reputation of being a prankster, which was only strengthened by reports that she regularly pulled the legs of the actor, Arya, and newcomer, Preetika, while the three were advertising their Tamil romantic movie, Chikku Bukku, which was discharged in December 2010.

However, there is the news now of another prank performed by Shriya, which is in Tamilnadu enacting her character in the Tamil action flick, Rowthiram, which has Jeeva as the male protagonist. It has been mentioned that a specific scene during the shooting required Shriya to insert bogus blood on her visage. Shriya, however, naughtily ambled into the hotel where she was lodged devoid of wiping the sham blood, which frightened the guests at the hotel.

Shriya has tweeted that she entered the hotels lobby with fake blood on her face, after which some overseas guests were so petrified that they didnt know to scream or flee. She has uttered that she enjoys these moments between the shooting schedules.

In 2010, Shriya debuted in the Malayalam film industry, with her performance in Pokkiri Raja, which consisted of accomplished actors such as Mammooty and Prithviraj. Her acting was lauded.

Shriya is recognized also because of her charitable acts and has been a steadfast sponsor for the visually impaired folks. In 2010, Shriya asserted that she desires to inaugurate a spa for the visually weakened. Shriya is a campaigner also for animal wellbeing and is connected to the Blue Cross of India. Many months back, Shriya had actively endorsed the Joy of Giving Week in conjunction with the proficient Tamil actors such as Surya to encourage donations for the needy. She also partially subsidizes an institution dedicated to the thwarting of deadly AIDS.

--Sampurn Wire