Sai Pallavi plays Sita in Ramayana: Part 1, released on 5 November 2026, after more than a decade in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil cinema. IMDb lists her birth date as 9 May 1992, which makes her 34 as of November 2026.
No report we checked shows that she is married or engaged. Searches for a Sai Pallavi husband trace back to a September 2023 photo that she called cropped, and a November 2026 joke about wedding outfits restarted the talk without confirming anything.
Who is Sai Pallavi?
Actress Sai Pallavi trained as a doctor and became a leading name in South Indian cinema after the Malayalam film Premam in 2015. In 2026 she moved into Hindi films with Ek Din and Ramayana: Part 1.
- Full name: Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan, according to Wikipedia
- Born: 9 May 1992, per IMDb (age 34 as of November 2026)
- Birthplace: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, per IMDb; BookMyShow lists Kotagiri
- Screen languages: Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi
- Education: a medical degree from a university in Georgia
- Latest release: Ramayana: Part 1, in cinemas since 5 November 2026
The Hindu reported on 24 September 2025 that the Tamil Nadu government had named her among the Kalaimamani award recipients for 2021 to 2023. The same list included actor S.J. Suryah and composer Anirudh Ravichander.
How old is Sai Pallavi, and where did she study?
Sai Pallavi is 34 as of November 2026, going by the 9 May 1992 birth date on IMDb. That biography says she finished her medical studies in 2016, at Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia. Her degree came later. The Hans India reported on 8 July 2024 that she received her doctor’s degree on stage at a graduation ceremony.
Those two dates come from different reports. The Hans India item describes the ceremony and does not say when her studies ended, so both dates are given here. Anyone who wants to work out an exact age on a given day can use the age calculator.
IMDb says she sat the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Trichy in 2020, the test that validates a foreign medical degree in India. It also names her parents as Senthamarai Kannan and Radha Kannan and says she grew up in Coimbatore, where she attended Avila Convent School.
IMDb names a younger sister, Pooja Kannan, and Wikipedia says she also acts. The birthplace differs by source: IMDb says Coimbatore, while BookMyShow lists Kotagiri, which Wikipedia gives as her family’s ancestral hometown.
Is Sai Pallavi married?
No report we checked shows Sai Pallavi married, engaged or in a confirmed relationship as of 10 November 2026. She denied one wedding rumor in writing in 2023, and a joke in November 2026 about wedding outfits was not an announcement.
The first rumor started in September 2023, when a photo spread online showing her and director Rajkumar Periyasamy in red garlands. Mathrubhumi English reported on 22 September 2023 that she answered on X. The report quotes her saying the image came from the pooja ceremony of her film SK 21 and had been “intentionally cropped and circulated with paid bots.”
The second round is recent. BollywoodShaadis reported on 8 November 2026 that she appeared on the second season of the talk show Jayammu Nischayammu Raa with Jagapathi and spoke about her sister Pooja’s wedding. She said she had tried on lehengas for her sister and that, after Ramayana, people would assume she was secretly getting married when she asked for wedding outfits. The outlet described the remark as jovial.
That leaves a short record: a 2023 denial, a 2026 joke and no announcement from her. Relationship claims on profile sites carry no named source. Follows, likes and tagged photos on social media are not evidence of a relationship, so none are used here.
Which Sai Pallavi movies should you start with?
Sai Pallavi’s best-known films are Premam (2015), Fidaa (2017), Gargi (2022), Amaran (2024), Thandel (2025) and Ramayana: Part 1 (2026), across four languages. Wikipedia’s list of her critically acclaimed roles includes the first five.
| Year | Film | Language | Her role or note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Premam | Malayalam | Malar, her breakthrough role |
| 2017 | Fidaa | Telugu | Bhanumathi, her Telugu debut |
| 2022 | Gargi | Tamil | Among her critically acclaimed roles |
| 2024 | Amaran | Tamil | Indhu Rebecca Varghese |
| 2025 | Thandel | Telugu | Koracha Sathya, called Bujji Thalli |
| 2026 | Ek Din | Hindi | Meera Ranganathan, her Hindi debut |
| 2026 | Ramayana: Part 1 | Hindi and other versions | Sita |
Roles and years in the table come from Wikipedia’s filmography. Her Hindi debut Ek Din, opposite Junaid Khan, had a quiet opening. Hindustan Times reported on 3 May 2026, citing Sacnilk, that it earned Rs 1 crore on its second day, down from Rs 1.15 crore on day one, for an India gross of Rs 2.57 crore. The report also notes that the film is a remake of a 2016 Thai film.
How did Sai Pallavi’s Ramayana role as Sita go?
Ramayana: Part 1 opened on 5 November 2026 with Sai Pallavi as Sita. Hindustan Times gave it four stars and wrote that doubts about her casting disappeared once she appeared on screen. India Today, citing Sacnilk, put its four-day worldwide gross at Rs 499.20 crore.
The box office figures belong to the film, not to her. Hindustan Times wrote on 9 November that the film earned Rs 128 crore worldwide on release day and passed Rs 500 crore globally in its first weekend. India Today’s report gives Rs 285.20 crore domestic gross plus Rs 214 crore overseas, which sums to Rs 499.20 crore. Sunday, the Diwali day, brought Rs 56.15 crore net in India. The two outlets disagree on whether the total has crossed Rs 500 crore, so “about Rs 500 crore” is the safe description.
Variety India reported on 6 November that voice artist Ami Trivedi dubbed her Sita in the Hindi version. Trivedi told the outlet that auditioning felt like a “divine placement” because the voice matched the performance on the mic.
Her casting drew criticism, and actor Dhanush answered it. India Today reported on 9 November that at a pre-release event for their film Om, he said he did not understand the noise around her Sita and that “you won’t find another Sita like her.” He added that she prayed between shots. A November 2026 reply in an r/tamilyapping thread about the casting took a similar side:
“Kadavula kooda azhaga irundha dhaan othupingalaa ??? What if actual Godess Sita stands in front of you guys, and she looks like she doesn’t fit your BEAUTY STANDARDS of a godess, poitu vera ala anupa solluvingala ?????”
– r/tamilyapping, November 2026 (245 upvotes)
What are Sai Pallavi’s new and upcoming movies?
Sai Pallavi’s next release after Ramayana: Part 1 is the Tamil film Om, opposite Dhanush. A fan-account post embedded in the India Today report gives 20 November 2026 as the date. Ramayana: Part 2 is slated for 2028, India Today reported on 9 November.
In Om she plays Nithya Reddy, a CBI officer who investigates the illegal red sandalwood trade, and Mammootty has a key role, according to India Today. Cinema Express reported in January 2026 that the two actors were teaming up for a film by Rajkumar Periyasamy, and India Today says Om reunites them after Maari 2.
The Part 2 date has moved. India Today reported on 12 March 2026 that Part 2 was slated for 2027 and that Ranbir Kapoor had begun shooting it in Mumbai. The 9 November report says 2028, so the later date is the current one.
Sai Pallavi in brief
Did Sai Pallavi finish MBBS?
Yes. IMDb says she completed medical studies at Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia in 2016, and The Hans India reported on 8 July 2024 that she received her doctor’s degree at a graduation ceremony.
Is Sai Pallavi in a relationship?
No relationship is confirmed in any report we checked as of 10 November 2026. She denied a 2023 wedding rumor on X, and her 2026 joke about wedding outfits was not an announcement.
Who dubbed Sita’s voice in the Hindi Ramayana?
Voice artist Ami Trivedi dubbed Sita for Sai Pallavi in the Hindi version of Ramayana: Part 1, Variety India reported on 6 November 2026.
