Saranya Sasi

Saranya Sasi (1986 – 9 August 2021) was an Indian actress who worked in Malayalam and Tamil films and television soap operas.

Early life
Saranya completed her school education at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kannur, and also held a degree in literature from Calicut University.

Career
She started her career in 2006 in Sooryodayam, a serial directed by Balachandra Menon which was aired on Doordarshan. She made her film debut in Malayalam in Chacko Randaaman (2006) and in Tamil in Pachai Engira Kaathu (2012). During her career, Saranya acted in Malayalam films such as Chotta Mumbai (2007), Ali Bhai (2007), Thalappavu (2008), Bombay March 12 (2011) and Annmariya Kalippilaanu (2016). She also acted in popular television soap operas such as Swami Ayyappan, Kootukari, Rahasyam, Harichandanam, Avakashikal, Malakhamar and Karuthamuthu.

Personal life
Saranya married Binu Xavier in November 2014 but later they divorced.

Illness and death
In 2012, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, which did not allow her to continue her acting career. In May 2021, she was hospitalized for COVID-19, which aggravated her health.

She died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on 9 August 2021, at the age of 35, from cancer and COVID-19 complications.