Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She made her debut with Telugu film Josh in 2009. She had her break-out role in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Family Man (2019–2021) and gained praise for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's biographical drama series Scam 1992 (2020).
Early life Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Telugu speaking mother and a Telugu speaking father. She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old. Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, Dhanwanthary graduated from NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Career Dhanwanthary participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student. She was placed as 1st Runner-up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Miss India 2008 as a finalist.
Soon after Miss India 2008, she was offered a role in the Telugu film like Josh and Sneha Geetham. She made her Bollywood debut with Why Cheat India opposite Emraan Hashmi. She has also authored a book titled Fade To White.
In 2019, she played Zoya in the web series The Family Man of Amazon Prime Video for season 1 and continued the role in Season 2 (June 2021) on Amazon Prime. In 2020, she played Sucheta Dalal in the webseries Scam 1992. In 2021, Dhanwanthary is seen playing the role of Mansi in the Amazon Prime web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11. Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment, it also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina and Tina Desai in the lead roles.
Filmography Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.2009JoshBhavanaTelugu Debut film2010Sneha GeethamShailu Debut as lead actress 2019Why Cheat IndiaNupur DubeyHindi Hindi debut2022Looop LapetaJuliaChup: Revenge of the ArtistNila Menon2024Adbhut Dr. Shruthi Rawat2025The Great Shamsuddin Family Iram ShamsuddinJioHotstar film TBA Nausikhiye Filming
Television Year Title Role Language NetworkNotesRef.2016Ladies RoomRadhika Khanna EnglishYouTube Web Debut2018The ReunionDevanshi TailorHindi 2019–presentThe Family ManZoyaAmazon Prime Video2020A Viral WeddingNisha AhujaYouTubeAlso director, writer and producer2020Scam 1992Sucheta DalalSonyLIV2021Mumbai Diaries 26/11 Mansi HiraniAmazon Prime Video2022Unpaused: Naya SafarAkritiUnder Segment:"The Couple"2023Guns & GulaabsYaminiNetflix
Short films YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes2012The Girl in MeTina / TaraHindi YouTube2023Next, Please
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