{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Sonal Monteiro | image = Sonal Monteiro.jpg | image_size = | caption = Sonal Monteiro in 2023 Kannada film [[Garadi (film)|Garadi]] | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonal Monterio gets her big break with a Yogaraj Bhat film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jan/08/sonal-monterio-gets-her-big-break-with-a-yogaraj-bhat-film-3965.html |website=[[Cinema Express]] |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | occupation = [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|Model]] | years_active = 2014 – Present | website = }}
'''Sonal Monteiro''' is an Indian actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/may/08/sonal-monteiro-joins-b-town--but-will-not-leave-her-roots-1812089.html |title=Sonal Monteiro joins B-Town, but will not leave her roots}}</ref> She appeared in many [[Tulu cinema|Coastalwood]] and [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] movies.
== Early life == Sonal joined [[St. Agnes PU College, Mangalore|St. Agnes College]], Mangalore{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}. During her studies, she joined the modelling industry and won Miss Beautiful Smile 2013, Miss Konkan 2015{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}. She first appeared in "Anjea Sarkhen Chedun" Konkani Album Song of Late. Jerome Dsouza from the Konkani Music Album – Naach Konkannant, Which released on [[YouTube]] in the year 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzpabaf2vKE |title=Anjea Sarkhen Chedun !!!!!! FULL VERSION....HD |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and gained popularity in coastal region.
== Career == She made her acting debut in 2015 as the lead actress in the [[Tulu language|Tulu]] film ''[[Ekka Saka]]''. Sonal then played a modern girl role in ''Jai Tulunad'' and then played the lead role in the romantic comedy ''[[Pilibail Yamunakka]]''. Her [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] film ''Abhisaarike'' got released in 2018. In 2018 another film ''[[MLA (2018 Kannada film)|MLA]]'' with [[Pratham (Kannada actor)|Pratham]] also released,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/tulu-actor-sonal-is-prathams-leading-lady-in-his-next-mla/articleshow/59084843.cms |title=Tulu actor Sonal is Pratham's leading lady in his next, MLA |work=The Times of India |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> released in 2018. Sonal Monteiro signed on to a Bollywood Film ''[[Saajan Chale Sasural|Saajan Chale Sasuraal 2]] .<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=438602 |title=Mangaluru: Pilibail star Sonal steps into Sandalwood |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>'' She has two additional Sandalwood films ''[[Gaalipata 2]]'' and ''Buddivantha 2'' in production Stage. Sonal Monteiro's recent Release ''[[Panchatantra (film)|Panchatantra]]'' film directed by [[Yogaraj Bhat|Yograj Cinema's]] was superhit rom-com,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-dream-to-work-with-yogaraj-bhat-has-come-true/articleshow/62486752.cms |title=My dream to work with Yogaraj Bhat has come true |work=The Times of India |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> ''Panchatantra''. She also played important star role in the ''[[Roberrt]]'' 2021 and ''[[Love Matteru]]'' 2025.
Alongside her acting career, Sonal participates in stage shows, is on the Jury for Beauty Pageants and sings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=432280 |title=Sonal turns singer for 'Pilibail Yamunakka' |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
== Filmography == *''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 2015 ! scope="row" |''[[Ekka Saka]]'' | Divya | [[Tulu language|Tulu]] film | |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 ! scope="row" | ''Jai Tulunad'' | Nandhitha | Tulu film | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Pilibail Yamunakka]]'' | Nisha | Tulu film | |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''Abhisaarike'' | Sarika | Nominated—[[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant Actor – Kannada]] | |- ! scope="row" |''[[MLA (2018 Kannada film)|MLA]]'' | Sonu | | |- ! scope="row" |''Maduve Dibbana'' | Parvathi | | |- | 2019 ! scope="row" |''[[Panchatantra (film)|Panchatantra]]'' | Sahitya | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonal Monteiro impresses with her performance in 'Panchatantra' |url=https://newskarnataka.com/south-cinema/sandalwood/sonal-monteiro-impresses-with-her-performance-in-panchatantra/ |website=News Karnataka |access-date=26 April 2022 |date=30 March 2019}}</ref> |- |2020 ! scope="row" |''[[Demo Piece]]'' |Adhya | |<ref>{{cite web |title=I did Demo Piece for Sparsha Rekha: Sonal Monteiro |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/i-did-demo-piece-for-sparsha-rekha-sonal-monteiro/articleshow/74083556.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2021 ! scope="row" |''[[Roberrt]]'' |Tanu | |<ref name="toi">{{cite web |title=Sonal Monteiro roped in for Sugar Factory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sonal-monteiro-roped-in-for-sugar-factory/articleshow/79114494.cms |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2022 ! scope="row" |''Shambho Shiva Shankara'' |Divya | | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Banaras (2021 film)|Banaras]]'' | Dhani | | <ref>{{cite web |title=Zaid Khan, Sonal Monteiro ooze romance in 'Banaras': Motion poster out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/zaid-khan-sonal-monteiro-ooze-romance-in-banaras-motion-poster-out/articleshow/87758590.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2023 ! scope="row" |''[[Garadi (film)|Garadi]]'' |Puppy Sukanya / Kabbali | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 2023 |title=Yogaraj Bhat directorial 'Garadi', starring Yashas Surya, gets release date |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/yogaraj-bhat-directorial-garadi-starring-yashas-surya-gets-release-date/article67320744.ece |access-date=4 November 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Sugar Factory (film)|Sugar Factory]]'' |Adithi Bopanna | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Release date of 'Sugar Factory' is out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/sep/30/release-date-of-sugar-factory-is-out-2619425.html |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" |2025 ! scope="row" |''[[Rakshasa (2025 film)|Rakshasa]]'' | | |<ref>{{cite news |last1=A. |first1=Sharadhaa |title=Rakshasa Movie Review: A noteworthy horror experiment with a time loop twist |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2025/Mar/08/rakshasa-movie-review-a-noteworthy-horror-experiment-with-a-time-loop-twist |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''Kuladalli Keelyavudo'' | Tahsildar | | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Maadeva]]'' | Parvathi | | |- ! scope="row" |''Love Matteru'' | Varsha | | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Radheyaa]]'' | Amrutha | | |- |rowspan="3" | {{TableTBA}} |{{Pending film|Budhivanta 2}} |{{TableTBA}} |Post-production |<ref>{{cite news |title=Upendra's 'Buddhivantha 2' is to release on this date |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/jul/26/upendras-buddhivantha-2-is-torelease-on-this-date-2598515.html |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=26 July 2023}}</ref> |- |{{Pending film|Margaret Lover of Ramachari}} |Meera Raghav Ram "Maggi" |Filming |<ref>{{cite news |title=ಮೊದಲ ಹಂತದ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣ ಮುಗಿಸಿದ ʼಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟ್ ಲವರ್ ಆಫ್ ರಾಮಾಚಾರಿʼ |url=https://zeenews.india.com/kannada/entertainment/margaret-lover-of-ramachari-film-first-schedule-of-shooting-finish-142704 |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=Zee News Kannada |date=29 June 2023 |language=kn}}</ref> |- |{{Pending film|Kadal Kote}} |{{TableTBA}} |Filming |<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Sonal Monteiro joins Vasishta Simha in Kadal Kote |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2026/Apr/23/sonal-monteiro-joins-vasishta-simha-in-kadal-kote |website=Cinema Express |access-date=23 April 2026 |language=en |date=23 April 2026}}</ref> |}
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