, ▁she ▁got ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁Th ir utt u ▁Pay ale ▁and ▁P ud h up etta i . ▁The ▁former , ▁directed ▁by ▁Sus i ▁G anes an , ▁became ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁film , ▁whilst ▁the ▁latter , ▁another ▁Sel var ag hav an ▁film , ▁received ▁universal ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Ch and ig ar h , ▁Son ia ' s ▁mother ▁tongue ▁is ▁P un j abi . ▁Son ia ▁married ▁Sel var ag hav an , ▁a ▁director ▁in ▁T amil ▁cinema , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁She ▁stopped ▁acting ▁after ▁her ▁marriage . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁school ▁days , ▁Son ia ▁got ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁serial ▁on ▁Ze e ▁TV . ▁She ▁then ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Tel ug u ▁film ▁Ne e ▁Prem ak ai , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁did ▁a ▁small ▁role , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁acted ▁in ▁a ▁K ann ada ▁film ▁Ch and u ▁opposite ▁S ude ep . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁present ▁After ▁getting ▁divor ced , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁re - entry , ▁playing ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁multi - st arr er ▁Va an am , ▁following ▁which ▁she ▁signed ▁up ▁for ▁four ▁projects , ▁three ▁in ▁T amil ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Mal ay al am , ▁in ▁quick ▁succession .