Sindhu Tolani first appeared in the Telugu movie "Aithe". This was a low budget hit in which she first got notice by everyone. Her debut in the Tamil movie Sullan with Dhanush at the age of 20, brought her much name and fame. The film released in 2004 was a major blockbuster at B and C centres and her career was on the flow now.It was followed by another hit Manmadhan with Silambarasan. After that she has appeared in many Telugu and Kannada films and recently in Majaa with Vikram.
She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai