

Due to her passion for dance, which was supported by her mother, she participated in the dance reality show Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva on Vijay TV in 2008, and was a finalist in Dhee Ultimate Dance Show (D4) on ETV in 2009. She participated in several cultural events at school, gaining popularity as a dancer. Pallavi said in an interview that though she was not a trained dancer, but she always wanted to do something that involved dancing. She later learnt Malayalam and Telugu following a career in her respective cinema. Pallavi can speak fluently her mother tongue Badaga in addition to Tamil, English, Hindi and Georgian languages. She took her Foreign Medical Graduate Examination ( FMGE) on 31 August 2020 in Trichy. ĭespite completing her medical studies in 2016 from the Tbilisi State Medical University which is recognised by Medical Council of India, she has not yet registered as a medical practitioner (doctor) in India. She was raised and educated in Coimbatore, doing her schooling at Avila Convent School. Born to Senthamarai Kannan and Radha, She has a younger sister, Pooja, who has also worked as an actress. Her hometown is Kotagiri in the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.

Sai Pallavi was born on in a Badaga family in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
