Sukanya

R. Sukanya (born 25 November 1972) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, and has worked as a composer, lyricist and voice actress. Career Sukanya made her debut in the Tamil movie Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991). She gained fame through films like Chinna Gounder (1992), Senthamizh Paattu (1992), Wal...

R. Sukanya (born 25 November 1972) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, and has worked as a composer, lyricist and voice actress. Career Sukanya made her debut in the Tamil movie Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991). She gained fame through films like Chinna Gounder (1992), Senthamizh Paattu (1992), Walter Vetrivel (1993), Mahanadhi (1994) and Indian (1996). Some of Sukanya's Malayalam movies include Apaaratha (1992), Sagaram Sakshi (1994), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Chandralekha (1997), Rakthasakshikal Sindabad (1998), Vinayapoorvam Vidhyaadharan (2000), Udayon (2005), Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008), Last Bench (2012), and Aamayum Muyalum (2014). Sukanya's contribution to Telugu cinema consists of Peddarikam (1992) Amma Koduku (1994), Captain (1994), Sri (2005), Munna (2007), Adhinayakudu (2012) and Srimanthudu (2015). She has also appeared on television shows such as Jannal: Ammavukku Rendula Ragu (2000–2001), Anandham (2003–2009), Swami Ayyappan (2006–2007) and Adhiparasakthi (2010). Known for her love towards hair and makeup, she can be seen on the sets of the TV show Anandham, doing her co-star's hairstyles. As a voice actress, she is known as the voice of Nandita Das in Kannathil Muthamittal (2002). She has also composed two devotional albums, namely Azhagu (2005) and Thirupathi Thirukudai Thiruvizha (2012). Personal life and family Sukanya was born in Madras on 25 November 1972 to Ramesh, a film producer as the younger of two children. Both Sukanya as well as her older sister Geetha Sridhar have trained in Bharatanatyam at the Kalakshetra Foundation. Geetha runs the UK-based dance company Natyashri as part of which Sukanya has given dance performances. The film actress S. Jayalakshmi was her grandmother and actors S. Rajam and S. Balachander were her great-uncles. Sukanya married R. Sridhar, a software engineer based in New Jersey on April 17, 2002. The two later separated and Sukanya filed for divorce on March 3, 2004, alleging domestic abuse. While Sridhar filed a Special Leave Petition on the divorce proceedings, arguing that he was not subject to Indian laws as he was a United States citizen, the plea was dismissed and the couple were granted a divorce in 2012. Sukanya has described herself in interviews as a deeply religious person. She composed and sang a Tamil song Jai Shri Ram and released the album during the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. In an interview to the website Galatta.com, Sukanya denied any intention to join politics or stand in elections. Filmography Tamil Malayalam Telugu Kannada Singer As dubbing artist 2002 – Kannathil Muthamittal (for Nandita Das) – Tamil film Television References External links Sukanya at IMDb