Sudha Chandran
{{Indian name|Sudha|Chandran}}
{{short description|Indian dancer and actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sudha Chandran
| birth_name =
| image = Sudha Chandran (cropped).jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|27}}
| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Dancer}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Ravi Dang|1994}}
| years_active = 1984–present
}}
Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer known for her works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi language films and television series, shows. Sudha Chandran is best known for her roles as Mayuri in Mayuri (1985) for which she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award, as Ramola Sikand in Kaahin Kissii Roz (2001 series), as Yamini Singh, as Chandramathi in Kalasam (2008 series), as Bhuvana in Thendral (2009 series), as a Judge in reality shows such as Solvathelam Unmai, Dance Jodi Dance, as Chitra Devi Chakravarthy in Deivam Thandha Veedu (2013 series), and as Yamini in Naagin 1, 2, 3 and 6 (2015 series).
{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf |title=33rd National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=7 January 2012}}
Early and personal life
Sudha Chandran was born on 27 September 1965{{cite web |title=Sudha Chandran Herself |url=http://www.nokiajeenaisikanaam.indiatimes.com/sudha.html |website=The Times of India |access-date=23 September 2016}}{{cite web |title=Women's Day special – against all odds |url=http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/women-s-day-special-against-all-odds-1.1685946 |website=Gulf News |first=Vimala |last=Madon |access-date=16 June 2016 |date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308102926/http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/women-s-day-special-against-all-odds-1.1685946 |archive-date=8 March 2016}} in Mumbai.[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article111469.ece Never-say-die attitude: BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN – Sudha Chandran] The Hindu. 22 February 2010. She had stated in an interview of Nettavu, that she was born and raised in Mumbai, but her family originates from Vayalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOIZb6FvYM8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911082837/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOIZb6FvYM8 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown |title=Exclusive Interview with Sudha Chandran Actress |date=30 March 2015 |access-date=2 June 2017 |quote=I was born and brought up in Mumbai, but my origin is Tiruchi... Trichy, Vayloore.}} Her father K.D. Chandran, worked at USIS and was a former actor. Sudha Chandran earned her B.A. from Mithibai College, Mumbai and subsequently an M.A. in economics.{{cite web |last1=Swaminathan |first1=Rajeshwari |title=Her Friends Stood by Her |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Her-Friends-Stood-by-Her/2015/07/27/article2938624.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113141826/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Her-Friends-Stood-by-Her/2015/07/27/article2938624.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2015 |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=17 June 2016 |location=Chennai |date=27 July 2015}}
In May 1981, at about 16 years old, in Tamil Nadu, Sudha met with an accident in which her legs were wounded. She received initial medical treatment of her injuries at a local hospital and was later admitted to Vijaya Hospital at Madras. After doctors discovered that gangrene had formed on her right leg,so amputation was required.{{cite news |author=Amarnath K. Menon |date=9 December 2013 |title=Mayuri: A profile in courage |work=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telugu-film-mayuri-captivates-andhra-pradesh-movie-going-public/1/354108.html |access-date=4 February 2015}} Sudha Chandran says that this period was the toughest time of her life. She subsequently regained some mobility with the help of a prosthetic Jaipur foot.{{Cite web |title=I choose to fight in my life: Sudha Chandran – The Times of India |last=Patel |first=Priyanka J |work=The Times of India |date=9 December 2011 |access-date=17 June 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/I-choose-to-fight-in-my-life-Sudha-Chandran/articleshow/11032492.cms?referral=PM}} She returned to dancing after a gap of two years and performed in India, Saudi Arabia, United States, UK, Canada, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and Oman.{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-148768 |title=Inspiration for world |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2014 |language=ml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024065758/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-148768}} Sudha Chandran married assistant director Ravi Dang in 1994.{{cite web |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=I view the accident as a blessing: Sudha Chandran |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-view-the-accident-as-a-blessing-sudha-chandran-1134378 |website=DNA |access-date=16 June 2016 |date=27 November 2007}}{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sudha-chandran-i-married-my-husband-ravi-in-a-temple-24-years-back/articleshow/69111752.cms |title=Sudha Chandran: I married my husband Ravi in a temple, 24 years back |date=30 April 2019 |website=The Times of India}} She was given an honorary doctorate by Invertis University, Bareilly.{{Citation |title=Amar Ujala Coverage on Doctorate Degree to Sudha Chandran |date=27 May 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj2f3UypUK8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/pj2f3UypUK8 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live |language=en |access-date=22 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}
Career
File:Sudha chandran rabindranath tagore 150th birth aniversary celebration.jpg
Sudha Chandran started her career with a Telugu film Mayuri, which was based on her own life.
Filmography
= Films =
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Year | Film | Role
! Language | Ref(s) |
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1984 | Mayuri | rowspan="2" | Mayuri
| Telugu | {{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-filmmakers-are-working-on-a-line-up-of-biopics-from-sports-to-politics-and-history/article23959962.ece |title=Telugu cinema hops on the biopic bandwagon |website=The Hindu |date=22 May 2018 |last1=Chowdhary |first1=Y. Sunita}} |
rowspan="6" | 1986 | Naache Mayuri
| Hindi | {{Cite web |url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/this-actress-is-not-getting-any-film-offer-from-13-years-started-film-career-with-her-own-biopic/ |title=This Actress Is Not Getting Any Film Offer From 13 Years, Started Film Career With Her Own Biopic |date=12 April 2019}} | |
Malarum Kiliyum | Rekha
| rowspan="10" | Tamil | ||
Sarvam Sakthimayam | Sivakami | ||
Dharmam | Valli | ||
Nambinar Keduvathillai | Jyothi | ||
Vasantha Raagam | Vasantha | ||
rowspan="6" | 1987 | Kalam Mari Katha Mari | Arifa | |
Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi | Thayamma | ||
Chinna Poove Mella Pesu | Shanthi | ||
Thaye Neeye Thunai | Sivagami | ||
Thanga Kalasam | Chandra | ||
Bedi
|Sandhya Rani | rowspan="5" | Kannada | {{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | |||
rowspan="3" |1988
|Oorigitta Kolli | Girija | | |||
Olavina Aasare | Chandrika | ||
Bisilu Beladingalu
| | | |||
rowspan="4" |1990
|Muraligaana Amrutapaana |Dancer | | |||
Rajnartaki | Chandrima
| rowspan="14"| Hindi | ||
Thanedaar | Mrs. Jagdish Chandra
| | ||
Pati Parmeshwar | | | ||
rowspan="4" |1991
|Maskari |Suman | | |||
Kurbaan | Prithvi's sister
| | ||
Jaan Pechaan | Hema
| | ||
Jeene Ki Sazaa | Sheetal
| | ||
rowspan="6" | 1992 | Nishchaiy | Julie
| | |
Inteha Pyar Ki | Dancer at Tania's wedding
| | ||
Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul | Julie
| | ||
Shola Aur Shabnam | Karan's Sister
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Insaaf Ki Devi | Sita S. Prakash
| | ||
Tahalka | Seema in a special appearance
| | ||
rowspan="2" | 1993 | Phoolan Hasina Ramkali | Phoolan
| | |
Avan Ananthapadmanabhan | Bhadra | ||
rowspan="3" |1994
|Fauj{{Cite web |title=Fauj - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3091 |access-date=4 January 2025 |publisher=Box Office India}} |Jamuna | rowspan="21" |Hindi | | |||
Anjaam | Shivani's sister
| | ||
Baali Umar Ko Salaam | Jaalan's niece
| | ||
rowspan="2" | 1995 | Milan | Jaya
| | |
Raghuveer | Aarti Verma
| | ||
1997 | Kadlani Jod | | | |
1998 | Phir Wohi Awaaz | Rekha
| | |
rowspan="3" | 1999 | Sethi Nu Sindoor | | | |
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | Manju
| | ||
Maa Baap Ne Bhulso Nahi | Sharda
| | ||
rowspan="3" | 2000 | Chundni Ni Laaj | | | |
Maa Tara Haiya Na Het | | | ||
Tune Mera Dil Le Liyaa | Rani (Veeru's girlfriend)
| | ||
2001 | Ek Lootere | | | |
2004 | Smile Please | Tulsi
| | |
rowspan="2" | 2006 | Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar | Doctor
| | |
Malamaal Weekly | Thakurain
| | ||
2007 | Waado Ki Agni Pariksha Naaginn | Goorak Naths'Guru maa
| | |
rowspan="5" |2008 | Pranali | Aka | |
Yaar Meri Zindagi | Shikha
| | ||
Saanncha
| | | |||
Sathyam
| rowspan="2" |Sathyam's mother | Tamil | rowspan="2" |Bilingual film | ||
Salute
| Telugu | |||
2009 | Anubhav | Kalpana
|Hindi | | |
2010 | Alexander the Great | Gayathri Devi
| Malayalam | |
rowspan="2" | 2011 | Venghai | Radhika's Mother
| Tamil | |
Yeh Faasley | Judge
| rowspan="3" |Hindi | ||
2012 | B & W the Black and White Fact | | | |
rowspan="3" |2013 | Paramveer Parshuram | ||
Cleopatra | | Malayalam | ||
Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan | Indra Sundaramurthy
| rowspan="2" | Tamil | ||
rowspan="3" | 2016 | Guru Sukran | ||
Sisters | Sudha
| rowspan="4"|Hindi | ||
Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai | | | ||
rowspan="3" | 2017 | Tera Intezaar | Black Magician
| | |
Ramratan | Mrs. Mahendra Rathod
| | ||
Vizhithiru | Vijayalakshmi
| rowspan="2"|Tamil | ||
rowspan="2" | 2018 | Saamy 2 | Ilaiya Perumal (Perumal Pichai)'s wife
| | |
Krina | | rowspan="6"|Hindi | ||
rowspan="3" | 2019 | Used | Kalyani Sharma
| | |
Love Shots | | | ||
Sifar | Ayesha | ||
rowspan="2" | 2021 | Match of Life | Viraj's mother
| | |
Raag | | | ||
2022 | Visithiran | Advocate Srinidhi
| Tamil |
=Television=
= Others =
;Other works
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Year | Show | Role
!Language | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2018
|Rudra Ke Rakshak |Voice for queen Spider | rowspan="3" |Hindi | |||
2021
|Kaneez (web series) |Begum | |||
2021–2022
|Producer |
Awards
- 1985: National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Mayuri
- 1985: Nandi Special Jury Award for Mayuri{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |work=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=21 August 2020 |language=Telugu}}
- 2017: Colors Golden Petal Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for Naagin{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
- 2020: Zeetelugu kutumbam awards for Uttama Inti pedda main lead role in No.1Kodalu{{Cite news |title=Sudha Chandran Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Sudha Chandran {{!}} Times of India Entertainment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sudha-Chandran/awards |access-date=23 February 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India}}
References
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