Sukanya (actress)

Sukanya
Sukanya
	Sukanya in 2020
Born	25 November 1972 (age 51)
Other names	Suganya
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer, composer, lyricist
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Sridhar Rajagopalan (m. 2002; div. 2003)
Awards	Kalaimamani

Sukanya (born 25 November 1972^[1]) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Tamil films and Malayalam films, in addition to Kannada and Telugu films. Apart from acting Sukanya is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, music composer, lyricist and voice actress. She was one of the leading Tamil actresses in the 1990s.^[2]

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).^[3]

Filmography

Tamil

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu	Krishnaveni	Debut film
1991	MGR Nagaril	Shobana
1992	Chinna Gounder	Deivanai	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Kottai Vaasal	Vasanthi
	Thirumathi Palanisamy	Amsaveni
	Thambi Pondatti	Sumathi
	Senthamizh Paattu	Durga Devi
	Ilavarasan	Poongothai
	Solaiyamma	Solaiyamma
1993	Chinna Mapillai	Janaki
	Walter Vetrivel	Sumathi	Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Udan Pirappu	Bhavani
	Aadhityan	Rasathi
	Sakkarai Devan	Sarasu
	Karuppu Vellai	Swarna
	Thalattu	Dr. Revathi
	Chinna Jameen	Sathya
1994	Captain	Uma
	Seeman	Bakkiyam
	Vandicholai Chinraasu	Parvathi
	Mahanadhi	Yamuna
	Raja Pandi	Queen Bhuvana
	Hero	Seetha
1995	Mr. Madras	Meera
1996	Mahaprabhu	Mahalakshmi
	Puthiya Parasakthi	Parasakthi
	Indian	Amirthavalli
	Parivattam	-
	Senathipathi	Meenakshi
	Gnanapazham	Aarthi
1997	Aahaa	Geetha
	Gopura Deepam	Meena
	Thambi Durai	Shenbagam
2000	Good Luck	Devi
2000	Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven	Surya's mother
2001	Krishna Krishna	Bama
2002	Sri Bannari Amman	Dancer	Special appearance
2004	Adi Thadi	Mrs.Surya
2004	Campus	Priya
2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Nirmala
2007	Thottal Poo Malarum	Periya Naayagi
2008	Aayudham Seivom	Leelavathi
2008	Ellam Avan Seyal	LK's sister
2009	Azhagar Malai	Dancer	Guest appearance
2014	Chandra	Queen Sarala Devi
2014	Ennamo Nadakkudhu	Gayathri
2016	Jambulingam 3D	Sadhana
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	Shiva's mother
2017	Inayathalam	Chandrika
2019	Thirumanam	Manonmani
2023	Thee Ivan

Malayalam

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1992	Apaaratha	Surya
1994	Sagaram Sakshi	Nirmala
1996	Thooval Kottaram	Sujatha	Choreography also
1996	Kaanaakkinaavu	Sathi
1997	Chandralekha	Chandra/Chandrika Varma
1998	Rakthasakshikal Sindabad	Sivakami Ammal
	Manjukalavum Kazhinju	Shobha
	Amma Ammaayiyamma	Prabhavati
1999	Swastham Grihabharanam	Ashwathi
1999	Prem Poojari	Herself	Guest appearance
2000	Vinayapoorvam Vidhyaadharan	Shalini
2004	Kanninum Kannadikkum	Herself	Guest appearance
2005	Udayon	Susiemol
2006	Notebook	Sridevi's mother
2008	Innathe Chintha Vishayam	Treesa	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
2012	Last Bench	Rosili
2012	The Hitlist	Cameo
2013	Manikya Thamburattiyum Christmas Carolum	Step-mother
2014	My Life Partner	Dr. Leela Iyer
2014	Aamayum Muyalum	Bhandaravathi

Telugu

Year	Film	Role
1992	Peddarikam	Janaki
1992	Amma Koduku	Rajakumari
1994	Captain	Uma
1994	Khaidi No. 1	Seetha
2004	Samba	Pasupathi's wife
2005	Sri	Sriram's mother
2007	Munna	Kakha's second wife
2012	Adhinayakudu	Ramakrishna Prasad's wife
2015	Srimanthudu	Harsha Vardhan's mother

Kannada

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1992	Guru Brahma	Uma, Suma	Dual role
2013	Chandra	Queen Sarala Devi

Singer

Year	Film / Album	Song	Notes
2001	Krishna Krishna	"Thalli Vechu"
2005	Azhagu		Only lyrics and music
2012	Thirupati Thirukkural Thiruvizha	"Ashtalakshmi"
2024	DNA		Lyrics^[4]

As dubbing artist

2002 - Kannathil Muthamittal (for Nandita Das) - Tamil film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
1996	Judgement	Director		Tamil	Telefilm
1999-2000	Jannal Marabu Kavithaigal	Saroja	Sun TV	Tamil
2000-2001	Jannal: Ammavukku Rendula Ragu	Mythili	Sun TV	Tamil
2000-2001	Aaya	Vadivamma	DD Podhigai	Tamil
2003-2009	Anandham	Shanthi	Sun TV Zee Tamizh	Tamil	(Re-telecast) 2014 - 2015
2004-2005	Kadamattathu Kathanar	Neeli	Asianet Asianet Plus	Malayalam	(Re-telecast) 2016 - 2017
2005	Kadalinakkare	Sukanya	Asianet	Malayalam
2005	Devi		Surya TV	Malayalam
2006-2007	Swami Ayyappan	Panthalam Maharani	Asianet Asianet Plus	Malayalam	(Re-telecast) 2016 - 2017
2008	2 Crore Apple Star	Judge	Jeevan TV	Malayalam
2010	Adhiparasakthi	Adiparashakthi	Raj TV	Tamil	(Re-telecast) 2017
2011-2012	Appanum Aathalum		Kalaignar TV	Tamil
2012	Super Kudumbam	Judge	Sun TV	Tamil
2014	Uravugal Sangamam	Singer	Raj TV	Tamil
2017	Odi Vilayadu Papa	Judge	Kalaingar TV	Tami
2019	Comedy Stars season 2	Judge	Asianet	Malayalam
2024-Present	Shakthi IPS		DD Podhigai	Tamil

References

^ "Birthday status in official Twitter profile of actress Sukanya".
^ "Sukanya Wiki, Height, Biography, Early Life, Career, Age, Birth Date, Marriage".
^ Thirupathi Thirukudai Thiruvizha, 31 October 2012, retrieved 15 May 2024
^ Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

External links

Sukanya at IMDb

[1] "Birthday status in official Twitter profile of actress Sukanya".

[2] "Sukanya Wiki, Height, Biography, Early Life, Career, Age, Birth Date, Marriage".

[3] Thirupathi Thirukudai Thiruvizha, 31 October 2012, retrieved 15 May 2024

[4] Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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1981–2000	Sridevi (1981) Saritha (1982) — (1983) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Saritha (1988) Radhika (1989) Revathy (1990) Khushbu Sundar (1991) Sukanya (1992) Meena (1993) Rajashree (1994) Khushbu Sundar (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena & Devayani (1997) Roja (1998) Simran (1999) Devayani (2000)
2001–present	Sneha (2001) Meena (2002) Laila (2003) Jyothika (2004) Jyothika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Jyothika (2007) Sneha (2008) Padmapriya Janakiraman (2009) Amala Paul (2010) Ineya Lakshmi Menon (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Aishwarya Rajesh (2014)