Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in

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, South cinema, and television.

Early life

Suchitra was born on 9 March 1974 in

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to a

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family, Her father, V. Krishnamoorthi was a former commissioner of income tax and her mother, Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi was a historian and a professor. Suchitra was married to the filmmaker

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, but they divorced. They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.

Career

Suchitra started her career with the TV series '' Chunauti'' while still in school in the year 1987–1988. She acted in a production of ''Peanuts: The Musical'', a musical based on the famous comic strip ''Peanuts''. She played the character Lucy. She appeared in television commercials endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste. In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with ''

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' () is a 1993 Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Kundan Shah, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepak Tijori. It also featured Suchitra Krishnamurthy (in her Hindi film debut) and Naseeruddin Shah. Wi ...

'', a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite

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. She also starred in '' Kilukkampetti'' opposite Malayalam star

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. She pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums ''Dole Dole'', ''Dum Tara'', ''Aha'' and '' Zindagi''. She returned after 10 years in the film ''

My Wife's Murder ''My Wife's Murder'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Jijy Philip. The cast includes Anil Kapoor, Suchitra Krishnamurti, Boman Irani and Nandana Sen. The film is a remake of the Telugu film, ''Madhyanam Hathya'', direct ...

'' (2005), opposite

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. The year 2010 saw the release of '' Rann'', a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap. In 2022 Suchitra played the role of Nivedita in the critically acclaimed movie on

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" The " Odd Couple" opposite

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" Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs. Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by

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, "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site – have put Suchitra in many controversies. Suchitra's novel ''The Summer of Cool'' was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the ''Swapnalok Society'' series. The second book in the series is titled ''The Good News Reporter'', and ''The Ghost on the Ledge'', the third part of the series, was released in 2016. ''Drama Queen'', a memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013, received positive reviews. The first print of the book sold out within a week of its release. ''Drama Queen'', a musical written by Suchitra and adapted from her book of the same title, opened at NCPA Mumbai in October 2016.
- Drama Queen is still currently being staged all across India "Odd Couple" a feature film starring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Vijay Raaz and Divyendu Sharma was released on Amazon India in 2022. It trended on top ten on Amazon India for several months

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Compilation albums

References

External links

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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Official Website
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