Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current

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in the

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from

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. She has acted in more than 220 films in

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Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

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and

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. She gained popularity in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

and

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

and later married Kannada actor-politician

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted i ...

and has a son Abhishek Gowda. In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would seek election for Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency of Karnataka as an independent candidate. On 23 May 2019, Sumalatha won against Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of more than 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election.

Career

Sumalatha did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent School, Brodipet, Guntur. She began acting at age 15, after winning an Andhra Pradesh

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in 1979. After her pictures began circulating in the magazines, film producer

D. Ramanaidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...

expressed interest in casting her in his film and offered her a signining amount of 1,001 in 1979. However, she made her film debut in

with ''

Thisai Maariya Paravaigal ''Thisai Maariya Paravaigal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romance film, directed by S. Jagadeesan. The film was produced by P. S. Veerappa and P. S. V. Hari Haran under his productions P. S. V. Pictures. The film screenplay were written ...

'' (1979). She was named the Best New Face following the film. Her Kannada entry was through ''Ravichandra'' opposite to Rajkumar. She entered Telugu through ''Samajaniki Saval'' (1979), and Malayalam through ''Moorkhan'' (1980). She appeared in films in many languages

and

early in her career. She was

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

's second heroine besides

Rati Agnihotri Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film '' Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film ''Tawaif'' (1985) earned ...

in films like '' Murattu Kaalai'' and '' Kazhugu''. She was the heroine of legendary Malayalam actor

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's last film ''

Kolilakkam ''Kolilakkam'' () is a 1981 Malayalam-language action thriller film, written and directed by P. N. Sundaram, and starring Jayan. The film was a box office hit. The movie was a remake of the 1965 Hindi film '' Waqt''. Premise Three brothers, w ...

'' (1981). In her Malayalam entry film ''Moorkhan'', she acted as Jayan's second heroine. Her most memorable Malayalam films include ''

Thazhvaram ''Thazhvaram'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language western thriller film directed by Bharathan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Mohanlal, Salim Ghouse, Sumalatha, Anju and Sankaradi. It tells the story of Balan (Mohanlal), who' ...

'', '' Isabella'', ''

Nirakkoottu ''Nirakkoottu'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Joshiy, written by Dennis Joseph, starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Lizy, Babu Namboothiri and Jose Prakash. The music was composed by Shyam. The story follows journalis ...

'', ''

Dhinarathrangal ''Dhinarathrangal'' (English: ''Days and Nights'') is a 1988 Malayalam film written by Dennis Joseph, directed by Joshi and produced by S. V. Krishna Reddy and starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, and Mukesh. The score and soundtrack were composed by ...

'', ''

Thoovanathumbikal ''Thoovanathumbikal'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based partly on his own novel ''Udakappola''. It revolves around Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal), who falls in love with two women; ...

'', '' Parampara'' and ''

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''. She has acted in many Kannada movies like '' Aahuti'', ''Avatara Purusha'', ''Tayi Kanasu'', ''Karna'', ''Hong Kong nalli Agent Amar'' ''Tayiya Hone'', ''Kallarali Hoovagi'' with ''Ravichandra'' being her Kannada debut in which she acted with actor Rajkumar. Telugu is the language in which she acted the most followed by Malayalam and Kannada. She received the best actress Nandi Award for her role in ''

Shrutilayalu ''Sruthilayalu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 30 April 1987. The film garnered eight Nandi Awa ...

'' in 1987. She is a close friend of actress

Suhasini Maniratnam Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

, her co-star in a

movie. The friendship between the two provided the material for a candid scene in the film, when director Kodandarami Reddy noticed Suhasini combing Sumalatha's long hair on the train journey to the film set. Reddy asked his cameraman, Ashok Reddy, to film the two and added the scene to the movie's final cut. Sumalatha reportedly speaks six languages, and has acted in five.

Personal life

Sumalatha married

actor and politician

on 8 December 1991 and their son Abhishek Gowda was born in the year 1993. She starred alongside Ambareesh in movies like '' Aahuti'', '' Avatara Purusha'', ''

Kallarali Hoovagi ''Kallarali Hoovagi'' ( kn, ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign o ...

'', ''

'' and ''

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'' went on to win a

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. In an interview with

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, the couple revealed that they first met each other on the sets of the movie '' Aahuti''. In the course of the interview, Sumalatha expressed that Ambareesh was

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and gregarious in nature where as she leaned more towards having an

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and conscientious personality on the sets. She shared memories of Ambareesh giving her friendly advice to mingle with other co-stars in the set by involving herself in group activities; else it could lead to misunderstandings. She revealed that it was

's bold, genuine, carefree, down to earth personality that made him memorable and attractive to her. On 24 November 2018

died due to a cardiac arrest. Few days after Sumalatha shared an emotional letter addressed to late

on 8 December 2018 the eve of their 27th marriage anniversary. On 6 July 2020 It was reported that Sumalatha tested positive for COVID-19 and placed herself in home quarantine.

Political life

In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would be contesting as an independent candidate in the

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(

) from

. She was backed by big stars from the

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like Darshan, Yash,

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decided not to field a candidate in

in efforts to support her. Some of the Congress Party workers supported her indirectly due to the history of traditional rivalry between JDS - Congress rivalry in

which was a tricky situation for congress. She won, defeating Nikhil with a margin of 128,876 votes. She is the first Independent woman

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from

Awards

* Devar's Best New Face Award: ''Thisai Maariya Paravaigal'' (1979) (Tamil) * Special Jury Nandi award (Best Actress): ''

'' (1987) (Telugu) * Film Fans Award for Best Actress: ''Shrutilayalu'' (1987) (Telugu) * Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress: ''

'' and ''

'' (1987) (Malayalam) * Lux Award for Best Actress: ''New Delhi'' (1987) (Malayalam) * Film Fans Award for Best Actress: ''New Delhi'' (1987) (Hindi) * Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress: '' Isabella'' (1988) (Malayalam)

Filmography

Malayalam

* ''

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'' (2011) as Herself (Archive footage/Uncredited cameo) * ''

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'' (2010) as Sumangaly * '' Purappadu'' (1990) as Nalini * '' Parampara'' (1990) as Meera * ''

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu ''Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu'' ( en, In This Cold Morning) is a 1990 Malayalam mystery thriller film written by Padmarajan and directed by Joshiy. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Lalu Alex, Sumalatha, Lakshmi and Murali. It ...

'' (1990) as Lakshmi Haridas * ''

No.20 Madras Mail ''No.20 Madras Mail'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Harikumar. The film stars Mohanlal in lead role and Jagadish, Maniyanpilla Raju, M. G. Soman, Ashoka ...

'' (1990) as Sr. Gloria * ''

'' (1990) as Kochootti * '' Nair Saab'' (1989) as Prabha * ''

Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas ''Unnikrishnante Aadyathe Christmas'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Kamal, produced by Kitho, and scripted by John Paul and Kaloor Dennis. The film stars Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha and Innocent in the lead roles. The film h ...

'' (1988) as Sophia * ''

'' (1988) as Dr. Savithri * '' David David Mr. David'' (1988) * '' Isabella'' (1988) as Isabella * ''

'' (1987) as Maria Fernandez * ''

'' (1987) as Clara * '' Shyama'' (1986) as Lakshmi * ''

'' (1985) as Mercy * '' Idavelakku Shesham'' (1984) as Sindhu * ''

Alakadalinakkare ''Alakadalinakkare'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. It is a remake of the 1982 Hindi movie '' Vidhaata''. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Shobana and Mammootty in the lead roles. Th ...

'' (1984) as Mohan's wife * ''

Himam ''Himam'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language masala film, directed by Joshiy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Shankar, Shanavas and Sripriya. The film has musical score by Shyam. The movie is a remake of the 1973 movie '' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' ...

'' (1983) as Indu * '' Chakravalam Chuvannappol'' (1983) as Latha * ''

Kodunkattu ''Kodungattu'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, K. P. Ummer, Jose Prakash, and Srividya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy. ...

'' (1983) as Sreekala * ''

Kilukilukkam ''Kilukilukkam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by S. Kumar. The film stars Balachandra Menon, Shanthi Krishna, Sukumari and Venu Nagavally. The film has musical score by Johnson. Plot Th ...

'' (1982) * ''

John Jaffer Janardhanan ''John Jaffer Janardhanan'' is a 1982 Malayalam-language masala film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, starring Ratheesh, Ravindran and Mammootty. It is a remake of the 1977 Hindi film ''Amar Akbar Anthony''. Plot Three brothers ...

'' (1982) as Jeny * ''

Thadaakam ''Thadaakam'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Ratheesh, Seema, Bheeman Raghu, Mammotty & Balan K Nair. Cast *Ratheesh as Rajendran * Seema as Sreedevi/Naseeba * Sumalatha as Sabara *Captain Raju ...

'' (1982) as Sabira * ''

Kazhumaram ''Kazhumaram'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. B. Raj and starring Sukumaran, Sumalatha, Sukumari and Balan K. Nair. The film has a musical score by Shankar–Ganesh. Cast *Sukumaran *Sumalatha * Sukumari *Balan K. Nair *Kotta ...

'' (1982) as Radhika * ''

Aarambham ''Aarambham'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, written by Cochin Haneefa, directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. with an ensemble cast starring Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, K. P. Ummer, Srividya, Sumalatha and ...

'' (1982) as Santha * ''

Dheera ''Dheera'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Raghu Kumar. The film stars Sukumaran, Ambika, M. G. Soman and Sumalatha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raghu Kumar. Cast *Sukumaran as Vinod ...

'' (1982) as Rathi * ''

Irattimadhuram ''Irattimadhuram'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. The film stars Prem Nazir, Krishnachandran, K. R. Vijaya and Master Rajakumaran Thampi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Prem Nazi ...

'' (1982) as Sangeetha * ''

Aranjaanam ''Aranjaanam'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Venu and produced by P. K. Gopi. The film stars Shankar, Rajkumar, Subhashini and Sumalatha. The film has musical score and songs composed by K. J. Joy. Cast * Shan ...

'' (1982) as Anu * '' Aadarsham'' (1982) as Radha * ''

Thenum Vayambum ''Thenum Vayambum'' () is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Ashok Kumar and written by John Paul, starring Nedumudi Venu, Prem Nazir and Sumalatha, along with Mohanlal and Ranipadmini. The film features music composed by Rav ...

'' (1981) as Sreedevi * ''Ithihasam'' (1981) as Shobha * '' Munnettam'' (1981) as Ramani * ''

'' (1981) as Suma * ''

Raktham ''Raktham'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, written by Kaloor Dennis, directed by Joshiy and produced by Jagan Appachan under Jagan Pictures. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Srividya and MG Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score ...

'' (1981) as Valsala * ''

Kadathu ''Kadathu'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Shankar, M. G. Soman and Roja Ramani in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Actually, the script was penned by Priya ...

'' (1981) as ThulasiKilungaatha Changalakal * '' Saahasam'' (1981) * '' Ellam Ninakku Vendi'' (1981) as Sreedevi * ''

Kilungaatha Changalakal ''Kilungaatha Changalakal'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by C. N. Venkita Swamy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sumalatha, Jose Prakash and Ushakumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast ...

'' (1981) as Latha * '' Nizhal Yudham'' (1981) as Radha * ''

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'' (1980) as Raji * ''Vilangum Veenayum''

Telugu

* ''

Karunamayudu ''Karunamayudu'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language biographical film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Vijayachander as Jesus of Nazareth. The film won two Nandi Awards, was notable for two song sequences narrating the Birth of ...

'' (1978) * '' Samajaniki Saval'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) as Lilly * Bhola Shankarudu (1980) * Kalam Marindi * '' Girija Kalyanam'' (1981) as Rosy * '' Agni Poolu'' (1981) * Jeevitha Ratham (1981) * ''

Pelleedu Pillalu ''Pelleedu Pillalu'' ( te, పెళ్ళీడు పిల్లలు) is a Telugu-language drama film released in 1982 and directed by Bapu. Suresh and Vijayashanti play the leads in this film, with Sangeetha, Sarath Babu, Sumalatha and J ...

'' (1982) as Poorna * ''

Subhalekha ''Subhalekha'' () is a 1982 Telugu-language comedy-drama film, produced by Allu Aravind and V. V. Sastry under the Prasanthi Creations banner and directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Chiranjeevi and Sumalata , with music composed by K. V. Maha ...

'' (1982) as Sujata * Hima Bindu (1982) * Savaal (1982) * ''

Aalaya Sikharam ''Aalaya Sikharam'' is a 1983 Telugu film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Sumalatha Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from ...

'' (1983) * '' Khaidi'' (1983) as Dr. Sujata * Raghu Ramudu (1983) * Rangula Puli (1983) * '' Amarajeevi (1983)'' * ''

Merupu Daadi ''Merupu'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu romantic thriller film, written by Ganapathi Rao Kommanapall and directed by Gopichand Nadella. The film stars Anand, Kasthuri, and Vikram in the leading roles, while Brahmanandam plays a supporting role ...

'' (1984) as Sivangi * ''

Justice Chakravarthy ''Justice Chakravarthy'' is a 1984 Telugu-language legal drama film, produced and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao under his Taraka Prabhu Films banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Sumalatha, Suhasini and music composed by Ra ...

'' (1984) as Latha * ''

Janani Janmabhoomi ''Janani Janmabhoomi'' () is a 1984 Telugu-language philosophical film produced by K. Kesava Rao under the Sri Bramharambika Films banner and directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sumalatha, Satyanarayana, Sharada and mu ...

'' (1984) as Pammy/Padmini * ''

Agni Gundam ''Agni Gundam'' is a 1984 Telugu film directed by Kranthi Kumar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Sumalatha and Silk Smitha in important roles. Plot Vijay, a factory worker, exposes the misdeeds of Satyam but as revenge, Satyam gets his brother, Chin ...

'' (1984) * Kai Raja Kai (1984) * '' Nayakulaku Saval'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Chattamtho Poratam ''Chattamtho Poratam'' () is a 1985 Telugu language film starring Chiranjeevi. Cast * Chiranjeevi * Madhavi * Sumalatha * Rao Gopal Rao * Allu Rama Lingaiah * Nutan Prasad * Suthi Veerabhadra Rao * Chalapathi Rao * Silk Smitha * Sakshi Ranga R ...

'' (1985) as Kalyani * ''

Kattula Kondaiah ''Kattula Kondaiah'' is a 1985 Telugu-language action film, produced by Kella Rama Swamy in the banner of Prasanna Arts and directed by S. B. Chakravarthy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sumalatha, and music is scored by K. Chakravarthy. Saty ...

'' (1985) as Jyothi * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Veta ''Veta'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language period action film starring Chiranjeevi, Jaya Prada and Sumalatha. It was released on 28 May 1986. The film was made by Samyuktha Movies, whose earlier blockbuster was '' Khaidi''. The movie is base ...

'' (1986) as Jyothirmayi * ''

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'' (1986) as Subhadra * '' Rakshasudu'' (1986) as Vani * Jeevana Ragam (1986) * Iddaru Mithrulu (1986) * Jailu Pakshi (1986) * Nampalli Nagu (1986) * '' Thandri Kodukula Challenge'' (1987) * ''

Sruthi Layalu ''Sruthilayalu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language musical drama film, directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Rajasekhar and Sumalatha with soundtrack composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 30 April 1987. The film garnered eight Nandi Awar ...

'' (1987) as Sita * ''

Pasivadi Pranam ''Pasivadi Pranam'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran and Sujitha. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. It was a remake of t ...

'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1987) as Sharada * ''

Viswanatha Nayakudu ''Viswanatha Nayakudu'' is a 1987 Telugu historical film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film won four Nandi Awards. Plot The story is based on an Indian historical event during the 16th century. It narrates the victory of Viswanatha Nayak ...

'' (1987) * ''Punnami Chandrudu'' (1987) * Raaga Leela (1987) * ''

Donga Kollu ''Donga Kollu'' () is a 1988 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Gutta Madhusudana Rao under the M. R. C. Movie Creations banner and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Sumalatha, with music composed by Vasu Rao. The ...

'' (1988) as Neeraja * '' Antima Teerpu'' (1988) as Vasanta * Donga Pelli (1988) * ''

Jamadagni Jamadagni ( sa, जमदग्नि, lit=great fire) is a character in Hindu literature. He is regarded in Hindu tradition to be one of the Saptarishi (Seven Vedic sages) in the seventh, and the current age of Manvantara.Avalon, Arthur ( Si ...

'' (1988) * '' Jayammu Nischayammu Raa'' as Shanti * * '' Guru Sishyulu'' (1990) * ''

Gang Leader ''Gang Leader'' is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu, and produced by Maganti Ravindranath Chowdary. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti, while Rao Gopal Rao, Anandaraj, Mural ...

'' (1991) as Latha * ''

Dabbu Bhale Jabbu ''Dabbu Bhale Jabbu'' is a 1992 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language family drama film directed by K. Rajendra and produced by Allu Ramalingaiah. The cast includes Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, Rao Gopal Rao, Annapoorna (actress), Annapoorna, Maharsh ...

'' (1992) as Hema * ''

Raja Kumarudu ''Rajakumarudu'' (translated in promotional material as ''The Prince'') is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Mahesh Babu and Preity Zinta. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under t ...

'' (1999) as Rajya Lakshmi * ''

'' (2001) as Sumalatha Devi * ''

Boss Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a p ...

'' (2006) * ''

Srirastu Subhamastu ''Srirastu Subhamastu'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Parasuram and produced by Allu Aravind for Geetha Arts banner. The film features Allu Sirish and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles alongside Prakash Ra ...

'' (2016)

Kannada

* ''

Ravichandra ''Ravi Chandra'' is a 1980 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, written by Shankar-Sundar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film starred Rajkumar in dual roles along with Lakshmi and Sumalatha. Veteran ...

'' (1980) * '' Thayiya Kanasu'' (1985) * '' Aahuti'' (1985) * '' Thayiya Hone'' (1985) as Suma * '' Thayi Mamathe'' (1985) * ''

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pa ...

'' (1986) * ''

Kathanayaka ''Kathanayaka'' is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by P. Vasu, and produced by P. Vimal Kumar and R. Vijayalakshmi under Sri Gajalakshmi Combines. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sumalatha, Vajramuni and Se ...

'' (1986) * ''

Sathya Jyothi ''Sathya Jyothi'' is a 1986 Kannada-language film. Starring Vishnuvardhan, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish, T N Balakrishna, C H Lokanath. Directed by K. Rangaraj and music scored by Ilaya Raja. This film is a remake of Malayalam movie '' Nira ...

'' (1986) * ''

Maheshwara Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

'' (1986) * ''

Huli Hebbuli ''Huli Hebbuli'' is a 1987 Kannada-language action film directed by Vijay and written by Shanmuga Sundaram. The film starred Shankar Nag, Tiger Prabhakar, Sumalatha and Bhavya and Anant Nag in an extended special appearance. The film was produc ...

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) as Vasantha * ''

Hongkongnalli Agent Amar ''Hongkongnalli Agent Amar'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by Santhosh Shindhe, G. Madangopal, S. Chakrapani and Peter J. Kamilose. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika. The film has musical score by Peter ...

'' (1988) * '' Nyayakkagi Naanu'' (1991) * ''

Kaliyuga Bheema ''Kaliyuga Bheema'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada film, directed by Tiger Prabhakar and produced by N. Ravikumar and H. N. Ramachandra Hande. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, Khushbu, Sumalatha and Srinath in the lead roles. The film has musical sco ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (2001) as Sumalatha Devi * ''Paris Pranaya'' (2003) * '' Excuse Me'' (2003) * '' Kanchana Ganga'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Bhoopathi'' (2007) * '' Ee Sambhashane'' (2009) * ''

Viraat Viraat is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by H. Vasu and written by M. S. Ramesh. The film, produced by C. Kalyan under Theja Cinemas banner, features Darshan as the lead protagonist whilst newcomers Vidhisha Srivat ...

'' (2016) as Viraat's mother * '' Bhale Jodi'' (2016) * '' Jessie'' (2016) as Jessie's mother * ''

Doddmane Hudga ''Doddmane Hudga'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action drama film co-written and directed by Duniya Soori, featuring Puneeth Rajkumar and Radhika Pandit. The film also features an ensemble cast of Ambarish, Sumalatha, Bharathi Vishnuvardha ...

'' (2016) as Doddamane Rajeevo's wife * ''

Thayige Thakka Maga ''Thayige Thakka Maga'' (''Like Mother Like Son'') is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language sports action film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. It is based on the story written by Anjaneya Pushpanand. The film starr ...

'' (2018) as Parvathi * ''

D/O Parvathamma ''D/O Parvathamma'' is a 2019 Indian Kannada action drama film written and directed Shankar J and starring Hariprriya and Sumalatha along with Suraj Gowda and Prabhu Mundkur. The film is Hariprriya's 25th Kannada Movie. The project was announc ...

'' (2019) as Parvathamma * ''

India vs England ''India vs England'' is an Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar and produced by Y. N. Shankaregowda and several non-resident Indians from the UK and other countries. The film stars Vasishta Simha ...

'' (2020) as Janaki

Tamil

* ''

'' (1979) * '' Murattu Kaalai'' (1980) as Soundarya * '' Madhavi Vandhal'' (1980) * '' Azhaithal Varuven'' (1980) as Rani * '' Kazhugu'' (1981) as Suma * ''

Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo ''Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Pratap Pothen and Sripriya. It is based on Sujatha's novel of the same name. The film was released on 14 August 1981. Plot C ...

'' (1981) as Snegalatha * ''

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'' (1981) * '' Aradhanai'' (1981) * ''

Enakkaga Kaathiru Enakkaga Kaathiru () is a 1981 Tamil-language film directed by P. S. Nivas, starring Suman, Sumalatha and Bhanuchander. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musi ...

'' (1981) * '' Sollathe Yarum Kettaal'' (1981) * ''

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam ''Kudumbam Oru Kadambam'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. Based on Visu's play of the same, the film stars Pratap, Suhasini, Sumalatha, S. Ve. Shekher and Visu reprising his role from the play. It w ...

'' (1981) as Uma * ''

Theerpu ''Theerpu'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Jaishankar, Sujatha (actress), Sujatha, K. Balaji and Sivaji Ganesan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Ithihasam''. The film ...

'' (1982) * '' Azhagiya Kanne'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu ''Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, written, produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar and starring Raghuvaran. The female leads were Sumalatha and Manochitra (daughter of T. S. Balaiah). Plot Raghuvaran visi ...

'' (1983)

Hindi

* ''

'' (1988) as Maria Fernandes * ''

Pratibandh ''Pratibandh'' is a 1990 Hindi-language action film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla and Rami Reddy. The film marked the Bollywood debut of leading Telugu film star Chiranjeevi. Juhi Chawla received a Best Ac ...

'' (1990) as Naseem * ''

Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan ''Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vimal Kumar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Sumalatha, Gulshan Grover, Adi Irani and Kader Khan. Mithun Chakraborty played a dual role in the film o ...

'' (1991) as Suman V. Kumar * ''

Aaj Ka Goonda Raj ''Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action crime film starring Chiranjeevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1991 Telugu film ''Gang Leader''. This was Chiranjeevi's second film in Bollywood. The fil ...

'' (1992) as Ritu Saxena * '' Pardesi'' (1993) * ''

Dushman Duniya Ka ''Dushman Duniya Ka'' () is a 1996 Hindi-language drama film, produced by Ashok Mishra, Babubhai, Masoom Ali under the Canmore Cinema banner and directed by Mehmood. It stars Jeetendra, Sumalatha, Manzoor Ali, Laila while Shah Rukh Khan and ...

'' (1996) as Reshma * ''

Mahaanta ''Mahaanta'' ( ''Eminence'') is a 1997 Hindi-language action drama film, produced by Ayub Khan under the Ayesha Film banner and directed by Afzal Khan. It stars Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor and music composed by Laxmik ...

'' (1997) as Shanti Malhotra * ''

Kshatriya Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the co ...

'' (1993) as Suman, Maharaja Prithvi Singh's wife (Surjangarh)

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