Sunitha is an Indian actress known for her roles in films made in South India from 1986 to 1996.

Movie career

She entered the film industry through the movie ''

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'', a 1986 Tamil movie directed by Muktha S. Sundar, with music by

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and '' Ponmana Selvan'' (1989), starring

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, directed by P. Vasu. The same year saw the release of

's movie ''Rajanadai'' and '' Varavu Nalla Uravu'' (1990), a family movie, for which director

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won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Story Writer. She was also in ''Nenja Thottu Sollu'' a Tamil movie, a female oriented story based on a character called Pongona, directed by T. N. Kanna. She starred in the Malayalam movies ''Nirabhedangal'', directed by Sajan, starring

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, Ambika and Geetha and '' Kanikanum Neram'', directed by

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, starring

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and

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in 1987. Her popular movies include '' Mrugaya'', a Malayalam action drama written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by IV Sasi; starring

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''Appu'', directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Sreekumaran Thampi, starring

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and

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; '' Gajakesariyogam'', directed by P. G. Viswambharan, starring

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and

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, and '' Neelagiri'', directed by

I. V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1948 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest a ...

, written by

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and

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, produced under the banner of Chandragiri Productions. It was Haridas' directorial debut. Haridas won the State Award for Best New face Director for this film, starring

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and

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, She starred in ''

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'' and ''

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'', comedy films directed by Thulasidas, starring Siddique and Jagadeesh; ''

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'', directed by Kamal, written by Ranjith and Nathan, starring Jayaram and Shamili; '' Savidham'', directed by George Kithu, starring

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; ''

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'', directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, starring Murali and Manoj K. Jayan; ''

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'', directed by

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; ''

Samooham ''Samooham'' () is a 1993 Malayalam drama film, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, with Suhasini, Suresh Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Sreenivasan and Sunitha in the lead roles. Plot Sudhakaran runs his paddy field agriculture efficiently despite the work ...

'', directed by

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, with Suhasini Manirathnam and Suresh Gopi; ''

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'', directed by Cochin Haneefa, written by Lohithadas, starring

and Geetha; ''

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'', directed by Mohan Kuplari, starring Geetha and

; '' Sowbhagyam'', directed by

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; ''Pradakshinam'', directed by Pradeep Chockli, starring

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and

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, and '' Kaliveedu'', a family drama exploring a marital relationship, directed by

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, starring

and

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. She entered the Kannada film industry in 1990 through the movies ''Anukulakobba Ganda'', directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring

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; ''Aralida Hoovugalu'', directed by Chi Dattharaj, starring

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and Srinath; ''Puksatte Ganda Hotte Tumba Unda'' a typical drama movie directed by Raj Kishore, starring

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and ''Roll Call Ramakrishna'', directed by B. Rama Murthy, produced by S. R. Raajeshwari, with music by Upendra Kumar, starring

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and Devraj. She has paired with leading Indian actors such as

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, Shivaraj Kumar,

and many others.

As a dancer

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style of dancing. She began dancing at the age of 3 and did her arangetram at the age of 11. She has had the privilege of experiencing the old tradition of "Gurukulam". She received her training in the Vazhuvoor style of Bharatanatyam from Padmashree Vazhuvoor Ramaiyya Pillai and his son Kalaimamani Vazhuvoor R. Samaraj. To date, she has given more than 200 dance recitals all over the world. She has performed dances in many stage shows all over the world with

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etc. Sunitha owns and serves as artistic director at the ''Nrithyanjali School of Dance'', based in

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. She has enriched the cultural life of

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by dedicating herself to teaching and performing classical dance over the past ten years.

Personal life

She is born to Venugopal Shivaramakrishnan and Bhuvana in Palakkad, Kerala(3). She married Raj in 1996 and has a son, Shashaank, born in 1998. She currently resides in

, United States with her family.

Filmography

TV serial

* Ini Njan Onnu Visramikkatte -

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serial

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunitha Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Year of birth missing (living people)