Name: Sukumari
Sex: Female
Date of Birth: 06 Oct 1940
Place of Birth: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
Sukumari(Malayalam: സുകുമാരി) is an Indian actress from Kerala who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has been acting for more than 60 years and has acted in different roles and languages. The total number of her movies is presumed to be about 2,000 movies. Even after having entertained generations with diverse tastes, she is still a much sought-after actress.
She was born in Nagercoil in 1940. Sukumari is a first cousin of the Travencore sisters, Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini (their mothers are sisters). She learned dance with the sisters and mastered danceforms like Keralanadanam, Kathakali and Bharathanatyam. She went for an all-India tour with the sisters.
Sukumari was noticed by a director when she went to the sets of a film with Padmini, and she debuted in the lead role in the Tamil film Orarivu. She was married to Director A. Bheemsingh until he passed away when she was barely 30. She acted in various Malayalam films of the later black and white age, like Chettathi, Kusruthikkuttan, Kunjali Marakkar, Thacholi Othenan, Yakshi and Karinizhal. She became popular in the later years by acting in various films of Priyadarshan like Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, Oodarathuammava Aalariyam, Boeing Boeing and Vandanam. She was also noticed in various films directed by Balachandra Menon like Manicheppu Thurannappol and Karyan Nissaram. In later years she did a major role in Nizhalkkuthu(2002) directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
She has also done may mother roles and many of them are well-noted. She has acted in films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, and used her own voice in all languages without using dubbing artists.She is still actively involved in films, TV Serials and stage dramas.
Sukumari who was honoured with a Padma Shri Award in 2003 by the Indian Govt. for her extensive work in cinema has contributed to more than 2000 films in Tamil and Malayalam. In 2010 Sukumari won the National Award for the best actress in a supporting role for her performance in 'Namma Grammam'.
Sukumari has been facing the camera right from the time she was 10 years old. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada as well as Hindi films and has done the dubbing in all the films she has acted in her own voice. She is now a regular in the small screens.
We hope the actress gets over her illness soon and has a speedy recovery. We will update you on the health status of Sukumari chechi soon.
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