Suhasini Maniratnam Movies, Age, Family, Wedding, Wiki, Net Worth, Biography

Biography

South Indian cinema actor, director, dialogue author, and digital camera assistant Suhasini Maniratnam works in the industry. “Nenjathai Killathe,” directed by J. Mahendran, was her 1980 Tamil debut. Her performance earned her the title of Best Actress at the Tamil Nadu State Movie Awards. South Indian film actress Suhasini Maniratnam is considered one of the best.

Suhasini was Charuhasan’s Paramakudi daughter from the Haasan family. She tied the knot with Mani Ratnam in the year 1988. The couple’s 1992-born son is Nandan.

Her 1983 Kannada film K. Balachandars Benkiyalli Hoovu was a hit. Bandhana with Vishnuvardhan, Rajendra Babu’s Kannada success, made her a star. Muthina Haara (1990), Suprabhatha (1990), Hendthig Helthini, and Amruthavarshini were among her many films in the following years. She collaborated with Kannada filmmaker legend Vishnuvardhan. Among the films that they have produced are Bandhana, Suprabhatha, Hendthig Helthini, Muthina Haara, Himapatha, Mathad Mathad Mallige, and School Master.

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Birthday

Her birthday is August 15, 2024, and Suhasini is 62

Physical Stats

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Education

She enrolled in B.Sc. Physics but quit after a year to study cinematography at the Madras Film Institute. She was the only female cinematography graduate from the Madras Film Institute. She started in movies as a camera assistant and makeup artist.

Marital Status

On August 26, 1988, Mani Ratnam married Suhasini Maniratnam. Their son Nandan was born 1992. 

Suhasini counts her marriage to Mani Ratnam as work. She claims to have outperformed her husband before marriage.

Husband

Suhasini had a son, Nandan Maniratnam, after she wed famous filmmaker Mani Ratnam in 1998.

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Career

After graduating from the Madras Film Institute, Suhasini assisted cameraman Ashok Kumar before switching to acting and hitting it big in her first film. Mahendran directed her first film, Lenjathai Killathe (1980), which won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.  She starred with Sarath Babu, Mohan, and Pratap Pothan. The film was a challenging love story about trust. 

S.P. Muthuraman’s second significant Tamil film, Kudumbam Oru Kudumbam (1981), addressed money and working women in 1980s Indian middle class culture. She played Parvathy, who must work because her husband’s irregular income doesn’t cover the family. Suhasini went beyond Tamil films. All of her subsequent South Indian cinema ventures were successful. Koodevide? (1983), her first Malayalam film, thrilled audiences. She played Alice, a school teacher who fosters an unruly boy, but her boyfriend becomes jealous, causing more problems. Mammootty portrayed the boyfriend and Rahman the naughty boy. The movie received critical acclaim and state awards.

She starred opposite Vishnuvardhan in Rajendra Singh Babu’s 1984 Kannada hit Bandhana. As a doctor wife with a bad marriage, Suhasini falls for Harish (Vishnuvardhan), a hospitalized teacher. Suhasini became a Kannada sensation when Bandhana lasted for almost 25 weeks in theaters. She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in that year for her performance in the Kannada film. A successful relationship between Suhasini and Vishnuvardhan led to numerous hit Kannada films.

Despite her many successes, K. Bhalachander’s Sindhu Bhairavi (1985) is her most renowned. Her character, Sindhu, falls for Sivakumar’s married musician, J.K. Balaganpathy, causing family strife. Her portrayal earned Suhasini the National Film Award for Best Actress.

She appeared in two successful Telugu films, Chantabbai and Sirivennela, in 1986. The Jandhyala-directed comedy Chantabbai, starring Chiranjeevi as a detective who falls for Jwala (Suhasini), was well received. In K. Vishwanath’s romance drama Sirivennela, Suhasini plays a silent painter who falls for Sarvadaman Banerjee’s blind flutist. Both films became Telugu cinema classics and made Suhasini famous.

She was also praised for her 1987 film Manathil Uruthi Vendum, alongside K. Balachander. She plays a nurse who overcomes personal challenges. In 1988, she starred in Suprabatha, another Kannada box office hit with Vishnuvardhan. Later, she played a soldier’s wife in Muttina Hara (1990). She became a Kannada film star after working with Vishnuvardhan. She got multiple Filmfare awards for Kannada acting.

She had a successful 90s film career. She collaborated with Vishnuvardhan again in Himpatha (1995). Her character was the woman Arvind (Vishnuvardhan) fell for. Like their earlier films, this one did well commercially. It was directed by her frequent collaborator, Rajendra Singh Babu. Suhasini played Veena, who is happily engaged to Hemanth (Sharath Babu) in Amrutha Varshini (1997), but Hemanth’s buddy Abhishek (Ramesh Aravind) disrupts their relationship. Suhasini received the Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress.

She was lauded for Vanaprastham (1999) with Mohanlal. Suhasini played an upper-caste woman who falls for a Kathakali dancer in Shaji N. Karun’s film. It earned awards in international film festivals. Another critically acclaimed Malayalam film, Theerathadanam (2001), directed by G.R. Kannan and written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, followed. After 35 years, she played a student who met her guru. The role won her the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress.

With her portrayal as an exorcist in Thiagrajan’s Shock (2004), starring Prasanth and Meena, Suhasini achieved a breakthrough. The blockbuster horror film Bhoot (2003) inspired the remake. In Maathad Mathadu Mallige (2007), she played a loving wife to her former co-star Vishnuvardhan in Kannada. In the film, a farmer fights land acquisition alone. Its positive reviews and box office earnings were impressive. The 2009 Kannada film Makante Achan, starring Suhasini as a doting mother, was a commercial success.

The Rana Daggubati film Leader (2010) casts Suhasini as a mother who helps her son navigate politics. A success, the Telugu film received largely positive reviews. Gabbar Singh (2012) was another successful Telugu film starring Suhasini. A cop played by Pawan Kalyan confronts a severe reaction from an emerging politician’s goons. The film starred Suhasini as Pawan’s mother. In 2013, she played Jr. NTR’s mother in Baadshah, another blockbuster.

Besides playing a mother in Preethiyalli Sahaja, she played a robust chief minister in Viraat in 2016. Ratnaja directed the former film, which starred Surya, while H. Vasu directed the latter, which starred Darshan. She appeared in Nagshekhar’s 2017 Maasthi Gudi.

As Director

Arvind Swamy, Nassar, and Anu Hasan star in her 1995 flick, Indira. The movie is about how young people are fighting caste. The Tamil Nadu State Film Awards awarded Best Cinematographer and Special Jury Award; however, the film was only moderately successful.

A dialogue writer

Suhasini wrote Mani Ratnam’s dialogues for Iruvar (1997), Guru (2007), and Ravanan (2010).

As Producer

The 1997 film Iruvar was her executive production.

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Early Life

In Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, Suhasini was born on August 15, 1961. Suhasini lives in Chennai. Her father is Charuhasan, a retired lawyer, TV actor, and director. She has two sisters, Nandini and Subhashini. She studied cinematography at Queen Mari’s College and Madras Film Institute after graduating from Authority School in Chennai. Indian film director Mani Ratnam married Suhasini in 1988. Couple had son Nandan in 1992.

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Net Worth

In 2024, Suhasini Maniratnam’s estimated net worth is $5 million. She has a large fanbase for her acting.. Many successful films have starred her. Net worth shows Suhasini Maniratnam’s success as an Indian actress.

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