Sumalatha is an Indian politician and actress. He has acted in more than 200 films. She is the first woman MP from Karnataka.
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Wiki/Biography
Sumalatha was born on Tuesday, 27 August 1963 (age 59 years; as of 2023) in Madras (now Chennai), India. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She did her schooling at St. Joseph’s Convent Brodipet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He was brought up in Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
Sumalatha was born in a Naidu family in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
parents and siblings
Sumalatha’s father, V. Madan Mohan, was a film technician and was known as the head of optics, her mother, Roopa Mohan, was a housewife. Sumalatha is the fourth of 5 children of her parents, she has two elder sisters, Renuka and Rohini, an elder brother, Rajendra Prasad, and a younger sister, Krishna Priya.
Sumalatha with her mother
husband and children
Sumalatha married Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh on 8 December 1991. They have a son Abhishek. Abhishek Ambareesh is an Indian actor.
Sumalatha’s wedding photo
Sumalatha’s husband Ambareesh died due to cardiac arrest on 24 November 2018, days before their 27th wedding anniversary.
His son Abhishek married Indian model and internet personality Aviva Bidapa in 2023.
Sumalatha (second from left) at her son’s wedding
relationship
Sumalatha was in a relationship with actor Ambareesh. They first met on the sets of the Kannada film Aahuti (1985), during which they became good friends and later became close during the shooting of the Malayalam film New Delhi in 1987. They were together for 3 years before they tied the knot on 8 December 1991.
Sumalatha with Ambareesh
Religion
Sumalatha follows Hindu religion.
Sumalatha at Talakaveri Temple
Address
172/A, 21st Main, 2nd Stage, JP Nagar, Bengaluru
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livelihood
acting
Sumalatha started her acting career at the age of 15 in 1979 after winning a beauty contest. Initially, his only dream and ambition was to work with veteran actor Kamal Haasan. She started her acting career with the Tamil film Thisai Maria Paravaigal (1979). He has done several Tamil films including Thazvaram (1990), Nair Saab (1989), David David Mr. David (1988) and Isabella (1988). He made his Telugu debut with the film Samajniki Sawal (1979), Kannada debut with the Rajkumar starrer Ravichandra (1980) and Malayalam debut with the film Moorkhan (1980). He has worked with many veteran actors in the South film industry including Rajinikanth, Jayan and Mohanlal. She has worked as the second heroine for Rajinikanth after Rati Agnihotri in films like Murattu Kalai (1980) and Kazhugu (1981). Most of her Telugu films are with veteran actor Chiranjeevi. His off-screen friendship with actress Suhasini Mani Ratnam led to an explicit scene being made in the final cut of the film. This happened when she was combing her friend’s hair on the train to visit the set and the director asked the cameraman to shoot the scene. He has done more than 220 films in his acting career.
Sumalatha
Politics
Sumalatha began her political career in 2019, announcing that she would contest the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka as an independent candidate from the Mandya constituency. He was supported officially by BJP members and unofficially by Congress members. There was no BJP candidate from Mandya constituency to show support for him against JDS candidate Nikhil, son of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. When she filed her nomination papers on 20 March 2019, she was accompanied by famous actors from the South film industry like Yash and Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas. She won the election by a margin of 128,876 votes and became the first independent woman MP from Karnataka.
Sumalatha during her election in 2019
Sumalatha (second from right) after filing nomination papers in 2019.
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 1,31,88,453
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs 92,44,063
- Other assets: Rs. 8,23,343
- Bonds, debentures and shares in companies: Rs. 82,46,275
- Personal Loan/Advance Granted: Rs. 61,51,658
- Jewellery: Rs. 1,79,38,734
Immovable property
- Commercial Building: Rs. 41,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 17,31,91,150
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable property is as per the year 2017-2018.
net worth
Sumalatha’s net worth for the financial year 2017-2018 was estimated to be Rs. 22 crores.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 1979, she won the Devar’s Best New Face Award for the Tamil film Thisai Maria Paravaigal (1979).
- In 1987, she won the Special Jury Nandi Award for Best Actress for the Telugu film Sruthilayalu (1987).
- In 1987, she won the Best Actress Award at the Film Fans Award for the Telugu film Shruthilayalu (1987).
- In 1987, she won the Best Actress Award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards for the Malayalam film New Delhi (1987).
- In 1987, she won the Best Actress Award at the Lux Awards for the Malayalam film New Delhi (1987).
- In 1987, she won the Film Fan Award for Best Actress for the Malayalam film New Delhi (1987).
- In 1988, she won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress in the Malayalam film Isabella (1988).
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Facts/General Knowledge
- She was awarded the Best New Face title after the release of her first film.
- Sumalatha knows how to speak six different languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
- His hobbies include travelling, reading and listening to music.
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