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Suhasini Maniratnam
Actor

Suhasini Maniratnam

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Starring in Sindhu Bhairavi and directing Indira.

Bandhana · Sindhu Bhairavi

Born
15 August 1961
Birthplace
Paramakudi

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Suhasini Maniratnam

Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works across several South Indian film industries.

Early life

Cinematography

Grew up in Paramakudi and Chennai and trained in cinematography at the Madras Film Institute.

Career

  1. 1980

    Acting debut

    Starred in Nenjathai Killathe.

  2. 1985

    National recognition

    Her Sindhu Bhairavi performance received a National Film Award.

  3. 1991

    Television directing

    Made the anthology series Penn.

  4. 1995

    Feature directing

    Directed Indira.

Selected work

Bandhana

A Kannada drama.

Sindhu Bhairavi

Her award-winning Tamil performance.

Indira

Her first feature as director.

Beyond work

Family and charity

Married Mani Ratnam in 1988. Founded Naam Foundation in 2010 to support disadvantaged women.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Sriram Narasimhan Silverscreen Media Inc. (https://silverscreen.in). CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.