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Sukumari
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Sukumari (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, she appeared in more than 2,500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with a few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Italian, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film Namma Grama
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- 19
Top works
- Rabīndrakabitāẏa mr̥tyu
- Bhārata o Bhāratatattva
- Apasaṃskr̥ti ?
- Bede saṃśaẏa o nāstikya
- Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit literature
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Film & TV
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Sukumari was an Indian film actress who primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She had been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be more than 3000. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts. And she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress…
Known for
- Mayapuri 3D2015
- Mannar Mathai Speaking 22014
- Breaking News Live2013
- Immanuel — Khadeejumma2013
- David and Goliath — Kurisamma2013
- August Club — Bhagavati Amma2013
- Ayal2013
- SIM2013
- Hotel California — Rafeeq's Mother2013
- Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath — Surekha's grandmother2013
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Sukumari
- Person.image
- Sukumari_at_kollam.JPG
- Person.birth_place
- Nagercoil, Travancore, British India(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
- Person.death_place
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.yearsactive
- 1946–2013
- Person.works
- Partial list
- Person.children
- 1
- Person.relations
- Travancore family
- Person.awards
- See below
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Nagercoil
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Spouse
- A. Bhimsingh
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Official website
- sukumari.com
- Image
- Sukumari at kollam.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1940-10-06
- Commons category
- Sukumari
- date of death
- 2013-03-26
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
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- Death
- Filmography
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Sukumari (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, she appeared in more than 2,500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with a few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Italian, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film Namma Gramam (2010). Sukumari died on 26 March 2013 in Chennai, following a heart attack.
==Early life== Sukumari was born on 6 October 1940 in Nagercoil, Travancore (currently in Tamil Nadu), to Malayali parents Madhavan Nair (a bank manager) and Sathyabhama Amma of Tharishuthala Valia Veedu in Kalkulam (in present-day Kanyakumari District). Sathyabhama Amma was the niece of Narayani Pillai Kunjamma, a famous beauty who spurned the king in favour of marrying the aristocratic landowner Kesava Pillai of Kandamath Through her cousin, Ambika Sukumaran, she is related to the Travancore Royal Family.
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