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Sumalatha Ambareesh (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress and politician. She has acted in over 220 films across multiple languages, primarily in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, with a few appearances in Tamil and Hindi cinema. She received the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her role in Sruthilayalu (1987).
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- Jīvanakalaśaṃ
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sumalatha (born August 27, 1963), also known as Sumalatha Ambareesh, is an Indian actress and politician who works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil and Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Tamil feature *Thisai Maariya Paravaigal* (1979) and entered Telugu cinema that same year with *Samajaniki Saval*. During the 1980s, Sumalatha…
Known for
- Kranti — Chief Minister2023
- India vs England2019
- D/O Parvathamma — Parvathamma2019
- Srirastu Subhamastu — Sirish's mom2016
- Viraat2016
- Jessie2016
- Akira2016
- Ambareesha2014
- Weekend With Ramesh — Herself2014
- AK 562012
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Key facts
- Officeholder.party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
- Officeholder.other_party
- Independent (2019–2024)
- Officeholder.name
- Sumalatha
- Officeholder.image
- Sumalatha (cropped).jpg
- Officeholder.caption
- Sumalatha in 2019
- Officeholder.office
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
- Officeholder.constituency
- Mandya
- Officeholder.term_start
- 23 May 2019
- Officeholder.term_end
- 4 June 2024
- Officeholder.predecessor
- L. R. Shivarame Gowda
- Officeholder.successor
- H.D.Kumaraswamy
- Officeholder.birth_place
- Madras, Madras State (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
- Officeholder.children
- Abhishek Gowda
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Wikidata facts
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Spouse
- Ambareesh
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Kannada
- Image
- Sumalatha.jpg
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- 1963-08-27
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- 1979-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Career
- Personal life
- Political life
- Awards
- Filmography
- Telugu
- Malayalam
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Hindi
- References
- External links
Sumalatha Ambareesh (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress and politician. She has acted in over 220 films across multiple languages, primarily in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, with a few appearances in Tamil and Hindi cinema. She received the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her role in Sruthilayalu (1987).
Sumalatha is the widow of Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh, with whom she has a son, Abhishek Ambareesh. In March 2019, she announced her candidacy for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Contesting as an independent, she won the election, defeating Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of over 1.25 lakh votes. thumb|Sumalatha Received Honorary Doctorate from United Technological Research University of America
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