Sumalatha

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Dr. Sumalatha
Sumalatha in 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byL. R. Shivarame Gowda
ConstituencyMandya
Personal details
Born (1963-08-27) 27 August 1963 (age 60)
Madras, Madras State, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 1991; died 2018)​
Children
Abhishek Gowda
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Politician

Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current

Abhishek Gowda
.

In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would seek election for Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency of Karnataka as an independent candidate. On 23 May 2019, Sumalatha won against

Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of more than 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election.[2]

Sumalatha received honorary doctorate from United Technological Research University of America on 20 January 2024 in Hyderabad.[3]

Sumalatha Received Honorary Doctorate from United Technological Research University of America

Career

Sumalatha during 60th Filmfare Awards South in 2013

Sumalatha did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent School, Brodipet, Guntur.

beauty contest in 1979. After her pictures began circulating in the magazines, film producer D. Ramanaidu expressed interest in casting her in his film and offered her a signining amount of ₹1,001 in 1979.[5] However, she made her film debut in Tamil with Thisai Maariya Paravaigal (1979). She was named the Best New Face following the film. Her Kannada entry was through Ravichandra opposite to Rajkumar. She entered Telugu through Samajaniki Saval (1979), and Malayalam through Moorkhan (1980). She appeared in films in many languages Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu early in her career. She was Rajinikanth's second heroine besides Rati Agnihotri in films like Murattu Kaalai and Kazhugu. She was the heroine of legendary Malayalam actor Jayan's last film Kolilakkam (1981). In her Malayalam entry film Moorkhan, she acted as Jayan's second heroine. Her most memorable Malayalam films include Thazhvaram, Isabella, Nirakkoottu, Dhinarathrangal, Thoovanathumbikal, Parampara and New Delhi.[6] She has acted in many Kannada movies like Aahuti, Avatara Purusha, Tayi Kanasu, Karna, Hong Kong nalli Agent Amar Tayiya Hone, Kallarali Hoovagi with Ravichandra being her Kannada debut in which she acted with actor Rajkumar
. Telugu is the language in which she acted the most followed by Malayalam and Kannada.

She received the best actress Nandi Award for her role in

Shrutilayalu in 1987. She is a close friend of actress Suhasini Maniratnam, her co-star in a Telugu movie. The friendship between the two provided the material for a candid scene in the film, when director Kodandarami Reddy noticed Suhasini combing Sumalatha's long hair on the train journey to the film set. Reddy asked his cameraman, Ashok Reddy, to film the two and added the scene to the movie's final cut.[7]

Sumalatha reportedly speaks six languages, and has acted in five.

Personal life

Sumalatha with husband Ambareesh

Sumalatha married Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh on 8 December 1991 and their son Abhishek Gowda was born in the year 1993.[8] She starred alongside Ambareesh[citation needed] in movies like Aahuti, Avatara Purusha, Kallarali Hoovagi, New Delhi and Sri Manjunatha. Kallarali Hoovagi went on to win a National Film Award.

In an interview with

introverted and conscientious personality on the sets. She shared memories of Ambareesh giving her friendly advice to mingle with other co-stars in the set by involving herself in group activities; else it could lead to misunderstandings. She revealed that it was Ambareesh's bold, genuine, carefree, down to earth personality that made him memorable and attractive to her.[9][10]

On 24 November 2018 Ambareesh died due to a cardiac arrest.[11] Few days after Sumalatha shared an emotional letter addressed to late Ambareesh on 8 December 2018 the eve of their 27th marriage anniversary.[12][non-primary source needed]

On 6 July 2020 It was reported that Sumalatha tested positive for COVID-19 and placed herself in home quarantine.

Political life

In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would be contesting as an independent candidate in the

Member of parliament from Karnataka.[17]

Sumalatha joined BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections on 05 April 2024 in the presence of Former Chief Ministers

D V Sadananda Gowda, State President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly R Ashoka, national General Secretary in-charge of elections in Karnataka Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.[18][19]

Awards

Filmography

Malayalam

Telugu

Kannada

Tamil

Hindi

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References

  1. ^ "Parliament of India biodata". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Sumalatha Ambareesh". news18.com. 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ Raashtra (20 January 2024). "ఘనంగా డాక్టరేట్స్ ప్రదానం.. మీడియా పార్టనర్ గా 'రాష్ట్ర'". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Sumalatha Ambareesh(Independent(IND)):Constituency- MANDYA(KARNATAKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  5. ^ Shivakumar, S. (27 March 2015). "On the road of flowers". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Nostalgia". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Ambi not interested in films - Sumalatha". IndiaGlitz. 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  9. ^ Rebel-Star ಅಂಬರೀಶ್Sumalatha ,PRAMAPALLAVI. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "personal". sumalatha.tripod.com.
  11. ^ Gejji, Anil (25 November 2018). "Ambareesh death: Kannada actor, former Union minister Ambareesh died in Bengaluru hospital". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Sumalatha Amarnath". Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ "Sumalatha to contest Mandya LS polls as an independent". Deccan Herald. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Actor Ambareesh's Wife Sumalatha Gets BJP Backing In Karnataka's Mandya". NDTV.com. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. ISSN 0971-751X
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  18. ^ NDTV (5 April 2024). "Karnataka Independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls". Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  19. ^ The Hindu (5 April 2024). "Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh joins BJP in Karnataka". Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Biodata". sumalatha.tripod.com.
  21. ^ "PRALAYA SIMHAM (1984)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Varadanayaka: Khakhi Power". Bangalore Mirror.

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