Personal Info
Known For - Actress,Director,Producer,Writer,Dubbing Artist
Gender - Female
Religion - Atheist
Date of Birth - 15 Augustt 1961 ( Invalid Date Format Years old)
Paramakudi, Madras State, India
Suhasini Maniratnam
Actress,Director,Producer,Writer,Dubbing Artist
Biography
Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress, director, producer, and writer known for her work across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. She made her acting debut with 'Nenjathai Killathe' (1980), earning the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for 'Sindhu Bhairavi' (1985). Suhasini has directed films like 'Indira' (1995) and the mini-series 'Penn' (1991). She co-founded Madras Talkies with her husband, renowned filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Beyond cinema, she is the founder of Naam Foundation, empowering single women, and served as the honorary consul for Luxembourg from 2015 to 2020.
Lesser Known Facts
First woman from South India to graduate in cinematography from Madras Film Institute.
Co-writer for films like 'Roja', 'Thiruda Thiruda', 'Iruvar', 'Dil Se', 'Guru', and 'Raavan'.
Appointed honorary consul for Luxembourg (2015–2020).
Founded Naam Foundation in 2010 to support single women.
Head of the Organizing Committee for the Chennai International Film Festival since 2010.
Directed a segment titled 'Coffee, Anyone?' in Amazon Prime's 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai' (2020).