Suman Ranganath is an Indian model and actress. She has starred in

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and

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films.

Personal life

Suman Ranganath was born in

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. She was married to

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, an Indian film producer. The couple split in 2007. She married Sajan Chinnappa, a businessman from Kodugu district, Karnataka on 3 June 2019

Career

She made her acting debut with the Kannada movie ''

C.B.I. Shankar ''C.B.I. Shankar'' is a 1989 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by P. Nanjundappa. It stars Shankar Nag in the titular role as Shankar, an officer with the CBI, who investigates a murder case closed down by the local police. The suppor ...

'' (1989) along with

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. After the success of that movie, she starred in various movies like ''Bala Hombale'' (1989), '' Doctor Krishna'' (1989) ''

Santha Shishunala Sharifa ''Santha Shishunala Sharifa'' ( kn, ಸಂತ ಶಿಶುನಾಳ ಶರೀಫ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada biographical drama film directed and co-written by T. S. Nagabharana and produced by Srihari Khoday and Mahima Patel for Yajaman Enterpris ...

'' (1990) and '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990). In the year 1990, she made her Tamil debut with '' Pudhu Paattu''. Then, she has acted in many Tamil movies like ''

Perum Pulli ''Perum Pulli'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Vikraman, starring Babu and Suman Ranganathan. It was released on 14 January 1991. Plot ''Perum Pulli'' is the story of an innocent youth and his love for his ...

'' (1991), '' Maanagara Kaaval'' (1991), ''Kurumbukkaran'' (1991), ''

Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren ''Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Shridev. The film stars Parthiban, Suman Ranganathan and Mohini. The film, produced by T. P. Kovai Thampi, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was releas ...

'' (1992), ''

Mettupatti Mirasu ''Mettupatti Mirasu'' () is a 1994 Tamil-language drama film directed by Anu Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar, Arjun Sarja, Raadhika and Suman Ranganathan, with Goundamani, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Sangeeta and Sathyapriya playing supporting ro ...

'' (1994) and ''

Mudhal Udhayam ''Mudhal Udhayam'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Prithviraj and produced by Gawri and Ramamurthy. The film stars Arjun and Suman Ranganathan. It was released on 10 February 1995. Plot Cast * Arjun as Seenu *Suman R ...

'' (1995). She appeared in '' Fareb'' (1996), her first Bollywood film, which was an Indian adaptation of ''

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''. She appeared as an

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in ''

Aa Ab Laut Chalen ''Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' (translation: ''Come, Let's Go Back'') is a 1999 Indian Hindi language romantic drama directed by Rishi Kapoor, making his directorial debut and also remains the only film he had directed in his career. The film's script wa ...

'' (1999). In 2003 she appeared in ''

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''. The same year, Suman claimed that she had been impersonated by a body double in some shots of the film ''Ek Stree''. Ranganath was also in a team of judges for the Mr India World 2007. She is the judge of Kannada reality show ''Thakadimitha'', which airs on

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. After that part of the time, she was completely into acting in the Kannada industries. Post the long break, she acted back in the Tamil industry as a comeback in the movie '' Arrambam'' (2013). Making a comeback to Tamil nearly after 18 years, Suman essays the role of a tough journalist. Suman Ranganathan acted in many successful projects, and she contributed to the success of many movies such as ''

Neer Dose ''Neer Dose'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film produced by T. Goswami and Shashikala Balaji, written and directed by Vijaya Prasad. It stars Jaggesh and Hariprriya alongside Suman Ranganathan and H. G. Dattatreya. It was one ...

'' (2016) and ''

Kavaludaari ''Kavaludaari'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, presented by Puneeth Rajkumar and produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar of PRK Productions. Kavaludaari will be the first feature fil ...

'' (2019).

Filmography

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