A multi-talented person and an all-rounder in the film arena, Suhasini proudly dons the cap of an ace actor, director, producer as well as writer.

Suhasini Mani Ratnam, commonly known as Suhasini (born 15th August 1961, Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu. Suhasini is the niece of acclaimed actor Kamal Haasan, and the daughter of another popular actor Chaaru Haasan.

Suhasini graduated from the Madras Film Institute, being the first girl ever to do so. In the institute, she was trained as a costumer designer, hair stylist and cinematographer.

Suhasini made her acting debut with the Tamil movie ‘Nenjathai Kill the’ (1981). However, she did not restrict herself to one language only and went on to do movies in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam as well. In 1983, she was introduced to Malayalam cinema, through Padmarajan’s ‘Koodevide’ (1983), which also featured Mammoth.

Just five years old in the industry, Suhasini bagged the National Film Award for Best Actress in the year 1986, for her movie ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’, which was directed by K. Balanchine.

‘Vaanaprastham’, which was nominated in the AFI Fest, also displayed Suhasini’s fine artistic talent. A multi-talented person,

Kotha Jeevithalu (1980) was Suhasini’s first film in Telugu.She was seen with Chiranjeevi in the hit Tollywood film Manchupallaki. Which was a great hit from then she gave many movies to the Telugu industry.

In 1996, she stepped into direction, helming her first film Indira. She also wrote the screenplay for the film. The project was produced by her husband Mani Ratnam, and they are both involved in the running of their production company Madras Talkies, along with fellow producer G. Srinivasan.

As Suhasini got experience as a make-up artist and hair stylist, she has also explored her creativity in this front. She has styled various well-known actors, like Radhika, Radha, Vijayashanthi, Sumalatha and Ambika. It was Suhasini who was instrumental in getting Radhika to make a comeback on the 70mm screen, with the movie ‘Keladi Kanmani’. She had revived the actress and given her a complete make over.

Suhasini got married to the well known director Mani Ratnam in 1988. The couple has a son, Nandan, who was born in the year 1992. Nandan has authored a book called ‘The Contours of Leninism’.

A part of South Indian film fraternity for more than four decades, she has explored her talent to the maximum and is still coming up with new ideas as a story teller, to entertain her audience.

Awards:

1986 – National Film Award for Best Actress in “Sindhu Bhairavi’

Name                       : Suhasini
Date of Birth         : 15, August 1961
Zodiac Sign             : Leo
Birth of Place        : Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Profession               : Actress, Screenwriter, producer, and director
Languages Known: Tamil, English, Telugu, Malayalam
Father’ Name         : Chaaru Haasan (Actor)
Husband                 : Mani Ratnam
Debut Film             : Nenjathai Kill the (Tamil) 1980

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