Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and television.
Early and personal life
Suchitra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Telugu family, Her father, V. Krishnamoorthi was a former commissioner of income tax and her mother, Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi was a historian and a professor. Suchitra was married to the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, but they divorced. They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur. Her sister, Sujata Kumar, passed away in 2018 due to cancer.
Career Suchitra started her career with the TV series Chunauti while still in school in the year 1987–1988. She acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts. She played the character Lucy. She appeared in television commercials endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste. In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite Shahrukh Khan. She also starred in Kilukkampetti opposite Malayalam superstar Jayaram.
She pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole (1995), Dum Tara (1996), A-Ha (1997) and Zindagi. She returned after 10 years in the film My Wife's Murder (2005), opposite Anil Kapoor. The year 2010 saw the release of Rann, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap. In 2022, Suchitra played the role of Nivedita in the critically acclaimed movie on Netflix, Odd Couple, opposite Divyendu Sharma.
Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs. Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by Deepak Chopra, "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site – have put Suchitra in many controversies. Suchitra's novel The Summer of Cool was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the Swapnalok Society series. The second book in the series is titled The Good News Reporter, and The Ghost on the Ledge, the third part of the series, was released in 2016.
Drama Queen, a memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013, received positive reviews. The first print of the book sold out within a week of its release.
Drama Queen, a musical written by Suchitra and adapted from her book, opened at NCPA Mumbai in October 2016.- Drama Queen is still being staged across India.
Odd Couple, a feature film starring Suchitra, Vijay Raaz and Divyendu Sharma, was released on Amazon India in 2022. It trended on the Top 10 on Amazon India for several months.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Notes 1991 Kilukkampetti Anu Pillai Malayalam Sivaranjani Sivaranjani Tamil 1993 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Anna Hindi 1994 Jazbaat Varsha Vaade Iraade Jyoti 1999 Vishwa Usha Kannada 2005 My Wife's Murder Sheela Hindi 2007 Aag Kavita 2009 Karma Aur Holi Sujata 2010 Rann Nalini Kashyap Mittal v/s Mittal Karuna Maheshwari 2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Rehana Kazmi 2022 Odd Couple Nivedita Verma
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987–1988 Chunauti Debut as child artist. 1988 Mujrim Haazir 1995 Kash-m-kash Ashi 1995 Chinna Chinna Aasai- Suyamvaram Surekha Tamil language show1996Channel [V] Music AwardsHerself (Presenter)Music Award show2020Never Kiss Your Best FriendSumer's mother2022Guilty MindsNeela
Discography Studio albums Year Title Record label 1995 Dole DoleMagnasound1996Oohalu Dum Tara 1997 A-Ha 2007 Zindagi UMG
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsMusicSongwriterUK AsianSawan Barse 2018 — Surya Vishwakarma Surya VishwakarmaNamo Namo (Cover) 2019 —Shararat2023 —Sunita NagaranjanMayur Puri
Compilation albums Year Title Record label 1996 Channel HitsMagnasound 1997 Party Zone 1998 The Ultimate Party Album
Awards and nominations YearCategorySong/Album/FilmResultRef(s)Channel V Music Awards1996Best Female Pop VocalistsDum Tara1998A-HaFilmfare Awards1994Best Debut filmKabhi Haan Kabhi NaaScreen Awards1996Best Debut Indian Pop AlbumDole Dole1997Best Pop SingerDum Tara
References
External links
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Official Website