Sumalatha

Sumalatha born August 27 1963 also known as Sumalatha Ambareesh is an Indian actress and politician who works predominantly in Telugu Malayalam and Kannada cinema alongside appearances in Tamil and Hindi films She made her acting debut in the Tamil feature Thisai Maariya Paravaigal 1979 and entered Telugu cinema that same year with Samajaniki Saval During the 1980s Sumalatha established a prolific career across South Indian film industries In Telugu cinema she starred in Subhalekha 1982 Khaidi 1983 and won the Nandi Special Jury Award for Sruthilayalu 1987 In Malayalam cinema her notable credits included Nirakkoottu 1985 New Delhi 1987 the romantic drama Thoovanathumbikal 1987 and Isabella 1988 the latter of which earned her the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress In Kannada cinema she made her debut with Ravichandra 1980 followed by films such as Thayiya Kanasu 1985 Aahuti 1985 and Karna 1986 She also appeared in Hindi productions including New Delhi 1988 Pratibandh 1990 and Aaj Ka Goonda Raj 1992 In her later career Sumalatha transitioned to supporting and maternal roles appearing in the bilingual devotional feature Sri Manjunatha 2001 Kallarali Hoovagi 2006 Kandahar 2010 Doddmane Hudga 2016 Thayige Thakka Maga 2018 DO Parvathamma 2019 and Kranti 2023