Suchitra Krishnamurthy
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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (Telugu
: సుచిత్ర కృష్ణమూర్తి) is an India
n actress, writer
, painter
and singer.
while still in school. In 1987-88, she acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts, directed by C Y Gopinath. She played the character Lucy.
She was a successful model in the early nineties, 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 simultaneously pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole, Dum Tara, Aha, and Zindagi, whose title track was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
.
Having given up her showbiz career for early marriage, she returned nearly ten years later in the film My Wife's Murder
(2005), starring opposite Anil Kapoor. The film garnered rave reviews for Suchitra as a performer. She also starred in Karma, Confessions and Holi in 2009 — an Indo-American coproduction with an ensemble cast of stars including Naomi Campbell
and Vincent Curatola, among others. The film failed at the box office.
The year 2010 saw the release of Rann
, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a cast including Amitabh Bachchan
and Riteish Deshmukh
. Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.
Suchitra is a classically trained vocalist in the Gwalior gharana
style of Indian classical music
. She studied the art form for over ten years.
She is an accomplished poet and painter, having trained in India, London and New York. She has exhibited her paintings in galleries across India and around the globe. Her art, Suchitra proclaims, is a divine blessing from Lord Ganesha. Having never painted or even sketched in her life before, Suchitra held a paintbrush in her hand for the first time on 27 September 2004 during the Ganesh Chathurthi festival, at the encouragement of her neighbour.
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 the midst of many a controversy.
Suchitra's debut 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. Based on the ethos of growing up in a typical co-operative housing society in Mumbai, this genre and these stories have struck a chord with young urban Indians.
, a renowned filmmaker from India. They have a daughter named Kaveri. In February 2007 they got divorced. Suchitra is actively involved in charitable work and is associated with a few NGOs.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: సుచిత్ర కృష్ణమూర్తి) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actress, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and singer.
Career
Suchitra started her career with the TV series ChunautiChunauti
Chunauti was a hit television series in India in the 1980s. This marked the debut of many actors, such as Suchitra Krishnamurthy & many others.Chunauti meaning Challenge was aired on Doordarshan in 22 episodes each about 25 minutes in Hindi.-Plot:...
while still in school. In 1987-88, she acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts, directed by C Y Gopinath. She played the character Lucy.
She was a successful model in the early nineties, 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
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is a 1993 Indian Bollywood film directed by Kundan Shah, and starring Shahrukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, and Deepak Tijori. This is one of the rare mainstream Hindi movies in which the hero plays the role of a loser...
, a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
.
She simultaneously pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole, Dum Tara, Aha, and Zindagi, whose title track was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
.
Having given up her showbiz career for early marriage, she returned nearly ten years later in the film My Wife's Murder
My Wife's Murder
My Wife's Murder is a 2005 Bollywood film. It was directed by Jijy Philip. The cast includes Anil Kapoor, Suchitra Krishnamurti, Boman Irani and Nandana Sen.- Plot :...
(2005), starring opposite Anil Kapoor. The film garnered rave reviews for Suchitra as a performer. She also starred in Karma, Confessions and Holi in 2009 — an Indo-American coproduction with an ensemble cast of stars including Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
and Vincent Curatola, among others. The film failed at the box office.
The year 2010 saw the release of Rann
Rann (film)
Rann is a 2010 Hindi film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Gul Panag in the lead roles and Paresh Rawal in a negative role. The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, focuses on Indian media....
, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a cast including Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
and Riteish Deshmukh
Riteish Deshmukh
Ritesh Deshmukh is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.Deshmukh debuted with K...
. Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.
Suchitra is a classically trained vocalist in the Gwalior gharana
Gwalior gharana
The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khyal Gharanas. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the great Mughal emperor Akbar...
style of Indian classical music
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
. She studied the art form for over ten years.
She is an accomplished poet and painter, having trained in India, London and New York. She has exhibited her paintings in galleries across India and around the globe. Her art, Suchitra proclaims, is a divine blessing from Lord Ganesha. Having never painted or even sketched in her life before, Suchitra held a paintbrush in her hand for the first time on 27 September 2004 during the Ganesh Chathurthi festival, at the encouragement of her neighbour.
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
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
, "art in a body part" and "give me another break," and subsequently on her own site — have put Suchitra in the midst of many a controversy.
Suchitra's debut novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, 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. Based on the ethos of growing up in a typical co-operative housing society in Mumbai, this genre and these stories have struck a chord with young urban Indians.
Personal life
She was married to Shekhar KapurShekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur is an Indian film director and producer. A critically acclaimed director, he rose to popularity with the movie Bandit Queen...
, a renowned filmmaker from India. They have a daughter named Kaveri. In February 2007 they got divorced. Suchitra is actively involved in charitable work and is associated with a few NGOs.
Filmography
- Rann (film)Rann (film)Rann is a 2010 Hindi film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Gul Panag in the lead roles and Paresh Rawal in a negative role. The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, focuses on Indian media....
(January 2010) ... Nalini Kashyap - Mittal v/s MittalMittal v/s MittalMittal v/s Mittal is a 2010 Bollywood film written and directed by Karan Razdan and produced by Rajeev Kore and Dinesh Chugh. The film traces a case on file that fights for the rights of women who are subjugated to domestic violence and inhuman treatment at the hands of husbands and in-laws, a case...
" (2010) ... Karuna Maheshwari - Karma, Confessions and Holi (2009) ... Sujata
- Aag (2007) .... Kavita
- My Wife's MurderMy Wife's MurderMy Wife's Murder is a 2005 Bollywood film. It was directed by Jijy Philip. The cast includes Anil Kapoor, Suchitra Krishnamurti, Boman Irani and Nandana Sen.- Plot :...
(2005) ... Sheila - Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaKabhi Haan Kabhi NaaKabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is a 1993 Indian Bollywood film directed by Kundan Shah, and starring Shahrukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, and Deepak Tijori. This is one of the rare mainstream Hindi movies in which the hero plays the role of a loser...
(1994) ... Aana - KilukkampettiKilukkampettiKilukkampetti is a Malayalam film released in 1991 starring Jayaram and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Shaji Kailas directed this film. Baby Shamili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saikumar, Innocent etc. also did significant roles in the film.- Plot :...
(1991) ... ANU - ChunautiChunautiChunauti was a hit television series in India in the 1980s. This marked the debut of many actors, such as Suchitra Krishnamurthy & many others.Chunauti meaning Challenge was aired on Doordarshan in 22 episodes each about 25 minutes in Hindi.-Plot:...
(1987) TV series
External links
- Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Official Website
- The Hindu, Jan 2009
- Hindustan Times Jan 09
- Times of India June 2005
- http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/archives/2009/01/its_slumdog_mil.htm