Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and television.
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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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- Name
- Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
- Born
- 27 November 1975
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Education
- Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics
- Awards
- See below
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and television.
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Key facts
• Name — Suchitra Krishnamoorthi • Born — 27 November 1975 • Birthplace — Bombay, Maharashtra, India • Family — Anand–Sahni family (through marriage) • Works — * Discography • filmography • Children — 1 • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Education — Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics • Awards — See below
Early life
Early life
• Illustration — Suchitra Krishnamurthy 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.
Career
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.
Television
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 show • 1996 — Channel [V] Music Awards — Herself (Presenter) — Music Award show • 2020 — Never Kiss Your Best Friend — Sumer's mother • 2022 — Guilty Minds — Neela
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Year — Title — Record label • 1995 — Dole Dole — Magnasound • 1996 — Oohalu • Dum Tara • 1997 — A-Ha • 2007 — Zindagi — UMG
Singles
Singles
• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Music — Songwriter • UK Asian • Sawan Barse — 2018 — — — Surya Vishwakarma — Surya Vishwakarma • Namo Namo (Cover) — 2019 — — • Shararat — 2023 — — — Sunita Nagaranjan — Mayur Puri
Compilation albums
Compilation albums
• Year — Title — Record label • 1996 — Channel Hits — Magnasound • 1997 — Party Zone • 1998 — The Ultimate Party Album
Identity
Identity
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as actress and painter. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Suchitra Krishnamurthy. Her recorded language was Hindi. She married Shekhar Kapur.

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi at Harsh Goenka's art camp / Bollywood Photos
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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi at Gauhar Khan at Suraj Godombe's sangeet ceremony
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1974
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi was born on 27 November 1975.
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
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Category — Song/Album/Film — Result — Ref(s) • Channel V Music Awards • 1996 — Best Female Pop Vocalists — Dum Tara • 1998 — A-Ha • Filmfare Awards • 1994 — Best Debut film — Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa • Screen Awards • 1996 — Best Debut Indian Pop Album — Dole Dole • 1997 — Best Pop Singer — Dum Tara
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