Suman Ranganathan

Biography

Suman Ranganathan (or Suman Ranganath) is an Indian model and actress. She has starred in Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.

== Personal life == She was married to Bunty Walia, an Indian film producer. The couple split in 2007. She married Sajan Chinnappa, a businessman from Kodugu district, Karnataka on 3 June 2019.

== Career == She made her acting debut with the Kannada movie C.B.I. Shankar (1989) with Shankar Nag. After the success of that movie, she starred in various Kannada movies like Bala Hombale (1989), Doctor Krishna (1989) Santha Shishunala Sharifa (1990) and Nammoora Hammera (1990). In 1990, she made her Tamil debut with Pudhu Paattu. and went on to star in many Tamil movies like Perum Pulli (1991), Maanagara Kaaval (1991), Kurumbukkaran (1991), Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren (1992), Mettupatti Mirasu (1994) and Mudhal Udhayam (1995). In 1996, she appeared in Fareb, her first Bollywood film, an Indian adaptation of Unlawful Entry. She went on to star in many Hindi films after that including Aa Ab Laut Chalen and Baghban. In 2003 Suman claimed that she had been impersonated by a body double in some shots of Ek Stree. Ranganath was also in a team of judges for the Mr India World 2007. She is the judge of Kannada reality show Thakadimitha, which airs on Colors Kannada. After 2007 she mainly starred in Kannada movies. She made a comeback in Tamil movies after 18 years in Arrambam (2013), essaying the role of a tough journalist. Suman Ranganathan has acted in many successful projects, and she contributed to the success of many movies such as Neer Dose (2016) and Kavaludaari (2019). The film has been remade in Tamil titled Kabadadaari (2021) and in Telugu titled Kapatadhaari (2021). She played a pivotal role in the Kannada action comedy film, Home Minister (2022). His next five films were comedies, all directed by Vijaya Prasad such as Petromax (2022), Thotapuri (2022), Thothapuri: Chapter 2 (2023) and Sidlingu 2 (2025).

== Filmography ==

== References ==

== External links == Suman Ranganathan at IMDb Suman Ranganathan at Bollywood Hungama