Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer known for her works in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films and television. Chandran is best known for her roles as Mayuri in Mayuri (1985) for which she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award, as Ramola Sikand in Kaahin Kissii Roz (2001 series), as Yamini Singh, as Chitradevi in Deivam Thandha Veedu (2013 series), and as Seema Gujral in Naagin 1, 2, 3 and 6 (2015 series).
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Early and personal life
Sudha Chandran was born on 27 September 1965[2][3] in Mumbai.[4] She had stated in an interview of Nettavu, that she was born and raised in Mumbai, but her family originates from Vayalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.[5] Her father K.D. Chandran, worked at USIS and was a former actor. Sudha Chandran earned her B.A. from Mithibai College, Mumbai and subsequently an M.A. in economics.[6]
In May 1981, at about 16 years old, in Tamil Nadu, Chandran met with an accident in which her legs were wounded. She received initial medical treatment of her injuries at a local hospital and was later admitted to Vijaya Hospital at Madras. After doctors discovered that gangrene had formed on her right leg, amputation was required.[7] Chandran says that this period was the toughest time of her life. She subsequently regained some mobility with the help of a prosthetic Jaipur foot.[8] She returned to dancing after a gap of two years and performed in India, Saudi Arabia, United States, UK, Canada, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and Oman.[9] Sudha Chandran married assistant director Ravi Dang in 1994.[10][11] She was given an honorary doctorate by Invertis University, Bareilly.[12]
Career
Chandran at Rabindranath tagore's 150th birth anniversary celebration
Chandran started her career with a Telugu film Mayuri, which was based on her own life.
^Exclusive Interview with Sudha Chandran Actress. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017. I was born and brought up in Mumbai, but my origin is Tiruchi... Trichy, Vayloore.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Swaminathan, Rajeshwari (27 July 2015). "Her Friends Stood by Her". The New Indian Express. Chennai. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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