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.

Early life

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 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. 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.

Filmography 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

Television

Discography Studio albums

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsMusicSongwriterUK AsianSawan Barse 2018 — Surya Vishwakarma Surya VishwakarmaNamo Namo (Cover) 2019 —Shararat2023 —Sunita NagaranjanMayur Puri

Compilation albums Year Title Record label 1996 Channel HitsMagnasound 1997 Party Zone 1998 The Ultimate Party Album

Awards and Nominations