Uma

Uma Shankari is an Indian actress who appeared in regional Indian language films.

Career In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's Kovai Brothers opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in Thodamaley alongside newcomers. She has also acted in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil serial).

Personal life Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada film industry, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, Nakshatra, made her debut with the film Doo in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University.

She married software engineer H. Dushyanth in Bangalore on 15 June 2006 and opted against signing any more films thereafter.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes2000 Veeranadai Poomayil Tamil Vaanavil Uma Tamil 2001 Ammo Bomma Lakshmi Telugu Kalakalappu Mini Tamil Navvuthu Bathakalira Sarala Telugu Kadal Pookkal Kayal Tamil 2002 Kuberan Gauri Malayalam 2003 Chokka Thangam Maragatham Tamil Vasanthamalika Nandhini Malayalam Vikadan Kaveri Tamil Kalyana Ramudu Kalyani's sisterTelugu Saphalam Gracey Malayalam Soori Rishaba / Priya Tamil 2004 Thendral Thamaraiselvi Tamil Rightaa Thappaa Viji Tamil Ee Snehatheerathu Gayathri Malayalam Swamy Seetha,Geetha Telugu 2005 Amudhae Vinaya Tamil Selvam Thendral Tamil 2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. Dr. Uma/ Chinnu Kannada Lakshmi Swathi Telugu Kovai Brothers Ganesh's sister Tamil Thodamaley Manju Tamil Ilakkanam Kayalvizhi Tamil Kallarali Hoovagi Noor Jahan / Ratna Kannada Adaikalam Thamizh Tamil 2007 Manikanda Lakshmi Manikandan Tamil Rasigar Mandram Bharathi Tamil 2014 Bhagyalakshmi Priya Tamil 2017 Munsif Kannada2022 ValimaiYoung LakshmiTamil

Television Year Film Role Language Channel2012-2013 Chikamma Kannada Udaya TV2012-2013 Valli Valli Tamil Sun TV