Sudha Belawadi

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Sudha Belawadi
Born
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • drama artist
  • television artist
SpouseM. G. Sathya Rao
Children2, including Samyukta Hornad [1]
Parent
Relatives Prakash Belawadi (brother) [3] [4] [5]

Sudha Belawadi is an Indian actress [6] [7] in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India.[ citation needed ] Some of the notable films of Sudha Belawadi as actress include Mathadana (2001), Mungaru Male (2006), Moggina Manasu (2008), Kaadu (1973). [8] [9] [ non-primary source needed ] [10] [ non-primary source needed ]

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Career

Sudha Belawadi has been a part of more than 70 films, many drama (theatre) plays,[ citation needed ] and soaps/serials Manthana , Manvanthara, [11] Mahaparva . [12]

Selected filmography

Personal life

She is the daughter of Kannada actress Bhargavi Narayan and Belavadi Nanjundaiah Narayana (a.k.a. 'makeup nani' ), a Kannada film actor, and a makeup artist. [13] Her siblings are Sujatha, Prakash and Pradeep. [14] Prakash is an Indian theatre, film, television and media personality, and a National Film Award recipient, for his directorial film Stumble in 2002. [15]

Sudha is married to M.G.Sathya Rao and their children are Shantanu and Samyukta. Samyukta, is also a Kannada film actress. [16] [17]

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