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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