Sujibala

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Sujibala
OccupationActress
Years active2003-2016
Spouse
Pranesh
(m. 2016)

Sujibala is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil films alongside a few Kannada and Malayalam films.

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Career

Sujibala played the secondary lead opposite Manikandan in Kicha Vayasu 16 (2005) and made her lead debut with the Kannada film Mr. Bakra (2005). [1] [2] She notably played a minor role as the sister of Malavika's character in Chandramukhi (2005). [3] She starred in lead roles in several low-key Tamil films such as Vanjagan (2006) and Don Chera (2006). [4] [5] She made her Malayalam debut with Gopalapuranam (2008) and a critic noted that "Sujibala couldn't have chosen a worse debut vehicle in Malayalam". [6] Regarding her performance in Iyakkam (2008), a critic wrote that she was lost in the contrived screenplay. [7] She played a dhobi worker in Ayyavazhi (2008). [8] She also was a semi-finalist on the second season of the game show Maanada Mayilada (2008) with Lokesh. [9] Sujibala played supporting roles in Goripalayam (2010), Muthukku Muthaaga (2011), and Kazhugu (2012) as the wife of Karunas' character. [3] [10]

Personal life

While working on the film Unmai (2012), the director P. Ravikumar proposed to her and threatened to commit suicide if she declined. They got engaged and Sujibala was hesitant to get married to him, so she attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills. [11] [12] [13]

In 2016, she married Pranesh, a man from Ooty working in a restaurant in Qatar. [14] [15]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003 Thennavan Nurse
Galatta Ganapathy Abi
2004 Campus Student
Dreams
2005 Kicha Vayasu 16 Subbu
Mr. Bakra Kannada film; credited as Rohini
Chandramukhi Kandaswamy's youngest daughter
Sakha SakhiKannada film
2006 Vanjagan Jeeva
Don Chera Geetha
2008 Gopalapuranam Nandini NairMalayalam film
Iyakkam Malar
Ayyavazhi
2009Iru Nadhigal
Ilampuyal Mozhi
Vaigai Special appearance
Suriyan Satta Kalloori Special appearance
2010 Goripalayam Rani
Pa. Ra. Palanisamy Special appearance
Thittakudi Mallika
MeshtruKannada film
2011 Minsaram Special appearance
Muthukku Muthaaga Raasathi
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action Malayalam film
Konjam Veyil Konjam MazhaiSpecial appearance
Kasethan Kadavulada Special appearance
2012 Kazhugu Valli
2014 Kalavaram Special appearance
Vilaasam
2016 Thirunaal
Anjukku OnnuSpecial appearance

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel
2007-2008 Maanada Mayilada (Seasons 1 & 2)Contestant Kalaignar TV
2009 Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat Star Vijay
2012 Aan Paavam Sun TV

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