Suman Nagarkar

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Suman Nagarkar
Suman Nagarkar During the Shoot of Ishtakamya.JPG
Suman Nagarkar during the shoot of Ishtakamya
Nationality United States of America
OccupationActress
SpouseGurudev Nagaraja [1]

Suman Nagarkar is a Kannada film actress, known for her work in Nishkarsha, Nammura Mandara Hoove, Ammavara Ganda, Hoomale, Beladingala Baale and BABRU.

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Early life

Suman Nagarkar grew up in South Bangalore, studied at National High School, and later in National College. [2]

Film career

Suman Nagarkar was introduced to the Kannada film industry by the director Sunil Kumar Desai. Kalyana Mantapa was her first movie. She gained popularity from the movies Nammoora Mandara Hoove and Beladingala Baale. She acted in the main role in the movie Beladingala Baale , where her face would not be shown to the audience. After appearing in several movies as a supporting actor, she performed as a lead actor in Hoomale, directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. [3] Her last movie was Preethsu Thappenilla.

After a long gap of 15 years, she returned to acting in Ishtakamya , directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, Jeerjimbe directed by Karthik Saragur [4] and Re..., directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. Suman also acted in Kavitha Lankesh's Summer Holidays.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

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YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
1991 Kalyana Mantapa Shantha
1993 Nishkarsha Suman
1995 Beladingala Baale Ramya
1996Prema SethuveParvati
1996 Nammoora Mandara Hoove Sudha
1997 Mungarina Minchu Varsha [5]
1997Manava 2022Jaishree
1997 Ammavra Ganda Bindu
1998 Hoomale Subhashini Udaya Film Award for Best Actress [6]
1998 Doni Sagali Deepti
2000 Preethsu Thappenilla Priya
2015 Ishtakamya Roshini [7]
2016 ...Re Cameo in song "Savi Nenapina" [8]
2017 Jeerjimbe Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada [9] [10]
2017GreyMaunaShort film [11]
2018Summer Holidays [12]
2019 Babru Sana/Srishti [13]
2020DOTsYamuna Hindi film [14]
2020BrahmiAadya [15]
2022Stalker [16]
2022RangapraveshaKannada feature film [17]
2023MrutyunjayaPavitra

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