Suman Nagarkar | |
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 Suman Nagarkar during the shoot of Ishtakamya | |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Gurudev 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.
Suman Nagarkar grew up in South Bangalore, studied at National High School, and later in National College. [2]
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 ]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kalyana Mantapa | Shantha | ||
| 1993 | Nishkarsha | Suman | ||
| 1995 | Beladingala Baale | Ramya | ||
| 1996 | Prema Sethuve | Parvati | ||
| 1996 | Nammoora Mandara Hoove | Sudha | ||
| 1997 | Mungarina Minchu | Varsha | [5] | |
| 1997 | Manava 2022 | Jaishree | ||
| 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] | |
| 2017 | Grey | Mauna | Short film | [11] |
| 2018 | Summer Holidays | [12] | ||
| 2019 | Babru | Sana/Srishti | [13] | |
| 2020 | DOTs | Yamuna | Hindi film | [14] |
| 2020 | Brahmi | Aadya | [15] | |
| 2022 | Stalker | [16] | ||
| 2022 | Rangapravesha | Madhavi | [17] | |
| 2023 | Mrutyunjaya† | Pavitra |
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