Uma Shankari

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Uma Shankari
Born
Uma Shankari
Other namesUma
Occupation(s)Actress,dancer
Years active2000–2007 (films)
2012–2013 (television)
Spouse
H. Dushyanth
(m. 2006)
Parent(s) D. Rajendra Babu
Sumithra
Family Nakshatra (sister)

Uma Shankari is an Indian actress who appeared in regional Indian language films.

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Career

In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's Kovai Brothers opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in Thodamaley alongside newcomers. She also acts in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil Serial). [1]

Personal life

Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada film industry, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, Nakshatra, made her debut with the film Doo in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University. [2] [3]

She eventually married software engineer H. Dushyanth in Bangalore on 15 June 2006 and opted against signing any more films thereafter. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000 Veeranadai Poomayil Tamil
Vaanavil UmaTamil
2001 Ammo Bomma Lakshmi Telugu
Kalakalappu MiniTamil
Navvuthu Bathakalira SaralaTelugu
Kadal Pookkal KayalTamil
2002 Kuberan Gauri Malayalam
Thilakam MayaMalayalam
2003 Chokka Thangam MaragathamTamil
Vasanthamalika NandhiniMalayalam
Vikadan KaveriTamil
Kalyana Ramudu Kalyani's sisterTelugu
Saphalam GraceyMalayalam
Soori Rishaba / PriyaTamil
2004 Thendral ThamaraiselviTamil
Rightaa Thappaa VijiTamil
Ee Snehatheerathu GayathriMalayalam
Swamy Seetha,
Geetha
Telugu
2005 Amudhae VinayaTamil
Selvam ThendralTamil
2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. Dr. Uma/ Chinnu Kannada
Lakshmi SwathiTelugu
Kovai Brothers Ganesh's sisterTamil
ThodamaleyManjuTamil
Ilakkanam KayalvizhiTamil
Kallarali Hoovagi Noor Jahan / RatnaKannada
Adaikalam ThamizhTamil
2007 Manikanda Lakshmi ManikandanTamil
Rasigar Mandram BharathiTamil
2012-2013ChikammaKannadaTV serial
2014BhagyalakshmiPriyaTamil Valli ValliTamil
2017MunsifKannada
2022 Valimai Young LakshmiTamil

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