Sushma K. Rao

Sushma K. Rao
Sushma K. Rao
Born	Sushma Krishnamurthy Rao; Koppa, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress; dancer; television presenter;
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Preetham Gubbi (m. 2010)

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Sushma Krishnamurthy Rao is an Indian actress, dancer and television host. As an actress, she is best known for her work in Kannada television. After having made her debut in S. Narayan's Bhageerathi, she became recognized for her role as Bhavana in soap opera Guptagamini.^[2] An accomplished bharatanatyam dancer, she is recipient of the 1997 Aryabhata Award for Dance.

Biography[edit]

Rao was born and raised in Koppa, a town in Chikmagalur district of India's Karnataka State. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from KLE College and also holds a bachelor's degree in Hindi language that she obtained from the University of Madras. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Rao performed at events in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram and in the Hampi Utsav. She is a recipient of Karnataka State and Central scholarships (NCERT) in dance.^[2] She also won the Aryabhata award for dance in 1997.^[3]

Rao began her television career on being urged to try acting by actor Vijay Kashi. During this time, she was learning the Kuchipudi under Vyjayanthi Kashi. Rao made her television debut with S. Narayan's Bhageerathi in which she played Veena, the sister of Hema Prabhath's character. She then appeared in Swathi Muttu as Pallavi, in Bidige Chandrama as Shashikala, before starring in Yaava Janmada Maitri as Ananya in one of three roles, in Guptagamini as Bhavana, and in Sose Thanda Sowbhagya as Keerthi.^[3]^[2] Rao was awarded the Aryabhata Award for Acting in 2005, the Karnataka Television Association Award for Best Actress for her performance in Guptagamini and the Zee Kannada Best Actress Award for Sose Thanda Sowbhagya in 2012.^[3]

In 2020, Rao hosted the game show Genes that "showcase[d] family bonding" and invited television actors as participants.^[4]

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Bhageerathi	Veena
	Swathi Muttu	Pallavi
	Bidige Chandrama	Shashikala
	Yaava Janmada Maitri	Ananya	Triple role
2005	Guptagamini	Bhavana	Karnataka Television Association Award for Best Actress
	Sose Thanda Sowbhagya	Keerthi	Zee Kutumba Award for Best Magalu^[5] Zee Kannada Award for Best Actress
	Tarle Nan Maklu
2020	Genes	Host
2021	Mane Mane Mahalakshmi	Host

References[edit]

↑ "Preetham Gubbi and wife Sushma head for divorce". The Times of India. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Srinivasa, Srikanth (15 May 2005). "A natural actress". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Mangaluru: Nrityaangan to present 'Manthana 2015' from today". mangaloretoday.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "Genes: Radha Kalyana fame Amit Kashyap and Radhika Rao to grace the show". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "Kannada Tv Actress Sushma K Rao Biography". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[1] "Preetham Gubbi and wife Sushma head for divorce". The Times of India. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[dh1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Srinivasa, Srikanth (15 May 2005). "A natural actress". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[mtoday-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Mangaluru: Nrityaangan to present 'Manthana 2015' from today". mangaloretoday.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[4] "Genes: Radha Kalyana fame Amit Kashyap and Radhika Rao to grace the show". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[5] "Kannada Tv Actress Sushma K Rao Biography". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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