Sushma K. Rao

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{{Infobox person
| name = Sushma K. Rao
| image =
| caption =
| birthname = Sushma Krishnamurthy Rao
| birth_place = [[Koppa, India|Koppa]], [[Chikmagalur district]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer|television presenter}}
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Preetham Gubbi]]|2010}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Preetham Gubbi and wife Sushma head for divorce |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kannada-director-preetham-gubbi-head-for-divorce/articleshow/28703854.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=11 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 January 2014}}</ref>
}}

'''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''.<ref name="dh1">{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=A natural actress |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may152005/enter152322005513.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |accessdate=11 October 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20060526190522/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may152005/enter152322005513.asp |archivedate=26 May 2006 |date=15 May 2005}}</ref> An accomplished [[bharatanatyam]] dancer, she is recipient of the 1997 Aryabhata Award for Dance.

== Biography ==
Rao was born and raised in [[Koppa, India|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 ([[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]]) in dance.<ref name="dh1"/> She also won the Aryabhata award for dance in 1997.<ref name="mtoday">{{cite web |title=Mangaluru: Nrityaangan to present ’Manthana 2015’ from today |url=http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Mangaluru-Nrityaangan-to-present-Manthana-2015-from-today.html |website=mangaloretoday.com |accessdate=11 October 2020 |date=29 October 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref name="mtoday"/><ref name="dh1"/> 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.<ref name="mtoday"/>

In 2020, Rao hosted the game show ''[[Genes (game show)|Genes]]'' that "showcase[d] family bonding" and invited television actors as participants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Genes: Radha Kalyana fame Amit Kashyap and Radhika Rao to grace the show |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/genes-radha-kalyana-fame-amit-kashyap-and-radhika-rao-to-grace-the-show/articleshow/74746073.cms |accessdate=11 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=21 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | 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<ref>{{cite web |title=Kannada Tv Actress Sushma K Rao Biography |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/kannada/tv-actress/sushma-k-rao |website=nettv4u |accessdate=11 October 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170621210318/http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/kannada/tv-actress/sushma-k-rao |archivedate=21 June 2017 |language=en}}</ref><br/>Zee Kannada Award for Best Actress
|-
|
| ''Tarle Nan Maklu''
|
|
|-
| 2020
| ''Genes''
| Host
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Mane Mane Mahalakshmi''
| Host
|
|-
|}

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[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Indian women television presenters]]
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:Indian game show hosts]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Performers of Indian classical dance]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Chikkamagaluru district]]
[[Category:Actresses from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada television]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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