Sukanya (actress)

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{{Short description |Indian Bharatnatyam dancer, film actress, music composer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sukanya
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Aarthidevi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|07|9}}
| birth_place = [[Srivilliputhur, Tamil nadu]] India
| occupation = {{bulletedlist|Barathanattiyam|Dancer|Actress|Music composer}}
| awards = [[Kalaimamani]]
| yearsactive = 1991–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sridhar Rajagopalan|2002|2003|end=div}}
}}
'''Sukanya''' is an Indian Bharatnatyam dancer,<ref name=RefLikeThis/> actress, music composer and voice actor. She has acted in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films in addition to some Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films.

She started her acting career in 1991. She was one the lead Tamil actresses from 1991 to 1998. She travels widely giving dance performances. She has also composed two devotional albums namely Azhagu and Thirupathi Thirukudai Thiruvizha.

==Filmography==
===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu]]'' || Krishnaveni || Debut film
|-
| 1991 || ''[[MGR Nagaril]]'' || Shobana ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Chinna Gounder]]'' || Deivanai || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Kottai Vaasal]]'' || Vasanthi ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Thirumathi Palanisamy]]'' || Amsaveni ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Thambi Pondatti]]'' || Sumathi ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Senthamizh Paattu]]'' || Durga devi ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Ilavarasan]]'' || Poongothai ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Solaiyamma]]'' || Solaiyamma ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chinna Mapillai]]'' || Janaki ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' || Sumathi || Best Actress (Special Award) [[14th Cinema Express Awards]]
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Udan Pirappu]]'' || Bhavani ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aadhityan]]'' || Rasathi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Sakkarai Devan]]'' || Sarasu ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Karuppu Vellai]]'' || Swarna ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Thalattu]]'' || Revathi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chinna Jameen]]'' ||Sathya ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Captain (1994 film)|Captain]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Seeman (film)|Seeman]]'' || Bakkiyam ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Vandicholai Chinraasu]]'' || Parvathi ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mahanadi (film)|Mahanadi]]'' || Yamuna ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Raja Pandi]]'' || Bhuvana ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mr. Madras]]'' || Meera ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Mahaprabhu (film)|Mahaprabhu]]'' || Mahalakshmi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Puthiya Parasakthi]]'' || Parasakthi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' || Amrithavalli ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Parivattam (1996 film)|Parivattam]]'' || ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Senathipathi]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Gnanapazham]]'' || Aarthi ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Aahaa..! (1997 film)|Aahaa]]'' || Geetha ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Gopura Deepam]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Thambi Durai]]'' || Shenbagam||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Good Luck (2000 film)|Good Luck]]'' || Devi ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven]]'' ||Surya's mother ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Krishna Krishna]]'' || Bama ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Sri Bannari Amman]]'' || || Special appearance
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Adi Thadi]]'' || Mrs.Surya ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Campus (film)|Campus]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal]]'' || Nirmala ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' || Periya Naayagi ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Aayudham Seivom]]'' || Leelavathi ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' ||LK's sister ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || || Guest appearance
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Chandra (film)|Chandra]]'' || Queen Sarala Devi ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ennamo Nadakkudhu]]'' || Gayathri ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Jambulingam 3D]]'' ||Sadhana ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva]]'' || Shiva's mother ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Inayathalam]]'' || Chandrika ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Thirumanam (2019 film)|Thirumanam]]'' || Manonmani ||
|-
|}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Apaaratha]]'' || Surya ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Sagaram Sakshi]]'' || Nirmala ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Thooval Kottaram]]''<ref name=RefLikeThis>{{Cite web|date=2012-11-10|title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Madurai / Columns : Grillmill -- Sukanya|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/02/13/stories/2010021351951100.htm|access-date=2021-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042503/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/02/13/stories/2010021351951100.htm|archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> || Sujatha ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Kaanaakkinaavu]]'' || Sathi ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]]'' || Chandra/Chandrika Varma ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Rakthasakshikal Sindabad]]'' || Sivakami Ammal ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Manjukalavum Kazhinju]]'' ||Shobha ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Amma Ammaayiyamma]]'' || Prabhavati ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Swastham Grihabharanam]]'' || Ashwathi ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Prem Poojari]]'' || Herself || Guest appearance
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Vinayapoorvam Vidhyaadharan]]'' || Shalini ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kanninum Kannadikkum]]'' || Herself || Guest appearance
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Udayon]]'' || Susiemol ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Notebook (2006 film)|Notebook]]'' || Sridevi's mother ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Innathe Chintha Vishayam]]'' || Treesa ||{{Won}}, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Last Bench]]'' || Rosili ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Hit List (2012 film)|The Hitlist]]'' || Cameo ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Manikya Thamburattiyum Christmas Carolum'' || Step-mother ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[My Life Partner (2014 film)|My Life Partner]]'' || Dr. Leela Iyer ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Aamayum Muyalum]]'' || Bhandaravathi||
|}

===Telugu===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Peddarikam]]'' || Janaki ||
|-
| 1992 || ''Amma Koduku'' || Rajakumari ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Captain (1994 film)|Captain]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Khaidi No. 1'' || Seetha || Dubbed into Tamil as ''Hero''
|-
| 2004 || [[Samba (2004 film)|Samba]] || Pasupathi's wife ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sri (2005 film)|Sri]]'' || Sriram's mother ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]]'' || Kakha's second wife ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' || Ramakrishna Prasad's wife ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' || Harsha Vardhan's mother ||
|}

===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Guru Brahma]]'' || Uma, Suma || Dual role
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Chandra (film)|Chandra]]'' || Queen Sarala Devi ||
|}

===Singer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Notes
|-
|2001||''Krishna Krishna''||"Thalli Vechu"||
|-
|}

===As dubbing artist===
* 2002 - ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (for [[Nandita Das]]) - Tamil film

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year!! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1999-2000|| ''Jannal Marabu Kavithaigal'' || Saroja || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 2000-2001|| ''Jannal: Ammavukku Rendula Ragu' || Mythili ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil ||
|-
|2000-2001 || ''Aaya'' || Vadivamma ||[[DD Podhigai]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003-2009 || ''[[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]]'' || Shanthi || Sun TV<br />[[Zee Tamizh]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || (Re-telecast) 2014 - 2015
|-
| 2004-2005 || ''[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]]'' || Neeli || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<br />[[Asianet Plus]] || [[Malayalam]] ||(Re-telecast) 2016 - 2017
|-
| 2005 || ''Kadalinakkare'' || Sukanya || Asianet || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Devi'' || || Surya TV || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2006-2007 || ''[[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' || Panthalam Maharani || Asianet<br />Asianet Plus || Malayalam ||(Re-telecast) 2016 - 2017
|-
| 2008|| ''2 Crore Apple Star'' || Judge || [[Jeevan TV]] || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Adhiparasakthi]]'' || Adiparashakthi || [[Raj TV]] || Tamil || (Re-telecast) 2017
|-
| 2011-2012 || ''Appanum Aathalum'' || || Kalaignar TV || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Super Kudumbam'' || Judge || Sun TV || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014||''[[Uravugal Sangamam]]''
||Singer|| Raj TV ||Tamil ||
|-
|2017||''Odi Vilayadu Papa''||Judge||Kalaingar TV || Tami ||
|-
|2019||''Comedy Stars season 2''||Judge|| Asianet || Malayalam ||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0837700|name=Sukanya}}

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