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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Uma Shankari
| image =
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| birth_name = Uma Shankari
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| othername = Uma
| yearsactive = 2000–2007 (films)<br/>2012–2013 (television)
| spouse = {{marriage|H. Dushyanth|2006}}
| parents = [[D. Rajendra Babu]]<br/>[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]
| family = [[Nakshatra (actress)|Nakshatra]] (sister)
| occupation = Actress, Dancer
}}

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

==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 (TV series)|Valli]] (a new Tamil Serial).<ref>{{cite web |title=Uma's hope |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20029.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101103430/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20029.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2006 |website=indiaglitz.com |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Uma was born to [[D. Rajendra Babu]], a commercial director in Kannada film industry, and actress [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]], who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, [[Nakshatra (actress)|Nakshatra]], made her debut with the film ''Doo'' in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Behindwoods- Thendral Uma Interview |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview1/html/thendraluma_interview.html |website=behindwoods.com |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Another star daughter enters Kollywood |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57307.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529194909/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57307.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 May 2010 |website=indiaglitz.com |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

She eventually married software engineer H. Dushyanth in Bangalore on 15 June 2006 and opted against signing any more films thereafter.<ref name="wedding">{{cite web |title=Actress Uma's Wedding Reception |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/9871.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621041423/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/9871.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2006 |website=indiaglitz.com |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000 || ''[[Veeranadai]]'' || Poomayil || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Vaanavil]]'' || Uma || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2001 || ''[[Ammo Bomma]]'' ||Lakshmi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
| ''[[Kalakalappu (2001 film)|Kalakalappu]]'' || Mini|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Navvuthu Bathakalira]]'' || Sarala || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]'' || Kayal || Tamil ||
|-
|2002 || ''[[Kuberan (2002 film)|Kuberan]]'' || Gauri || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2003 || ''[[Chokka Thangam]]'' || Maragatham || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vasanthamalika]]'' || Nandhini || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Vikadan]]'' || Kaveri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Ramudu]]'' || Kalyani's sister||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Saphalam]]'' || Gracey || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Soori (2003 film)|Soori]]'' || Rishaba / Priya || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Thendral (film)|Thendral]]'' || Thamaraiselvi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rightaa Thappaa]]'' || Viji || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'' || Gayathri || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Swamy (2004 film)|Swamy]]'' || Seetha,<br/>Geetha || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Amudhae]]'' || Vinaya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Selvam (2005 film)|Selvam]]'' || Thendral || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2006 || ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' ||Dr. Uma/ Chinnu || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Lakshmi (2006 film)|Lakshmi]]'' || Swathi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Kovai Brothers]]'' ||Ganesh's sister || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Thodamaley'' || Manju || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ilakkanam]]'' || Kayalvizhi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kallarali Hoovagi]]'' || Noor Jahan / Ratna || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Adaikalam]]'' || Thamizh || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Manikanda]]'' || Lakshmi Manikandan || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rasigar Mandram]]'' || Bharathi || Tamil ||
|-
|2014 || ''Bhagyalakshmi'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
|2017|| ''Munsif''|| ||Kannada||
|-
|2022|| ''[[Valimai]]''||Young Lakshmi||Tamil||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Channel
|-
|2012-2013 || ''Chikamma''|| || Kannada || [[Udaya TV]]
|-
|2012-2013 || ''[[Valli (TV series)|Valli]]''|| Valli ||Tamil || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Indira Gandhi National Open University alumni]]

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