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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Indian name|Suchitra|Krishnamoorthi}}
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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] (present-day Mumbai)
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| family            = [[Anand–Sahni family]] (through marriage)
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'''Suchitra Krishnamoorthi''' is an Indian actress, writer, painter and singer.<ref>{{cite news|author=Paromita Pain|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/yw/2009/01/20/stories/2009012050530700.htm |title=Emotion packed |work=The Hindu |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=2014-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123045518/http://hinduonnet.com/yw/2009/01/20/stories/2009012050530700.htm |archive-date=23 January 2009 |url-status=usurped|department=Young World}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Deepti Kaul |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=LifestyleBooksSectionPage&id=71d0eabe-f5ce-414d-a88d-c93dbdb0aedd&&Headline=Book+review%3a+EMSwapnalok+Society-The+Summer+of+cool%2fEM |title=Book review: Swapnalok Society-The Summer of cool |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=2014-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219234442/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=LifestyleBooksSectionPage&id=71d0eabe-f5ce-414d-a88d-c93dbdb0aedd&&Headline=Book+review%3A+EMSwapnalok+Society-The+Summer+of+cool%2FEM |archive-date=19 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-21/news-interviews/27853258_1_songs-shekhar-voice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023061652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-21/news-interviews/27853258_1_songs-shekhar-voice |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=I have Shekhar's blessings: Suchitra |author=Roshni Olivera |date=21 March 2005 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-03-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-wants-ceiling-fans-redesigned-after-sushant-kumar-rajputs-death|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wants ceiling fans redesigned after Sushant Kumar Rajput's death}}</ref>
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'''Suchitra Krishnamoorthi''' (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in [[Hindi cinema]], [[Cinema of South India|South cinema]], and television.<ref>{{cite news |author=Paromita Pain |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/yw/2009/01/20/stories/2009012050530700.htm |title=Emotion packed |work=The Hindu |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123045518/http://hinduonnet.com/yw/2009/01/20/stories/2009012050530700.htm |archive-date=23 January 2009 |url-status=usurped |department=Young World}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Deepti Kaul |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=LifestyleBooksSectionPage&id=71d0eabe-f5ce-414d-a88d-c93dbdb0aedd&&Headline=Book+review%3a+EMSwapnalok+Society-The+Summer+of+cool%2fEM |title=Book review: Swapnalok Society-The Summer of cool |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219234442/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=LifestyleBooksSectionPage&id=71d0eabe-f5ce-414d-a88d-c93dbdb0aedd&&Headline=Book+review%3A+EMSwapnalok+Society-The+Summer+of+cool%2FEM |archive-date=19 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023061652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-21/news-interviews/27853258_1_songs-shekhar-voice |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=I have Shekhar's blessings: Suchitra |author=Roshni Olivera |date=21 March 2005 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-wants-ceiling-fans-redesigned-after-sushant-kumar-rajputs-death |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wants ceiling fans redesigned after Sushant Kumar Rajput's death}}</ref>


==Career==
==Early life==
[[File:SuchitraKrishnamurthy.jpg|thumb|Suchitra Krishnamurthy]]
[[File:SuchitraKrishnamurthy.jpg|thumb|Suchitra Krishnamurthy]]
Suchitra started her career with the TV series ''[[Chunauti]]'' while still in school in the year 1987–88.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khans-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-turns-26-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-shares-heartfelt-post|title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' turns 26, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi shares heartfelt post}}</ref> She acted in a production of ''[[Peanuts: The Musical]]'', a musical based on the famous comic strip ''Peanuts''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/suchitra-krishnamoorthis-travel-and-book-tales|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's travel and book tales}}</ref> She played the character Lucy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-uninstalls-swiggy-after-food-delivery-app-sacks-1100-employees-amid-covid-19-crisis|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi uninstalls Swiggy after food delivery app sacks 1,100 employees amid COVID-19 crisis}}</ref>
Suchitra was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] to a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Krishnamoorthi |first=Suchitra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWSjAQAAQBAJ&q=Telugu |title=Drama Queen |date=25 October 2013 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-5009-711-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 February 2017 |title=Drama Queen is an unabashed, unapologetic take on my life: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/drama-queen-is-an-unabashed-unapologetic-take-on-my-life-suchitra-krishnamoorthi/articleshow/56969908.cms |access-date=17 April 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |quote=Proud of her Telugu roots, Suchitra never loses an opportunity to remind people of her Teluguness. “Often people think I am a Tamilian but my mother tongue is Telugu,” she says, adding, “I have even included a few Telugu lines in Drama Queen!”}}</ref><ref name="DOB">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2023 |title=How Actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy's Career Saw a Decline |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/birthday-special-why-suchitra-krishnamoorthys-marriage-with-shekhar-kapur-failed-7252735.html |access-date=17 April 2023 |website=[[News18]] |language=en |quote=Suchitra was born on March 9, 1974, in a Telugu-speaking family in Maharashtra. Her father was a commissioner in the Income Tax Department while her mother was a professor and historian.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=S. B. Vijaya Mary |date=2 February 2017 |title=Even our choices are karmic |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-interview/article17140454.ece |access-date=17 April 2023 |issn=0971-751X |quote=Most people assume my mother tongue is Tamil, it’s actually Telugu. Though being born and brought up in Mumbai, at home we mostly spoke English.}}</ref> Her father, V. Krishnamoorthi was a former commissioner of income tax and her mother, Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi was a historian and a professor.<ref name="DOB" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/sujata-kumar-funeral-daughter-sister-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-perform-final-rites |title=Sujata Kumar funeral: Daughter, sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi perform final rites}}</ref> Suchitra was married to the filmmaker [[Shekhar Kapur]], but they divorced. They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.


She was a successful model in the early nineties, endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}. In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'', a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]. She also starred in ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' opposite Malayalam star [[Jayaram]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
==Career==
Suchitra started her career with the TV series ''[[Chunauti]]'' while still in school in the year 1987–1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khans-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-turns-26-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-shares-heartfelt-post |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' turns 26, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi shares heartfelt post}}</ref> She acted in a production of ''Peanuts: The Musical'', a musical based on the famous comic strip ''Peanuts''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/suchitra-krishnamoorthis-travel-and-book-tales |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's travel and book tales}}</ref> She played the character Lucy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-uninstalls-swiggy-after-food-delivery-app-sacks-1100-employees-amid-covid-19-crisis |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi uninstalls Swiggy after food delivery app sacks 1,100 employees amid COVID-19 crisis}}</ref> She appeared in television commercials endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'', a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]. She also starred in ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' opposite Malayalam star [[Jayaram]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}


She simultaneously pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums ''Dole Dole'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly1wlH9qOds |title=YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> ''Dum Tara'', ''Aha'' and ''[[Zindagi (album)|Zindagi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB838rGEdKM |title=Zindagi - Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |website=YouTube |date=2009-03-22 |access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref>
She pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums ''Dole Dole'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly1wlH9qOds |title=YouTube |via=YouTube |access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> ''Dum Tara'', ''Aha'' and ''[[Zindagi (album)|Zindagi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB838rGEdKM |title=Zindagi - Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |via=YouTube |date=22 March 2009 |access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> She returned after 10 years in the film ''[[My Wife's Murder]]'' (2005), opposite [[Anil Kapoor]].<ref name="mid-day.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/nov/161113-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-new-book-personal-memoirs-drama-queen-bollywood.htm |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi writes a new book based on her personal experiences |website=Mid-day.com |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> The year 2010 saw the release of ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'', a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-wanted-to-marry-Ram-Gopal-Varma-Suchitra-Krishnamoorthi/articleshow/26019482.cms |title=I wanted to marry Ram Gopal Varma: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |work=The Times of India |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.<ref name="mid-day.com"/>
In 2022, Suchitra played the role of Nivedita in the critically acclaimed movie on [[Netflix]], ''[[Odd Couple (2022 film)|Odd Couple]]'', opposite [[Divyendu Sharma]].


Having given up her showbiz career for early marriage, she returned after ten years later in the film ''[[My Wife's Murder]]'' (2005), opposite [[Anil Kapoor]]. The film received good reviews for Suchitra as a performer.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by [[Deepak Chopra]], "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site  – have put Suchitra in many controversies.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Suchitra's novel ''The Summer of Cool'' was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the ''Swapnalok Society'' series.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/02/08/stories/2009020850060200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214030200/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/02/08/stories/2009020850060200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 February 2009 |title=I was always good at writing |first=Paromita |last=Pain |access-date=8 February 2009 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 February 2009}}</ref> The second book in the series is titled ''The Good News Reporter'', and ''The Ghost on the Ledge'', the third part of the series, was released in 2016.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}


The year 2010 saw the release of ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'', a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a cast including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Kannada superstar [[Sudeep]] and [[Riteish Deshmukh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-wanted-to-marry-Ram-Gopal-Varma-Suchitra-Krishnamoorthi/articleshow/26019482.cms |title=I wanted to marry Ram Gopal Varma: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |work=The Times of India |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref> Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/nov/161113-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-new-book-personal-memoirs-drama-queen-bollywood.htm |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi writes a new book based on her personal experiences |website=Mid-day.com |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref>
''Drama Queen'', a memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013, received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite book |author=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |title=Drama Queen |publisher=Hachette India |date=20 November 2013 |isbn=978-9350096697}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Khalid Mohamed |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131117/commentary-columnists/article/spicy-saucy-tell-all-tale-it |title=A spicy, saucy tell-all tale it is |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> The first print of the book sold out within a week of its release.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-opens-up-about-her-candid-new-book/article1-1161177.aspx |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi opens up about her candid new book |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 December 2013 |access-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303100656/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-opens-up-about-her-candid-new-book/article1-1161177.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>


Suchitra is a classically trained vocalist in the [[Gwalior gharana]] style of [[Indian classical music]]. She studied the art form for over ten years.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
''Drama Queen'', a musical written by Suchitra and adapted from her book of the same title, opened at [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA]] Mumbai in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Suchitra-Krishnamoorthi-staging-an-acting-comeback-with-a-play/articleshow/53968855.cms |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi staging an acting comeback with a play |website=Mumbai Mirror |date=2 September 2016 |access-date=26 April 2017 }}<br />- {{cite web |last=Wadhwa |first=Seema |url=http://curiositycult.com/why-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-led-drama-queen-is-a-winner/ |title=Why Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Led Drama Queen Is A Winner |website=Curiosity Cult |access-date=26 April 2017 |archive-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104000129/http://curiositycult.com/why-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-led-drama-queen-is-a-winner/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Drama Queen is still currently being staged all across India.


She is an accomplished poet and painter, having trained in India, London and New York. She has exhibited her paintings in galleries across India and around the globe.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
''Odd Couple'', a feature film starring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Vijay Raaz and Divyendu Sharma, was released on Amazon India in 2022. It trended on the Top 10 on Amazon India for several months.


Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by [[Deepak Chopra]], "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site  – have put Suchitra in the midst of many controversies.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
==Filmography==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' || Anu Pillai || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''Sivaranjani'' || Sivaranjani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' || Anna || rowspan="3" | [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Jazbaat (1994 film)|Jazbaat]]'' || Varsha ||
|-
| ''[[Vaade Iraade]]'' || Jyoti ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Vishwa (film)|Vishwa]]'' || Usha || [[Kannada]] ||


Suchitra's first novel, ''The Summer of Cool'', was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the ''Swapnalok Society'' series.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/02/08/stories/2009020850060200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214030200/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/02/08/stories/2009020850060200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2009|title=I was always good at writing |first=Paromita|last=Pain |access-date=2009-02-08|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 February 2009}}</ref> Based on the ethos of growing up in a typical co-operative housing society in Mumbai, this genre and these stories have struck a chord with young urban Indians.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} The second book in the series is called ''The Good News Reporter'' and was well received. The third part of the series "The Ghost on the Ledge" was released in 2016.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
|-
| 2005 || ''[[My Wife's Murder]]'' || Sheela || rowspan="8" | Hindi ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'' || Kavita ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Karma Aur Holi]]'' || Sujata ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' || Nalini Kashyap ||
|-
| ''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' || Karuna Maheshwari ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Romeo Akbar Walter]]'' || Rehana Kazmi ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Odd Couple (2022 film)|Odd Couple]]'' || Nivedita Verma ||
|}


In September 2012, Suchitra launched The Candlelight Company<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecandlelightcompany.com |title=Thecandlelightcompany.com |website=Thecandlelightcompany.com |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref> specializing in therapeutic organic candles for wellness.
=== Television ===
 
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''Drama Queen'',<ref>{{cite book|author=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |title=Drama Queen |publisher=Hachette India |date=20 November 2013 |isbn=978-9350096697  }}</ref> a first person memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013 has been receiving rave reviews.<ref>{{cite news|author=Khalid Mohamed |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131117/commentary-columnists/article/spicy-saucy-tell-all-tale-it |title=A spicy, saucy tell-all tale it is |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref> The first print of the book sold out within a week from its release date.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-opens-up-about-her-candid-new-book/article1-1161177.aspx |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi opens up about her candid new book |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 December 2013 |access-date=2014-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303100656/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-opens-up-about-her-candid-new-book/article1-1161177.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
 
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" |Notes
Drama Queen a musical play written by Suchitra adapted from her book Drama Queen opened at "[[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA]]" Mumbai in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Suchitra-Krishnamoorthi-staging-an-acting-comeback-with-a-play/articleshow/53968855.cms |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi staging an acting comeback with a play |website=Mumbai Mirror |date=2016-09-02 |access-date=2017-04-26}}<br>- {{cite web|last=Wadhwa |first=Seema |url=http://curiositycult.com/why-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-led-drama-queen-is-a-winner/ |title=Why Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Led Drama Queen Is A Winner |website=Curiosity Cult |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref> Drama Queen the stage play is currently playing successfully all over India.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
|-
 
| 1995 || ''[[Kash-m-kash]]'' || Ashi ||
==Legal case==
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Suchitra filed a case against HSBC Bank ([[The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]]) in 2012 for fraudulent mismanagement of funds and churning of portfolio<ref>{{cite news|author=Swati Deshpande |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/HSBC-settles-actor-Suchitra-Krishnamoorthis-case/articleshow/32237261.cms |title=HSBC settles actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's case |work=The Times of India |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=2014-03-21}}</ref> resulting in extreme financial loss.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/headlines/uphaar-case-sc-rejects-neelam-krishnamoorthys-plea|title=Uphaar case: SC rejects Neelam Krishnamoorthy's plea}}</ref> She fought the case in court for over two years and was awarded an unprecedented ruling in her favour by the Indian legal system in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/krishnamoorthys-plea-rejected-by-sc|title=Krishnamoorthy's plea rejected by SC}}</ref> The bank was held liable for her financial loss<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-settles-case-with-hsbc/1233903 |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC |work=Financial Express |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=2014-03-21}}</ref> and finally settled with her agreeing to return the equivalent of her investments and financial damages while fighting this case.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-15/news/48244237_1_suchitra-krishnamoorthi-hsbc-formal-investigation |title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC |work=Economic Times |date=15 March 2014 |access-date=2014-03-21}}</ref> It is the first case of its kind to have won against a bank in a long drawn out litigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-settles-case-with-hsbc|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC}}</ref>
| 1995
 
| ''Chinna Chinna Aasai- Suyamvaram''
==Personal life==
| Surekha
Suchitra was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] in a [[Telugu Brahmin]] family to V. Krishnamoorthi, former commissioner of income tax and Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi, a historian and a professor. .<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/sujata-kumar-funeral-daughter-sister-suchitra-krishnamoorthi-perform-final-rites|title=Sujata Kumar funeral: Daughter, sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi perform final rites}}</ref> She was married to the filmmaker [[Shekhar Kapur]], but they are now divorced.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/suchitra-krishnamoorthis-daughter-kaveri-opens-up-on-her-mother-filing-property-case-against-father-shekhar-kapur|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's daughter Kaveri opens up on her mother filing property case against father Shekhar Kapur}}</ref> They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.
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|2020
|''[[Never Kiss Your Best Friend (Season 1)|Never Kiss Your Best Friend]]''
|Sumer's mother
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|2022
|''[[Guilty Minds]]''
|Neela
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==Discography==
==Discography==
===Studio Albums===
===Studio albums===
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![[UK Asian Music Chart|UK Asian]]
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! scope="row" |Sawan Barse
| 2018
| —
| Surya Vishwakarma
| Surya Vishwakarma
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! scope="row" |Namo Namo (Cover)
| 2019
| —
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! scope="row" |Shararat
|2023
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|Sunita Nagaranjan
|Mayur Puri
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| 1996
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=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" |Notes
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| 1991 || ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' || Anu Pillai || [[Malayalam]] ||
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| 1991 || ''[[Sivaranjani (1991 film)|Sivaranjani]]'' || Sivaranjani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' || Anna || [[Hindi]] ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Jazbaat (1994 film)|Jazbaat]]'' || Varsha || Hindi ||
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| 1994 || ''[[Vaade Iraade]]'' || Jyoti || Hindi ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Vishwa (film)|Vishwa]]'' || Usha || [[Kannada]] ||
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| 2005 || ''[[My Wife's Murder]]'' || Sheela || Hindi ||
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| 2007 || ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'' || Kavita || Hindi ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Karma Aur Holi]]'' || Sujata || Hindi ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' || Nalini Kashyap || Hindi ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' || Karuna Maheshwari || Hindi ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Romeo Akbar Walter]]'' || Rehana Kazmi || Hindi ||
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| 2021 || ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]'' || Rasika Mohan Tripathi || Hindi ||
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Language !! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Kash-m-kash]]'' || Ashi || [[DD Metro]] || Hindi ||
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| 1995 || Chinna Chinna Aasai-Suyamvaram ||Surekha|| [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987-1988 || ''[[Chunauti]]'' || || [[DD National]] || [[Hindi]] ||
|}
=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''Never Kiss Your Best Friend''
|Sumer's mother
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|Digital debut<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiJanuary 21|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=January 21|first2=2020UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2020 18:41|title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi makes her digital debut as Nakuul Mehta's mother|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-makes-digital-debut-as-nakuul-mehta-s-mother-1638836-2020-01-21|access-date=2021-07-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''Margaon the Closed File''
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiFebruary 26|first1=Nairita Mukherjee|last2=February 26|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 16:33|title=Zeenat Aman celebrates 50 years in Bollywood. Viral video by Suchitra is pure joy|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/zeenat-aman-celebrates-50-years-in-bollywood-viral-video-by-suchitra-is-pure-joy-1773473-2021-02-26|access-date=2021-07-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 3 November 2025

In this Indian name, the name Krishnamoorthi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suchitra.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
Suchitra in 2014
Born (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 50)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1999; div. 2007)
Children1
FamilyAnand–Sahni family (through marriage)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and television.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Suchitra Krishnamurthy

Suchitra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Telugu family,[5][6][7][8] Her father, V. Krishnamoorthi was a former commissioner of income tax and her mother, Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi was a historian and a professor.[7][9] Suchitra was married to the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, but they divorced. They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.

Career[edit | edit source]

Suchitra started her career with the TV series Chunauti while still in school in the year 1987–1988.[10] She acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts.[11] She played the character Lucy.[12] She appeared in television commercials endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste.[citation needed] In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite Shahrukh Khan. She also starred in Kilukkampetti opposite Malayalam star Jayaram.[citation needed]

She pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole,[13] Dum Tara, Aha and Zindagi.[14] She returned after 10 years in the film My Wife's Murder (2005), opposite Anil Kapoor.[15] The year 2010 saw the release of Rann, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[16] Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.[15] In 2022, Suchitra played the role of Nivedita in the critically acclaimed movie on Netflix, Odd Couple, opposite Divyendu Sharma.

Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs.[citation needed] Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by Deepak Chopra, "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site – have put Suchitra in many controversies.[citation needed] Suchitra's novel The Summer of Cool was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the Swapnalok Society series.[17] The second book in the series is titled The Good News Reporter, and The Ghost on the Ledge, the third part of the series, was released in 2016.[citation needed]

Drama Queen, a memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013, received positive reviews.[18][19] The first print of the book sold out within a week of its release.[20]

Drama Queen, a musical written by Suchitra and adapted from her book of the same title, opened at NCPA Mumbai in October 2016.[21] Drama Queen is still currently being staged all across India.

Odd Couple, a feature film starring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Vijay Raaz and Divyendu Sharma, was released on Amazon India in 2022. It trended on the Top 10 on Amazon India for several months.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
1991 Kilukkampetti Anu Pillai Malayalam
Sivaranjani Sivaranjani Tamil
1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Anna Hindi
Jazbaat Varsha
Vaade Iraade Jyoti
1999 Vishwa Usha Kannada
2005 My Wife's Murder Sheela Hindi
2007 Aag Kavita
2009 Karma Aur Holi Sujata
2010 Rann Nalini Kashyap
Mittal v/s Mittal Karuna Maheshwari
2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Rehana Kazmi
2022 Odd Couple Nivedita Verma

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Kash-m-kash Ashi
1995 Chinna Chinna Aasai- Suyamvaram Surekha Tamil language show
1987-1988 Chunauti
1988 Mujrim Haazir
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Sumer's mother
2022 Guilty Minds Neela

Discography[edit | edit source]

Studio albums[edit | edit source]

Year Album Record label
1995 Dole Dole Magnasound
1996 Dum Tara
1997 A-Ha
2007 Zindagi UMG

Singles[edit | edit source]

Title Year Peak chart positions Music Songwriter (s) Album
UK Asian
Sawan Barse 2018 — Surya Vishwakarma Surya Vishwakarma
Namo Namo (Cover) 2019 —
Shararat 2023 — Sunita Nagaranjan Mayur Puri

Compilation albums[edit | edit source]

Year Album Record label
1996 Channel Hits Magnasound
1997 Party Zone
1998 The Ultimate Party Album

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Paromita Pain (20 January 2009). "Emotion packed". Young World. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Deepti Kaul (27 January 2009). "Book review: Swapnalok Society-The Summer of cool". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Roshni Olivera (21 March 2005). "I have Shekhar's blessings: Suchitra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wants ceiling fans redesigned after Sushant Kumar Rajput's death".
  5. ↑ Krishnamoorthi, Suchitra (25 October 2013). Drama Queen. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-5009-711-3.
  6. ↑ "Drama Queen is an unabashed, unapologetic take on my life: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi". The Times of India. 5 February 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Proud of her Telugu roots, Suchitra never loses an opportunity to remind people of her Teluguness. "Often people think I am a Tamilian but my mother tongue is Telugu," she says, adding, "I have even included a few Telugu lines in Drama Queen!"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "How Actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy's Career Saw a Decline". News18. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Suchitra was born on March 9, 1974, in a Telugu-speaking family in Maharashtra. Her father was a commissioner in the Income Tax Department while her mother was a professor and historian.
  8. ↑ S. B. Vijaya Mary (2 February 2017). "Even our choices are karmic". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Most people assume my mother tongue is Tamil, it's actually Telugu. Though being born and brought up in Mumbai, at home we mostly spoke English.
  9. ↑ "Sujata Kumar funeral: Daughter, sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi perform final rites".
  10. ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' turns 26, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi shares heartfelt post".
  11. ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's travel and book tales".
  12. ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi uninstalls Swiggy after food delivery app sacks 1,100 employees amid COVID-19 crisis".
  13. ↑ "YouTube". Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Zindagi - Suchitra Krishnamoorthi". 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi writes a new book based on her personal experiences". Mid-day.com. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "I wanted to marry Ram Gopal Varma: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi". The Times of India. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  17. ↑ Pain, Paromita (8 February 2009). "I was always good at writing". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  18. ↑ Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (20 November 2013). Drama Queen. Hachette India. ISBN 978-9350096697.
  19. ↑ Khalid Mohamed (17 November 2013). "A spicy, saucy tell-all tale it is". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi opens up about her candid new book". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi staging an acting comeback with a play". Mumbai Mirror. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
    - Wadhwa, Seema. "Why Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Led Drama Queen Is A Winner". Curiosity Cult. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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