Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
Suchitra.Krishnamoorthi.jpg
Suchitra in 2014
Born (1975-11-27) 27 November 1975 (age 48)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
OccupationActress, writer, painter, singer
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1999; div. 2007)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is an Indian actress, writer, painter and singer.[2][3][4][5]

Career[edit]

Suchitra Krishnamurthy

Suchitra started her career with the TV series Chunauti while still in school in the year 1987–88.[6] She acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts.[7] She played the character Lucy.[8]

She was a successful model in the early nineties, 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 simultaneously pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole,[9] Dum Tara, Aha and Zindagi.[10]

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]

The year 2010 saw the release of Rann, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Kannada superstar Sudeep and Riteish Deshmukh.[11] Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap.[12]

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]

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]

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 the midst of many controversies.[citation needed]

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.[13] 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] 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]

In September 2012, Suchitra launched The Candlelight Company[14] specializing in therapeutic organic candles for wellness.

Drama Queen,[15] a first person memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013 has been receiving rave reviews.[16] The first print of the book sold out within a week from its release date.[17]

Drama Queen a musical play written by Suchitra adapted from her book Drama Queen opened at "NCPA" Mumbai in October 2016.[18] Drama Queen the stage play is currently playing successfully all over India.[citation needed]

Legal case[edit]

Suchitra filed a case against HSBC Bank (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) in 2012 for fraudulent mismanagement of funds and churning of portfolio[19] resulting in extreme financial loss.[20] 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.[21] The bank was held liable for her financial loss[22] and finally settled with her agreeing to return the equivalent of her investments and financial damages while fighting this case.[23] It is the first case of its kind to have won against a bank in a long drawn out litigation.[24]

Personal life[edit]

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. .[25] She was married to the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, but they are now divorced.[26] They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.

Discography[edit]

Studio Albums[edit]

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

Compilation Albums[edit]

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

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Language Notes
1991 Kilukkampetti Anu Pillai Malayalam
1991 Sivaranjani Sivaranjani Tamil
1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Anna Hindi
1994 Jazbaat Varsha Hindi
1994 Vaade Iraade Jyoti Hindi
1999 Vishwa Usha Kannada
2005 My Wife's Murder Sheela Hindi
2007 Aag Kavita Hindi
2009 Karma Aur Holi Sujata Hindi
2010 Rann Nalini Kashyap Hindi
2010 Mittal v/s Mittal Karuna Maheshwari Hindi
2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Rehana Kazmi Hindi
2021 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Rasika Mohan Tripathi Hindi

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
1995 Kash-m-kash Ashi DD Metro Hindi
1995 Chinna Chinna Aasai-Suyamvaram Surekha Sun TV Tamil
1987-1988 Chunauti DD National Hindi

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Sumer's mother ZEE5 Digital debut[27]
2021 Margaon the Closed File
TBA
TBA
[28]

References[edit]

  1. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos".
  2. Paromita Pain (20 January 2009). "Emotion packed". Young World. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wants ceiling fans redesigned after Sushant Kumar Rajput's death".
  6. "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' turns 26, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi shares heartfelt post".
  7. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's travel and book tales".
  8. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi uninstalls Swiggy after food delivery app sacks 1,100 employees amid COVID-19 crisis".
  9. "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. "Zindagi - Suchitra Krishnamoorthi". YouTube. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. "I wanted to marry Ram Gopal Varma: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi". The Times of India. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  12. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi writes a new book based on her personal experiences". Mid-day.com. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  13. 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.
  14. "Thecandlelightcompany.com". Thecandlelightcompany.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  15. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (20 November 2013). Drama Queen. Hachette India. ISBN 978-9350096697.
  16. Khalid Mohamed (17 November 2013). "A spicy, saucy tell-all tale it is". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  17. "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.
  18. "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. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  19. Swati Deshpande (1 January 1970). "HSBC settles actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's case". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  20. "Uphaar case: SC rejects Neelam Krishnamoorthy's plea".
  21. "Krishnamoorthy's plea rejected by SC".
  22. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC". Financial Express. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  23. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC". Economic Times. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  24. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBC".
  25. "Sujata Kumar funeral: Daughter, sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi perform final rites".
  26. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's daughter Kaveri opens up on her mother filing property case against father Shekhar Kapur".
  27. DelhiJanuary 21, India Today Web Desk New; January 21, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 18:41. "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi makes her digital debut as Nakuul Mehta's mother". India Today. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. MumbaiFebruary 26, Nairita Mukherjee; February 26, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 16:33. "Zeenat Aman celebrates 50 years in Bollywood. Viral video by Suchitra is pure joy". India Today. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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